THE CREATIVE CURRICULUM©
This is what makes our 3 year-old program UNIQUE
The Creative Curriculum© at EA was specially designed to align the learning objectives in Pre-Kinder 3 to the academic objectives of what our students will learn in Kinder. When experiencing the Creative Curriculum starting at 3 years old, our students are more likely to be successful learners who feel excited and challenged by what they learn in Kinder and throughout their Elementary School journey.
This is what our youngest Trojans learn every day
At EA each Pre-Kinder student will have developmentally appropriate goals and objectives within four main categories of interest: social-emotional, physical, cognitive, and language.
Social/emotional
The social-emotional stage helps promote independence, self-confidence, and self-control. Within this stage, your child will learn how to make friends, how to have group interactions, how to understand their own and others’ feelings and regulate and express their emotions appropriately. Social-emotional readiness is critical to a successful transition to Kinder, early school success, and even later accomplishments in the workplace.
Physical
The physical stage is intended to increase children’s gross (large-muscle) and fine (small-muscle) motor skills. Your child will practice balance, coordination, and locomotion, which will help them develop all the skills required for academic learning later in their school career.
Brain research has shown that children's physical well-being is closely linked to their ability to think and learn effectively in well-designed environments with appropriate resources.
Cognitive
The learning environment and the kinds of interaction children have with adults, and other children influence all aspects of their cognitive development. Your child will learn how to solve problems, and think critically, by representing ideas and feelings using symbols, or engaging in dramatic plays. Research shows that the use of objects in imaginative play expands children’s worlds beyond literal meanings and enables them to use their imagination to explore abstract ideas.
Language
Language is the ability to listen to, understand, and use words. By age 3, differences in children's understanding and use of language are enormous. This is a key age to teach children strong language skills to be successful in school and life. Children use language to think and solve problems, so language development is closely related to cognitive development. Your child will learn how to communicate with others, listen, participate in conversations, and recognize various forms of print.