About Us
| OUR PHILOSOPHY IS BASED ON HOW CHILDREN LEARN OUR PHILOSOPHY CHILDREN LEARN BY DOING For the four-year old, thinking is concrete. They need lots of hands-on experiences to help them understand the world around them. Activities are provided that invite children to explore with all senses, rather than be dominated by workbooks, ditto sheets, drills, and rote learning. CHILDREN ARE INTRINSICALLY MOTIVATED They are born learners. Frequent adult-directed activities, drills, and rote learning can interfere with the child's excitement in learning. It is important to set up an environment that encourages the child's curiosity and keeps alive that drive to learn. Parents often underestimate the value of play. However, children learn best through play. In play, children develop concepts through experiences with objects and ideas that are important to them. CHILDREN LEARN AND REMEMBER BEST WHEN CONTENT IS RELEVANT Children can develop concrete skills through involvement in meaningful activities. Activities are meaningful to children when they are relevant to their own life experiences and based on their interests. CHILDREN LEARN BY TALKING ABOUT THEIR ACTIVITIES Young children should be provided varied opportunities to communicate. They need responsive adults to listen and ask questions, which help children articulate their ideas, and make connections. When children ask questions, particularly open-ended, these questions and their responses provide valuable information about the individual's level of thinking. We, at Kids Are People Too accept Piaget's theory on intelligence and believe in Montessori's hands-on approach to teaching young children. It is our intention at Kids Are People Too to provide an early childhood program, which is developmentally appropriate for children as advocated by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. |
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