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Cedar Park, TX
the goddard school
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Telephone: (512) 258-5292 · Website: www.goddardschool.com/Schools/Cedar-Park-TX/schools.gspx
General Approach to Learning
| Play-based | |
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Play-based with some structure |
| Predominantly teacher-led instruction | |
| Montessori | |
| Waldorf | |
| Co-op | |
| Reggio-Emilia |
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Director's Comments
Learning Centers:
* Provide time for children to explore their feelings and use their imaginations.
* Encourage children to investigate their surroundings, solve problems and think independently.
* Support each child's freedom to move from center to center and learn at their own pace.
* Allow teachers to observe activities, assess children's development and create portfolios.
Children are encouraged to:
* Explore a variety of materials through play.
* Make choices among several options according to their interests.
* Socialize with their friends.
* Use objects to represent something else (a toy banana becomes a phone) which sets the stage for abstract thinking - the type of thinking that is essential to learning to read and write.
Social Skills & Work Habits
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| Ability to sit still for longer periods of time |
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| Ability to be a part of a group of children |
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| Self-sufficiency and independence |
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| Awareness of others’ feelings |
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| 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 | |||||
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| Sci. reasoning/physical world | - |
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| Visual arts | - |
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Director's Comments
Goddard School teachers integrate various enrichment programs* into their lesson plans in order to enhance the learning experience every day. Incorporating these developmentally appropriate activities augments Goddard's core curriculum.
This aspect of the program is a particularly unique feature because enrichment programs are included in the tuition.
Parents' Comments
Parent #1
Wonderful fun learning for my children
Parent #2
Our daughter has enjoyed taking advanced dance and learned to play piano at the school.
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