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Oakland, CA
Beacon Day School
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neighborhood: Fruitvale · Telephone: (510) 437-2311 · Website: www.beaconday.org
General Approach to Learning
| Play-based | |
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Play-based with some structure |
| Predominantly teacher-led instruction | |
| Montessori | |
| Waldorf | |
| Co-op | |
| Reggio-Emilia |
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Director's Comments
The philosophy at Beacon Day School is really a combination of the second and third statements. Our teaching staff understands child development and each child's profile and therefore they can plan accordingly by providing the right materials at the right time.
Social Skills & Work Habits
| OVERALL RATING (5.0) |
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| This school has increased my child's: | |
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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 | - | - | - | - | n/a | |
| Nursery rhymes, poems, songs | - | - |
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| Storybook reading | - | - |
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- | n/a | |
| Emerging literacy skills | - | - | - | - | n/a | |
| Cognitive Development | n/a | |||||
| Math and number sense | - | - | - | - | ||
| Time & space | - | - | - | - | ||
| Sci. reasoning/physical world | - | - | - | - | ||
| Music | - | - | - | - | ||
| Visual arts | - | - |
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| Physical activity | - | - | - | - | ||
| Other subjects taught | Our E.P.I.C. program which stands for Every Person Influences Children is a nation-wide self-esteem program for children that our Founder and Director, Thelma Farley, is the primary author of. Social and emotional development is systematically nurtured at Beacon through participation in the EPIC program. | n/a | ||||
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Parents' Comments
Parent #1
Art and music have great emphasis. While they are teacher-led, the teachers are highly skilled artists/specialists and know how to engage the kids and often follow their lead.
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