- MUSIC
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- DRAMA
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- VISUAL ARTS
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- P.E
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- MEDIA CENTER
OUR PROGRAM
Perhaps the most natural tendency of children is to play. At UAS we harness children’s love of play to learning. The Early Childhood utilizes the Pyramid Project Program, which embeds instruction and planned play activities into students’ daily school routines.
The Pyramid Project is a comprehensive curriculum framework that promotes the following:
- The development of the whole child
- The use of effective teaching approaches
- The design of safe physical environments, that foster active learning and appropriate behavior
- The teaching of academic and social skills
- The design of schedules and activities that maximize child engagement and learning.
Students in the Early Childhood learn the core academic subjects within interdisciplinary units of study. Each unit of study is called a Project. Each project lasts approximately 4 to 6 weeks and features an orientation, a demonstration, a broadening and a deepening of the knowledge and skills. Each project corresponds to a theme that follows a three-year sequence. Students are introduced to a theme in Nursery, explore the theme in Pre-Kindergarten and finally study the theme in more depth in Kindergarten.
In the UAS Early Childhood Center, all students take Spanish daily. Spanish language instruction is differentiated to support Spanish language learners. Spanish units of study integrate with the unit projects by exploring different aspects of the theme.
A FOCUS ON THE WHOLE CHILD
The UAS Early Childhood program attends to children’s academic, physical, social and emotional development. Students are exposed to a variety of experiences to spark their curiosity and creativity and to promote wellness. All of our Nursery and Pre-Kinder students, have at least five hours per week of arts, music and Physical Education. Beginning in Kindergarten, students have art, music, drama and computer science classes with specialist teachers and continue with Physical Education classes twice a week. All of our Early Childhood learners visit the Media Center twice a week for read alouds and to explore our book collection.
Besides offering stimulating learning activities and chances to collaborate and build language skills, these additional classes cultivate an appreciation of health, beauty and creativity in our youngest learners.
OUR AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES & ATHLETICS
When the academic school day ends, UAS encourages students to stay after school to participate in an activity or sport. The After School program enriches our students’ education by providing a range of fun and exciting activities in a safe environment. Early Childhood students can participate in modern dance, swimming, tennis, arts workshop, karate, and other activities. Students have a chance to explore their interests and to develop a passion or skill they never knew they had.
OUR FACILITIES
Our Early Childhood facilities are designed specifically for young learners. Spacious classrooms flooded with natural light contain multiple learning centers, each well appointed with resources designed to stimulate students and promote their learning.
The Early Childhood playground area, which can be accessed directly from the classrooms, is full of equipment and games designed to spark students’ imaginations and to encourage physical activity. In order to create a safe play environment, the area is covered by sun shades and physically separated from other outdoor areas.
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