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San Francisco, CA
Gate & Bridges Preschool

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

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neighborhood: Inner Sunset ·  Telephone: (415) 664-3005  · Website: www.idc-gatesbridges.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
• Application &
  Admissions
• Kindergarten
  Placement&Tips

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 (5.0)
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	-		-	-	n/a
Nursery rhymes, poems, songs	-	-		-	n/a
Storybook reading	-	-		-	n/a
Emerging literacy skills	-		-	-	n/a
Cognitive Development					n/a
Math and number sense	-		-	-	Yes
Time & space	-		-	-	Yes
Sci. reasoning/physical world	-		-	-	Yes
Music	-	-		-	Yes
Visual arts	-		-	-	Yes
Physical activity	-		-	-	Yes
Other subjects taught	Field trips are in house visitors/presentations are additional ways in which our curriculum is enriched.				n/a

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Director's Comments

We seek to balance various ingredients of a variety of early childhood philosophies into an exemplary program. We believe that children need many opportunities to play, experience, explore, discover, and practice in a safe, child centered environment. We respect the child's need for both nurturing and independence, quiet and active play, time alone and time in group endeavors. We have a planned curriculum geared to the common interests and growing competencies of preschoolers, while our teachers also encourage each child to pursue spontaneous and individual interests.

Parents' Comments

Parent #1
I feel like activities are teacher led but also incorporated into free play so I was not sure how to answer some of these. The children have a choice in activities but the children learn about history and arts. The curriculum is theme based so they will often learn history, art, math and reading all around the same theme.

Parent #2
Strong balance between play-based and instructor-led learning activities.