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Brooklyn, NY
Beansprouts Nursery School

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

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neighborhood: Park Slope ·  Telephone: (718) 965-8573  · Website: www.beansproutnurseryscho...

• Summary
• General Info
• School Philosophy
  & Day-in-the-Life
• Curriculum &
  Teaching Approach
• Quality of
  Teaching
• Home/School
  Connection
• Discipline,
  Health & Safety
• Ages, Schedule
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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 (4.3)
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	Cooking, swimming & trips for full time 3's and 4's.				n/a

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Parents' Comments

Parent #1
Beansprouts has both, free play and teacher led, music and movement. They have scheduled music and movement classes. In addition, there is often music playing and kids dancing during free play time.

Parent #2
Not heavily focused on reading and writing, but VERY well-planned days and a stimulating, nurturing, and fun environment.

Parent #3
They have a specific teacher for movement and another for music. There is the regular head teacher and two other assistants. The head teacher organizes the activities but the assistants take a highly active role in orchestrating the activities so that their input is respected and there isn't the feeling that their presence is dispensable.