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San Jose, CA
Clement Preschool

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

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neighborhood: Willow Glen ·  Telephone: (408) 265-2226  · Website: www.clementschool.com

• Summary
• General Info
• School Philosophy
  & Day-in-the-Life
• Curriculum &
  Teaching Approach
• Quality of
  Teaching
• Home/School
  Connection
• Discipline,
  Health & Safety
• Ages, Schedule
  & Tuition
• Application &
  Admissions
• Kindergarten
  Placement&Tips

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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Director's Comments

Along with teacher led instruction we also provide children with opportunities for free play. During this time children work at their own pace and choose their own activities. The teachers provide encouragement and direction as appropriate.

Social Skills & Work Habits

OVERALL RATING (4.7)
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	The creative cognitive is an important part of our curriculm. Children are engaged in problem solving activities as well as open ended projects that stimulate the thinking process. We are also launching a Spanish program and a Yoga program as part of our curriculm this year.				n/a

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Director's Comments

Our curriculum is based bilaterally on teacher led instruction and free play with some structure. Children have opportunities to learn through teacher led instruction as well as self discovery, and multi sensory activities. Balancing these approaches provides a multi pronged approach that suits many different learning styles.

Parents' Comments

Parent #1
My only experience was Junior Kindergarten which was quite a bit of instructor-led curriculum. The students learned every letter, the sound each made and began phonics based reading.