Our Curriculum: Learning through PlayChildren learn best when they are given the appropriate responsibility, allowed to make errors, decisions and choices, and respected as autonomous learners. Research shows imagination, creativity and all symbolic behavior (reading, writing, drawing, dancing, music, mathematical numbers, algebra, role play and talking) develop and emerge when conditions are favorable. At Shining Stars, we foster those favorable conditions through play, the outdoors and the Creative Curriculum.
The Creative Curriculum creates a high-quality learning environment that enables every child to become a creative, confident thinker. Each classroom generates comprehensive portfolios for every child throughout their time at Shining Stars. Teachers observe the children's interests and developmental needs to formulate lesson plans and to set goals for the children. |
Learning through Play
Here at Shining Stars we, provide each child with a portfolio. Their portfolio contains a developmental checklist, goals and assessment sheets. Every month we provide the children with a goal for them to accomplish. With the goal that is being chosen, we provide an activity that is based off that goal. This activity is based off the child's interests. During the activity, we asses the children by observing them and writing down documentation of how they handled the goal. For example, M's goal was to recognize and match colors. The activity that we based the goal off of is called Sorting, Counting and Graphing Cars. While doing the activity with M, we wrote down some documentation about how the activity went, how he showed development and what we could do to help further develop the skill over an unset period of time. If the goal is not achieved, we reassess the goal at a later time.
Quality of Care:
"Using the natural world as the classroom"
Research studies have proven, playing in nature positively impacts children.
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Studies show children learn best in a family-like environment. Shining Stars believes strongly in maintaining a family-like environment to ensure a high quality of care for your child. We accomplish this with...
Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ)
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