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Santa Clara, CA
Carden El Canto Day School (Hobart Terrace)

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

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Telephone: (408) 244-5041  · Website: www.cardenelencanto.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
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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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Savvy Source's Comments

Carden El Encanto joins all the Carden schools nationwide in embracing the time-proven curriculum and educational philosophy conceived by Mae Carden. Extracted from www.cardenelencanto.com

Social Skills & Work Habits

OVERALL RATING (3.0)
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					-
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	After School Class Schedule Optional classes may be taken after school. Please check with the school office for more information. French Games Martial Arts Dance by Victoria Chorus Actors Express Adventures in Science Chess Brownies Kids Love Soccer Music Lab Junior Girl Scouts Cub Scouts Speech and Debate Extracted from www.cardenelencanto.com				n/a

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Savvy Source's Comments

FOUR YEAR OLD PROGRAM LITERATURE: Ask Mr. Bear Good Night Moon Little Rhymes for Little People Keep Running, Allen! The Runaway Bunny Minnikin, Midgie and Moppet Mary's Home Daddy's Garden Big Red Barn I Am A Mouse Angus and the Ducks Learning to Listen (Part 1 & 2) Nursery Rhymes LANGUAGE ARTS: Playnames Sounds of letters Letter names Beginning sounds Ending sounds Hearing the vowel sounds in words Blends Hearing blends in words Word association Rhyming words Vocabulary skills Two vowel rule Writing letters Sequencing Comparison / contrast Similar / opposite MATHEMATICS: Blocks Counting objects Rote counting 0 - 100 Writing numbers - beginning with 1 - 10 Money - all monetary units - (U.S.A. coinage and bills) Clocks - o'clock times More than/Less than Boxes 1 - 9 Number line adding 1 and 2 Number line take away 1 SCIENCE: Nature study: plants, animals and insects Weather Nutrition Music - French - Physical Education - Art Poetry - Art Appreciation Crafts - Heritage Study Extracted from www.cardenelencanto.com

Parents' Comments

Parent #1
I didn;t like the school approach at all.