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Oakland, CA
Northern Light School
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neighborhood: Eastmont / Oak Knoll · Telephone: (510) 957-0570 · Website: www.northernlightschool.com
General Approach to Learning
| Play-based | |
| Play-based with some structure | |
| Predominantly teacher-led instruction | |
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Montessori |
| Waldorf | |
| Co-op | |
| Reggio-Emilia |
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Savvy Source's Comments
Northern Light School offers a Montessori pre-school environment. The Montessori classroom is designed to help children develop a joy for learning and discovery. The environment allows each child to develop at his or her own pace in several areas of study which include practical life, sensorial, language, math, science, geography and cultural subjects, art, and grace and courtesy. The activities in each of these areas aim to assist each child in acquiring independence, concentration, coordination and self-confidence. Extracted from www.northernlightschool.com
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 | |||||
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Savvy Source's Comments
Brief Description of Each Curriculum Area 1.Practical Life: Allows the child to master everyday activities such as zipping, pouring, and sorting; it also indirectly prepares the child's hand for writing. 2.Sensorial: Refines the child's senses through exploration of weight, color, size, shape, smell, etc. 3.Language: Expands oral language skills; teaches letter sounds and names; prepares hand for writing and enhances skill for writing. 4.Math: Encourages a child to explore the concepts of counting, quantity, numerals, and the basic operations of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division through the manipulation of concrete materials. 5.Science: Introduces the child to biological and physical sciences. 6.Geography and Cultural Subjects: Explores land and water forms, globes, maps and introduces different cultures through objects, pictures, food and stories to present an expended view of the world to each child. (Some Spanish language instruction is included.) 7.Art: Encourages use of paints, glue, scissors, pencils, watercolors; introduces classic artists and paintings. 8.Grace and Courtesy: Reinforces social skills of sharing, taking turns, respect for each other and the classroom environment. Extracted from www.northernlightschool.com
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