In-Depth Preschool Ratings and Reviews for:

• All Cities
• Austin Preschools
• Berkeley & Oakland Preschools
• Boston Preschools
• Chicago Preschools
• Dallas Area Preschools
• Los Angeles (West LA) Preschools
• Los Angeles (San Gabriel Valley) Preschools
• NYC & Brooklyn Preschools
• San Diego North County Preschools
• San Francisco Preschools
• San Jose Preschools
• Seattle Preschools

Mercer Island, WA
French American School of Puget Sound

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

Review this preschool

Telephone: (206) 275-3533  · Website: www.fasps.org

• Summary
• General Info
• School Philosophy
  & Day-in-the-Life
• Curriculum &
  Teaching Approach
• Quality of
  Teaching
• Home/School
  Connection
• Discipline,
  Health & Safety
• Application &
  Admissions
• Kindergarten
  Placement&Tips

General Approach to Learning

Director's Comments

Our dedicated team of teachers fosters the uniqueness of each child and encourages intellectual curiosity, critical thinking and an appreciation of other cultures. Our faculty, staff and parents form a supportive caring community that nurtures our children.

Social Skills & Work Habits

OVERALL RATING (4.4)
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

source:

Curriculum and Teaching Approach

	PLAY-BASED	PLAY-BASED WITH SOME STRUCTURE	MOSTLY TEACHER LED	NOT FORMALLY IN CURRICULUM	CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENT
Language					-
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	-	-		-	-
Time & space	-	-		-	-
Sci. reasoning/physical world	-	-		-	-
Music	-	-		-	-
Visual arts	-	-		-	Yes
Physical activity	-	-		-	Yes
Other subjects taught	French Immersion program.				n/a

source:

Director's Comments

All of our activities are purposeful and well planned. Each activity has a specific objective (develop motor, artistic, social and language skills) and is a building block for future activities.

Parents' Comments

Parent #1
The teachers lead the children in all aspects of play, art, music, language, writing, etc. Many activites are tied together, like art and physical play are tied to learning arm motions and flowing motions that eventually help them write in cursive.

Parent #2
This is an french emersion program- so some activities (for ex'teacher lead)ample rhymes and singing) are very participatory, yet are