Pre-K Program

The Pre-K program expands on the children’s interests and skills, as well as, their natural curiosity. The program allows children to expand on their individual interest and knowledge by using self-directed and self-correcting material. The Child Development Specialists provide teacher-directed activities to obtain the maximum growth and development for the children. The activities are based on the individual needs of the children in the classroom. This is determined by the assessment of each child in the classroom. The environment is safe for the children to develop a positive self-esteem, love of learning, and lasting friendships.

The Pre-K program provides age appropriate learning centers for four-year olds. At this level of learning, hands-on discovery is still very important. The “Learning Centers” at Young Scholars Academy are very well equipped centers of special age appropriate activities. The “Learning Centers” are set up for two to three children for small group learning. 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 Activities
•  Reading and Writing Readiness
•  Arts and crafts
•  Large and Small Manipulatives
•  Blocks
•  Music
•  Dramatic Play
•  Language Arts
•  Sensory Stimulation
•  Computer
•  Area of softness for the ability to have space for privacy/ quiet time
•  Gross Motor skills
•  Workbooks and Journals