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Sarasota, FL
Trinity Preschool

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Telephone: (941) 924-7756 · Website: http://www.itrinity.org

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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

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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	-		-	-	-
Music	-		-	-	Yes
Visual arts	-		-	-	-
Physical activity	-		-	-	Yes
Other subjects taught					n/a

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Parents' Comments

Parent #1
I really feel this is an ideal approach, although some parents might like it to be more formal. The only thing that is 100% teacher-led is lunch and the story that the teacher reads at lunch. Otherwise the children are encouraged to cycle through indoor and outdoor stations each day with visits and encouragement or positive obervastions from the teacher many times throughout each day. There is no pressure on a child to learn to write his name, although most do before kindergarten. Same with numbers, colors, etc ... because of the low-stress approach, most children absorb the material by playing at the stations instead of being sat on a rug to recite things or shout out answers to flash cards.

A Great Book Rhymes!

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Kids are a funny bunch. They are often loath to change and anything new. But still, our little ones are open to so much -- and so much more than we more ossified parents are! Think of poetry: preschoolers happily read and repeat poems with ease and

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On a day when you plan to stay home, have everyone put together the wildest, wackiest outfits they can find and wear them all day. Pair some striped pants or crazy skirt with sneakers or flip flops and a Tiara. Everyone needs to join in. Choose a new 'character' name and be someone different for the day! Don't forget to take pictures!

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