Higher Learning

Toddlers

 

Our curriculum is specifically designed to expose your toddler to an “Ivy League” learning experience along with the early brain development through the our basic concepts of Responsiveness, Connecting and Interaction.  Our curriculum is designed to build the Responsiveness system of your toddler’s brain, in turn preparing them for later school success. We will teach the toddlers how to effectively communicate and Connect with one another through healthy brain development, positive relationships and responsive environments. Our Ivy League rich environments, which include Spanish and Sign Language development, which will increase Interaction skills that are fundamental in today's world. Children ages 12 through 36 months develop cognitive skills while engaging in activities that encourage language, creative expression, physical, social, and emotional development.

 

Responsiveness

• Curriculum activities deliberately designed to help your child develop his/her attention system

• Primary Care Groupings to provide small group, responsive care and learning

• Activities focused on observation and facilitating the interest and discovery of the child.

 

Connect

• Provides care based on the Primary Care Giver Model

• Curriculum activities deliberately designed to help your child bond and develop a sense of safety and security

• Supportive care giving to enable the child's development of self-worth and meet individualized needs

• Language-rich environment; incorporates Engaging conversations responding to each child's developing brain.

 

Interaction

• Language rich environment, incorporates Sign language and Spanish into classroom routines such as singing, reading and daily learning

• Language incorporated into all learning activities to encourage children’s vocabulary development

• Responsive care and observation to adapt the learning environment to the interest of the child

• Literature used on a daily basis to open the child’s mind and imagination and develop vocabulary

 

Home School Connection

Weekly reports will enrich the bonding between parent and child and will act as an extension of the classroom curriculum at the home environment. The curriculum will be designed to focus on age appropriate activities to foster early brain development reinforcing Responsiveness, Connecting and Interaction.