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Oakland, CA
Inch by Inch

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

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neighborhood: Redwood Heights / Skyline / Ridgemont ·  Telephone: (510) 406-2624

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• General Info
• School Philosophy
  & Day-in-the-Life
• Curriculum &
  Teaching Approach
• Quality of
  Teaching
• Home/School
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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

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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	We have a spanish teacher and piano/violin teacher who comes weekly.				n/a

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Director's Comments

I play my guitar and sing with the children. We also have a violin teacher and a Spanish teacher who comes weekly. We do encourage but do not push a child who does not want to participate.

Parents' Comments

Parent #1
Physical activity and movement are predominantly child-initiated, but the teacher also holds gymnatstic activities on certain days, as well as takes the children on nature walks.

Private music instruction is also included, i.e., piano and violin form part of the music curriculum from separate instructors.

The teacher also engages the children during circle time in music, from singing songs as she plays the guitar and sings, to dancing to music, or using simple musical instruments to accompany the music.

As far as math, space and time, and literacy skill-building go, these are incorporated into the choice of toys and games present in the school, and are rotated according to the developing skills of the children.

Drama/theatre is also an important aspect of a child's Inch by Inch experience. Children often decide to act out the stories they are read in the school.

As with the violin and piano lessons, science is taught once a week by a specialist.