The Olde City Day School

Please seclect below if you are interested in learning about our Toddler curriculum or our Pre-School curriculum		The time-frame for each period is not arbitrary. Research tells us that the attention span in a single environment or subject area for children ages 3-6 is roughly 43 minutes, after which they will no longer be effectively receptive nor extended into the environment. (For us adults, it is more like 1.5-3 hours, after which we make mistakes, and get fidgety and cranky!) Therefore, our periods are 40-43 minutes long, and then the children transition to a new environment with a different Specialist, subject, materials and teaching/learning modality. Within each curriculum area, there is a smaller schedule of events and activities such as circle-time, center-time, or there is free-choice in a carefully prepared environment with many options available. Sample class schedule: LANGUAGE ARTS 9:00-9:45 and 1:00-1:45 CREATIVE EXPRESSION 9:45-10:30 and 1:45-2:30 MATH AND SCIENCE 10:30-11:15 and 2:30-3:15 GYM AND MUSIC 11:15-12:00 and 3:15-4:00 LUNCH AND RECESS 12:00-1:00 *AM lesson plans and activities are different from PM lesson plans and activities. For more info please call :(215) 925-0200
or	Preschool The Preschool curriculum is divided into four areas: Language Arts ~ Creative Expression ~ Science and Math ~ Gym and Music The fifth area, Emotional Intelligence/Social Studies is taught whenever the opportunity arises, and also specifically and deliberately in all of the other curriculum areas. (For more information on these, please ask for our brochure or please come for a visit to see for yourself.) Each curriculum area classroom offers a different style of learning, appropriate materials and equipment, and alternates between child-initiated and teacher-directed activities. They are all integrated with the thematic approach and coordinated lesson planning. The four curriculum areas are taught by the Class Teacher with outside specialist where appropriate, in classrooms specifically designed and equipped for each subject. The children are together in a cohesive group, enjoying relationships with one another for the school year, and have the advantages of utilizing specialized classrooms as well as the play area. They also have relationships with the teachers, one who is always with them (the Class Teacher), and the other who is with them for the time spent in that curriculum area (the Specialists). *With before and after school care available
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