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Boston, MA
Advent School, The

Parents at this school would recommend this school to other parents.

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neighborhood: Beacon Hill ·  Telephone: (617) 742-0520  · Website: www.adventschool.org

• Summary
• General Info
• School Philosophy
  & Day-in-the-Life
• Curriculum &
  Teaching Approach
• Quality of
  Teaching
• Home/School
  Connection
• Discipline,
  Health & Safety
• Ages, Schedule
  & Tuition
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General Approach to Learning

	Play-based
	Play-based with some structure
	Predominantly teacher-led instruction
	Montessori
	Waldorf
	Co-op
	Reggio-Emilia

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Social Skills & Work Habits

OVERALL RATING (4.8)
This school has increased my child's:
Ability to listen and follow directions
Ability to sit still for longer periods of time
Ability to be a part of a group of children
Self-sufficiency and independence
Awareness of others’ feelings
Cooperation with other children

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Curriculum and Teaching Approach

	PLAY-BASED	PLAY-BASED WITH SOME STRUCTURE	MOSTLY TEACHER LED	NOT FORMALLY IN CURRICULUM	CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENT
Language					Yes
Oral language	-		-	-
Nursery rhymes, poems, songs	-		-	-
Storybook reading	-		-	-
Emerging literacy skills	-	-	-	-
Cognitive Development
Math and number sense	-		-	-	Yes
Time & space	-		-	-	Yes
Sci. reasoning/physical world	-		-	-	-
Music	-	-	-	-	Yes
Visual arts	-	-	-	-	-
Physical activity	-	-	-	-	Yes
Other subjects taught

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Parents' Comments

Parent #1
Since the school follows the Reggio Emilia approach, it is difficult to define the teaching approach as free play or teacher-led. The curriculum is child led but the teachers encourage the children to be inquisitive and to express themselves through drawing, writing, creating plays, playing games, conducting experiments or building structures. The children have been keeping journals all year. Early in the year they mainly draw pictures after their 'meeting' time. As the year progresses, they begin to write in their journals.

Parent #2
In the early child care a lot of activities are going on each day but the teachers encourage the students to be independent with their thought process and patterns. There is a structure time frame for each day but that doesn't mean it actually flows exactly as planned due to the encouragement of free play.