Our Curriculum
All of our classrooms use The Creative Curriculum designed by Teaching Strategies.
In addition, we use natural science to support student learning. Indoors you will find rooms filled with learning games and manipulatives. Outdoors we provide many gross motor opportunities for physical play along with Learning Sheds. These house our outdoor blocks, writing center, music station, balance actitivies and dance props. Inside or outside, our students are continuously exploring to expand their mental acuity along with physical growth, sensory awareness and both skill and motor development.
LOWER SCHOOL
Infants & Toddlers
Our three classrooms are maintained at a ratio of 1:3 in developmentally similar groupings. This allows our teachers the ability to predictably respond to the children for the promotion of healthy secure attachment. The responsive and nurturing staff establish daily activities and routines which stimulate appropriate growth and development for each child. This allows for new milestones to be met at their own individual pace. Movement through the early growth stages is addressed through the use of Healthy Beginnings in conjunction with The Creative Curriculum. We utilize The Ounce Scale to further document and report each child's achievements.
Our three classrooms are maintained at a ratio of 1:3 in developmentally similar groupings. This allows our teachers the ability to predictably respond to the children for the promotion of healthy secure attachment. The responsive and nurturing staff establish daily activities and routines which stimulate appropriate growth and development for each child. This allows for new milestones to be met at their own individual pace. Movement through the early growth stages is addressed through the use of Healthy Beginnings in conjunction with The Creative Curriculum. We utilize The Ounce Scale to further document and report each child's achievements.
Two & Young Three Year Olds: Preschool Room 1
This classroom is designed with low ratios which provide ample opportunity for teachers to observe and document the student's growth and development throughout the day. At a 2:8 ratio all children receive personal attention in a caring and warm setting. They are introduced to routines that prepare them for more of a structured day and work on concepts that will provide the foundation for future learning.
This classroom is designed with low ratios which provide ample opportunity for teachers to observe and document the student's growth and development throughout the day. At a 2:8 ratio all children receive personal attention in a caring and warm setting. They are introduced to routines that prepare them for more of a structured day and work on concepts that will provide the foundation for future learning.
UPPER SCHOOL
Threes and Young Fours: Room 2
Our classroom for threes and young fours is designed to give students a beginning exposure to what a formal classroom setting is like. The prior year they would have been introduced to routines that prepare them for this structure and the conceptual framework that is established for introduction of new concepts. The students in this room are beginning to be grouped with recognition given to whom they will likely enter school with in their Kindergarten year. The student Portfolios are documented using the Entry Level and Exit Level Three Year Old guidelines.
Tools we use to support the Creative Curriculum include:
1) A proprietary and complete thematic curriculum for preschool children that addresses all domains of learning.
2.) MSDE Early Learning Standards to support student's being ready to learn when entering Kindergarten.
Our classroom for threes and young fours is designed to give students a beginning exposure to what a formal classroom setting is like. The prior year they would have been introduced to routines that prepare them for this structure and the conceptual framework that is established for introduction of new concepts. The students in this room are beginning to be grouped with recognition given to whom they will likely enter school with in their Kindergarten year. The student Portfolios are documented using the Entry Level and Exit Level Three Year Old guidelines.
Tools we use to support the Creative Curriculum include:
1) A proprietary and complete thematic curriculum for preschool children that addresses all domains of learning.
2.) MSDE Early Learning Standards to support student's being ready to learn when entering Kindergarten.
Older Fours and Five Year Olds: Room 3: PRE-KINDERGARTEN
Not everyone is able to enter Kindergarten in the Fall due to late birthdays. This means our classroom may have Kindergarten ready five year olds as well as older fours. For this reason we use the Pre-Kindergarten standards for these students.
Tools we use to support the Creative Curriculum include:
1) A proprietary and complete thematic curriculum for preschool children that addresses all domains of learning.
2.) OWL: Opening the World of Learning early literacy program from Pearson Publishing.
3.) MSDE Early Learning Standards to support student's being ready to learn when entering Kindergarten.
4.) Our Pre-Kindergarten students use the Wilson Works Funtime Curriculum which is also utilized by the Carroll County Public Schools Pre-K program.
Our program stresses the fact we are developmental and support that statement through action. Some of our pre-kindergarten students leave this classroom heading to Kindergarten as early readers and writers.
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School Age
Our classroom is divided into zones of exploration.
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SCHOOL AGE
SUMMER CURRICULUM Our 2025 Camp Registration for informational purposes: summer_camp_flier2025.pdf The Summer Camp teacher is our Director, Ms. Melissa Rodriguez. Our summer program consists of a daily thematic activity with learning experiences to support that overall unit following a STEAM approach (science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics). This methodology enhances the learning students will continue once they move to their public or private school in the Fall. All students will journal as part of each day. We have optional field trips that coincide with our learning activities. Some of these are on-site and some are off-site. These are designed to further the learning and exploration we do daily. To Register you can download the PDF registration form above. If you have questions you may call the center office at 410-876-7335 Each unit is developed to address students abilities from the ages of 6 through 13 years and incorporate a variety of activities to support learning across all domains. |