Curriculum
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Granada Day School provides a wide variety of learning experiences for children one year of age through kindergarten. These experiences are based upon research showing that children, up to the age of seven, learn best through activities that appeal to the senses of sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch. We offer opportunities for creative play and structured activities appropriate to the childs stages of development in a nurturing Christ-centered environment. Learning Centers support the structure for creative play and problem solving in child-directed activities, which include centers for building materials, library, housekeeping, dress up role play, and natural science. Teacher-directed activities encourage children to develop language, writing, and other small muscle discrimination skills. Letters, numbers, shapes, and colors are emphasized. At Center Time, the children work with concepts-building materials in preparation for learning how to read and write. Positional orientation, spatial relationships, like different, and visual auditory memory, are taught as part of the whole language approach. Whole language is a term used to describe a comprehensive pre-reading program offered in the four-year-old classes, and continuing through kindergarten. With an emphasis on classic literary works, children are encouraged to develop language skills, comprehension, and critical thinking. Mathematics, writing, science, and social studies lessons are organized around eleven appealing themes. Art, Computers, Music, and Library (with individual teachers) are offered in addition to the regular curriculum, along with cooking, gardening, nature walks, and story time. Playground time, snack, lunch and rest time round out the curriculum. Daily Bible study, with Chapel once a week, is an integral part of our program. The children learn that they are created by God to love, honor, and obey Him; that they come to know God by knowing His son, Jesus, who died for their sins, and by asking Him into their hearts. Beth Travis, DirectorGeorgina Lopez, Registrar Zuly Bassave, Administrative Assistant Lily Costa, Receptionist |
