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Oakland, CA
Peter Pan Cooperative Nursery School

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neighborhood: Maxwell Park / Millsmont · Telephone: (510) 261-5210

Kindergarten
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General Approach to Learning

	Play-based
	Play-based with some structure
	Predominantly teacher-led instruction
	Montessori
	Waldorf
	Co-op
	Reggio-Emilia

source: This information was compiled by Savvy Source

Savvy Source's Comments

Children are free to learn at their own pace with a group of friends of different ages, backgrounds and temperaments. This environment allows children to develop independence, self-direction as well as social and teamwork skills. The children learn from each other to respect their friends and to take care of their school. The structure of our daily schedule and our developmental/age appropriate curriculum allow children to explore, question and create at their own pace. Extracted from Peter Pan's September 2005 Brochure

Social Skills & Work Habits

OVERALL RATING (5.0)
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

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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	-	-	-	-	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	-	-	-	-	Yes
Time & space	-	-	-	-	Yes
Sci. reasoning/physical world	-	-	-	-	Yes
Music	-	-	-	-	Yes
Visual arts	-	-	-	-	Yes
Physical activity	-	-	-	-	Yes
Other subjects taught	Field trips, special activities, celebrations, guests, exhibits, gardening, carpentry, cooking and science are also offered on a regular basis. <p>Extracted from Peter Pan's September 2005 Brochure				n/a

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Parents' Comments

Parent #1
I wish I could select multiple choices here: we have story time, but also a library area with one-on-one time with a teacher. We have dance class, but also in the block room we'll sometimes have games and a 'dance party'. So many times, there is opportunity for many levels of curriculum. At peter pan, there is a curriculum committee that plans and creates the projects at the school that encomass many different areas of child development.

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