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Pasadena, CA
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neighborhood: Northeast Pasadena ·  Telephone: (626) 798-0911  · Website: www.ourschoolofpasadena.com

General Approach to Learning

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

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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 - - Predominantly teacher-led instruction - n/a
Nursery rhymes, poems, songs - - Predominantly teacher-led instruction - n/a
Storybook reading - - Predominantly teacher-led instruction - n/a
Emerging literacy skills - - Predominantly teacher-led instruction - n/a
Cognitive Development n/a
Math and number sense - - Predominantly teacher-led instruction -

Yes

Time & space - - Predominantly teacher-led instruction -

Yes

Sci. reasoning/physical world - - Predominantly teacher-led instruction -

Yes

Music - - Predominantly teacher-led instruction -

Yes

Visual arts - - Predominantly teacher-led instruction -

Yes

Physical activity - Free play with some structure - -

Yes

Other subjects taught n/a

source: This information was provided by the director


Director's Comments

Our School implements a progressive learning system that begins with the two year old children learning through a matching task and advancing to the kindergarten level with a structured, teacher directed curriculum.


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