We will teach them to fly.
Our curriculum is based on New Jersey State standards, and is built around deep core concepts appropriate for each age group. While at Chilltown Elementary, children will build a tool-kit of problem solving skills and the confidence to use them. All students will be expected to raise questions, solve problems, and reason. We will instill in them the belief that they are capable of anything.
Pre K 2.5-3s - Sparrows
Within the three little birds’ preschool, we provide exceptional play-based, thematic education. We believe, and research supports, that children learn best through play. Our programs focus on guiding children, along with their families, to develop the social, emotional, physical and academic skills needed to succeed in elementary school. Our play-based, thematic program eases students into a routine, while giving them room to express themselves and discover the joy of learning!
Daily activities include:
• Circle and story times
• Thematic workshops
• Playtime with their own materials and toys at their desks. Toys are disinfected and rotated during the week.
• Outdoor play in our backyard and Lincoln Park
• Rotating music, nature and movement
classes
• Art activities
Our nurturing teachers truly connect with our young students to develop their language, independence, social-emotional skills and self-confidence to engage in the world around them.
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Pre K 4 - Robins
Our beautiful learning environment will inspire children to connect with their world in new and challenging ways. This class will build upon and enhance previously learned skills and development. We foster an enjoyable, pressure-free environment, where curiosity and learning can flourish in our workshops, creative arts activities and outside time.
Our energetic and creative teaching staff will focus on:
• Building the foundations of academic learning in reading, writing and math through our literacy, Handwriting Without Tears, and Singapore Math workshops
• Expanding our students’ world through weekly cultural studies, science, and nature workshops
• The development of social skills, confidence and leadership
PLUS… our students have daily outdoor play in Lincoln Park and weekly movement, art, music, yoga and Spanish classes
What are the Robins up to ?
Elementary - Blue Jays & Owls
Our elementary students will be exposed to more in-depth, project-based workshops that will help strengthen their focus, critical thinking, collaboration and their ability to problem solve.
They will aso gain the confidence to work both independently and with their classmates. Our highly skilled and passionate teachers really listen to our students, nurturing their curiosity. By doing this, we are helping to create strong, confident, creative members of our community. Our curriculum is not something that is rigid. It is playful, flexible and open-ended. It continues to grow as our students and teachers live and work. Our teachers set up the creative environment with opportunities for students to touch, listen, see, experiment, discuss and role-play the many aspects of an idea. This gives us the opportunity to explore, expand and bring real meaning to the questions of our students.
Academic programs include:
• Teacher’s College Readers, Writers and Phonics
• Handwriting Without Tears
• Singapore Math
• Science / Environmental Studies
• Social Studies
Weekly enrichment classes:
• Movement
• Art
• Music
• Yoga
• Spanish
Take a look at the big things the Blue Jays and Owls are doing!
