Preschool
Preschool Room Picture 1

At approximately 2½ years of age, a unique period of growth happens. A rapid increase in the ability to learn concepts and skills starts to occur. For this group, the capacity of verbal language is multiplying at an accelerating pace. Children of this age respond to intriguing critical thinking activities and are delighted when they complete a task successfully.

Preschool Room Picture 2

Learning centers provide developmental emphasis through hands-on discovery experiences. The Child Development Specialists provide activities that are designed to compliment age-appropriate skills. The "Learning Centers" at
Young Scholars Academy are well-equipped areas of special age appropriate activities. These centers are also set up to be theme based to follow our school year scope and sequence. They include:

  • Math/ numbers
  • Nature/ Science - Exploring - Cooking
  • Pets
  • Library
  • Diversity acceptance through many books, pictures of ages, races, genders, abilities
  • Pre-reading and Pre-writing Readiness
  • Preschool and Pre-K playground
  • Art and Crafts
  • Large and Small manipulatives
  • Blocks
  • Music
  • Dramatic Play
  • Language Arts
  • Sensory Stimulation
  • Computer
  • Areas of softness for the ability to have space for privacy/ quiet time
  • Gross Motor skills
  • Workbooks and Journals

Preschool Playground Picture

The gross motor activities are accommodated with a unique dramatic playroom called Exploration Station and an age appropriate playground. The preschool playground is provided for the children to go outdoors for fresh air daily (weather permitting). The playground utilizes artificial turf and provides a four-foot fall zone around the cement bicycle track. Children have various play materials such as tricycles, wagons and other materials to further develop their gross motor skills. The climber provides children with learning experiences that Child Development Specialists can not teach them. Using the climber also promotes friendships and social interaction, as well as, the gross motor skills. The climber has a ten-foot fall zone around to protect the child while allowing them to perfect gross motor skills.