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Claremont Children's School

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neighborhood: 90's · Telephone: (212) 865-4020 · Website: www.claremontschool.org

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

That means that the teachers plan activities for the children to engage in and that there is a daily schedule, as well as monthly themes. Every day children have the opportunity to have free play, circle time, story time, activity time, and meet with some of our specialists. What being teacher-directed means at Claremont is that the children do not engage in free play all morning. We believe that children like structure and like having adults plan activities for them to engage in.

(http://www.claremontschool.org/FAQs.htm)

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

source: This information was provided by parents

Curriculum and Teaching Approach

	PLAY-BASED	PLAY-BASED WITH SOME STRUCTURE	MOSTLY TEACHER LED	NOT FORMALLY IN CURRICULUM	CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENT
Language					-
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	-	-		-	-
Time & space	-	-	-	-	-
Sci. reasoning/physical world	-	-	-	-	-
Music	-	-	-	-	-
Visual arts	-	-	-	-	-
Physical activity	-	-	-	-	-
Other subjects taught					n/a

source: This information was provided by parents This information was compiled by Savvy Source

Parents' Comments

Parent #1
Curriculum primarily teacher led. However there are several times throughout the day when many of the skills taught by teachers are also bolstered in a more free form and child-directed manner, in periods (for the 4 year-olds) such as Choice Time, Center Time and Rest/Reading time.

Parent #2
Claremont has a lot of 'specials' and fantastic specialists that lead them. These include music, science, art in a huge art room which is in addition to classroom art, yoga, gymnastics and library once a week

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