Language and literacy skills begin developing at an early age. In our infant and toddler rooms, we set the foundation through teacher led story time, lots of conversation and language cards designed to support vocabulary development. In our early preschool and preschool rooms, we begin introducing a Montessori based literacy program to help children learn letter sounds and later learn to  sound out words phonetically to become successful readers. 

Our math curriculum focuses on developing good number sense by first introducing concrete concepts. Younger children will learn quantity through one to one correspondence, and older groups will build on these skills by introducing numerals and becoming familiar with the concepts of basic addition substraction 

While we love academics, we know that social skills and emotional intelligence are two of the most important developmental areas we can guide children in. We approach these areas through modeling, teacher-led reading of topical books, real-life scenario roleplaying, and activities.

Healthy eating habits start early. We believe in teaching children how different foods impact their body, and stressing the importance of listening to what our bodies need as we consider what we eat. The foods we serve are nutritious, delicious, and culturally diverse - our nutrition program ties into our cultural awareness. We learn about a new country each week, and sample its cuisine. We will also bring in foods that we have worked together to cultivate in our center garden.

We believe exposing children to different cultures and ways of life at an early age is the best way for them to develop compassion, love and understanding for all people. Through our geography curriculum, children learn that there is a world beyond what they experience, full of people with lives similar and different to their own. 

An oft neglected domain for younger children is digital literacy. We know how important responsible and effective use of technology is today and we know it will only continue to grow in importance as time progresses. Our digital literacy curriculum incorporates use of technology and screens within the context of our everyday work and lessons, modeling how to use technology as a tool.

"I do it myself!" - We have all heard this from a child. Children develop confidence and a sense of pride through caring for themselves and their environment. From packing up their own dishes after meals, and helping clean their classrooms, to putting on their own shoes and coats, we offer children daily age-appropriate opportunities to develop practical life skills. 

Opportunities to incorporate art and creative expression permeate our curriculum. Coloring, cutting, gluing, painting, and music are woven into everything we do, creating a seamless integration using multiple parts of the brain.