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Austin, TX
First United Methodist Preschool
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Telephone: (512) 478-5709 · Website: www.fumcaustin.org/preschool
General Approach to Learning
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Play-based |
| Play-based with some structure | |
| Predominantly teacher-led instruction | |
| Montessori | |
| Waldorf | |
| Co-op | |
| Reggio-Emilia |
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Director's Comments
We believe...that children learn through play.
Children naturally learn through what they see in the world. Teachers create a developmentally appropriate environment for each child to play, create, move, experiment, and express themselves.
Children are active learners and have opportunities for choice, independence, and learning through play with real
materials in hands-on direct ways.
Childrenā??s activities, materials and classroom curriculum are selected based on individual childrenā??s development: socially, emotionally, physically, spiritually, and intellectually.
Children are provided a balance of indoor and outdoor time, active and quiet play and individual, small and large groupings.
Children need routine and continuity in the classroom and with adults. We create consistency in the classroom through predictable schedules, activities, and by limiting transitions and enrichment activities.
Social Skills & Work Habits
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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 | Yes | |||||
| Oral language |
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| Nursery rhymes, poems, songs |
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| Storybook reading |
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| Emerging literacy skills |
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| Cognitive Development | n/a | |||||
| Math and number sense |
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| Time & space |
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| Sci. reasoning/physical world |
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| Music |
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| Visual arts |
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| Physical activity |
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| Other subjects taught | All toddlers through five years also attend music class two days per month. All three though five year olds attend chapel once per week, and exercise class twice per month. All toddlers through five years also attend storytelling twice a week. | n/a | ||||
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Director's Comments
We believeā?¦in respecting individual differences in childrenā??s growth and development.
Children learn best through small group play and one-on-one interactions with adults, therefore low child-to-teacher ratios are maintained.
Children move through predictable developmental stages at their own rates. Children are provided support and encouragement and are not hurried through processes related to those milestones. Arbitrary age requirements are not imposed for milestones such as toileting, specific academic skills, etc., but rather celebrated by the adults
around them.
Children express creativity and self-expression through open-ended projects and experiences. Creative, child-directed play is encouraged in many forms such as drawing, painting,music, building, role play and more.
Parents' Comments
Parent #1
Both instructor-led and free play.
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