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Alexandria, VA
Aldersgate Methodist Church Day School
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Telephone: (703) 768-8351 · Website: www.aldersgate.net/
General Approach to Learning
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Play-based |
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Play-based with some structure |
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| Reggio-Emilia |
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Director's Comments
Aldersgate Day School believes children learn best when actively involved and engaged in activity. Therefore, many of our concepts are directly integrated into their centers and small group activities where they can best experience learning. Our four-year old and pre-k programs incorporate all accepted kindergarten readines concepts into the curriculum. We have enjoyed wonderful success using the Handwriting Without Tears curriculum to develop fine motor control, letter and number recognition and early reading readiness.
Social Skills & Work Habits
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Curriculum and Teaching Approach
| PLAY-BASED | PLAY-BASED WITH SOME STRUCTURE | MOSTLY TEACHER LED | NOT FORMALLY IN CURRICULUM | CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENT | ||
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| Other subjects taught | Alderagate offers a variety of after school activities including American Sign Language for the Hearing Child, Introduction to Spanish, and soccer. We are in the process of developing an after-school drama and creative movement program for spring 2009. | |||||
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Parents' Comments
Parent #1
This is not an intense academic program - which is our preference.
Parent #2
Aldersgate has its own music teacher who puts together amazing winter and spring concert with children ages 3,4, and 5. Children in the toddler 1 and twos classes learn the music but are not performing at the concert. The younger children attend the concerts to see what they will do in future year. As far as academics within the day school setting, each area is included daily, but often without the children even realizing that they are learning. There is an abundance of learning snuggled into a day of fun for the children. I guess I mean instruction is not stiff or formal, but interconnected in all of the activities of the classroom
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