Newton, MA
Preschool Experience
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Telephone: (617) 964-6749 · Website: www.thepreschoolexperience.org
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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Social Skills & Work Habits
| OVERALL RATING (5.0) |
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| This school has increased my child's: | |
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| Ability to listen and follow directions |
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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 | - | |||||
| Oral language | - |
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| Nursery rhymes, poems, songs | - | - |
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| Storybook reading | - | - |
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| Emerging literacy skills | - | - | - | - | n/a | |
| Cognitive Development | n/a | |||||
| Math and number sense | - |
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| Time & space | - | - | - | - | ||
| Sci. reasoning/physical world | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Music | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Visual arts | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Physical activity | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other subjects taught | n/a | |||||
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Parents' Comments
Parent #1
The teachers allow the children to think things through and to explore and be creative.
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