Early Childhood Center OUR DAILY PROGRAM
The daily schedule for the children is a guide. It provides a framework for planning and organizing the daily routine and play activities for the children. The daily routines for children will vary based on the age of your child.
Morning Meeting
Our ECC faculty have been trained in Responsive Classroom. As part of our continuing effort to integrate this student-centered social-emotional approach to learning, each day will begin with a morning meeting and end with a reflection. The goal is to build classroom community and close connections between students and teachers, nurturing the well being of all.
Social-Emotional Learning
We encourage the children to continuously compromise with their peers, find solutions to their problems, ask for help when needed, use appropriate language to express themselves, manage feelings, and form positive relationships. Children will be challenged to learn to express their wants and needs as well as learn to use social and linguistic clues to understand language.
Daily Tefillah, Tzedakah and Acts of Chesed
Tefillah helps children, at an early age, develop an appreciation for the world around them. Daily prayer builds their sense of community, deepens their sense of gratitude, and strengthens their relationship with Torah and Mitzvot. Part of your child’s program is to develop an awareness and commitment of beautiful Jewish values of giving of charity and performing acts of chesed.
Music and Movement
The children will engage in whole-group music and movement activities. The activities range from playing various instruments, dancing, and listening to diverse forms of music. The children will also become familiar with the various Israeli and Jewish songs.
Center Time - Indoor Investigations
Indoor investigations give the children the opportunity to explore, observe, hypothesize, question, and discuss to clarify their understanding through an activity of their choice. The various areas within the classroom offer open-ended materials for the children to investigate. The areas include writing, blocks, science and discovery, dramatic play, math manipulatives, library and listening, and music. Children are encouraged to extend their exploration and knowledge of a specific topic as well as encourage child-initiated learning. The children’s play will enhance a child’s natural curiosity, allowing for experiences that will contribute to and advance knowledge and understanding of the world. By providing a child with periods of uninterrupted play, with supportive interactive adults, we create the opportunity for a child to develop an understanding of the steps involved in critical thinking and problem solving, fostering a lifelong commitment to discovery and learning.