School for one year old: Programs for Children

Hi, I’m Alexa, bilingual mother, stepmother, and promoter of learning through play. Through my blog I share play and learn ideas for moms like you to do at home.  With a passion for kids and teaching and to create a community of moms that support each other, I host monthly free meetups and playdates as well as teach sensory classes and workshops.

To help local moms, I also share local events happening in the area targeted for babies and toddlers under 3.  

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Infant Care, 6 Weeks Old – 12 Months Old

Infant (6 weeks-12 months)

From day one, we start to build trust, spark imagination and satisfy curiosity. We balance the stimulation babies crave with the care they require, making sure there’s plenty of cuddling, cooing and nurturing every step of the way. This is where language and coordination begin to develop. Reaching, pulling, pushing, grasping – these are all natural ways your baby develops body skills. We encourage infants to use all of their muscle groups throughout the day, using developmentally appropriate toys and materials. Babies love to explore different textures, patterns and shapes and delight in banging, tossing and rolling things. We also sing and dance to music to help build coordination. Talking and listening make up an important part of each day. We help develop language skills, experiment with new sounds and celebrate every new verbal advance. We also encourage children to interact with each other and help them develop good social skills. We monitor your child’s achievement and keep you involved all along the way. A personalized daily link keeps you informed of activities, meals, diaper changes and general information. 

Toddlers (12-24 months)

As independence grows, so does the need to discover more about the world. At Little Scholars we encourage inquisitiveness and creativity as children begin to develop their own, special talents. Our unique blend of care and education meets emotions needs while promoting good social skills and learning. Story time and books help your child develop language and literacy skills, while early math concepts like matching and sorting are a fun way to promote problem-solving. Refining motor skills through hands-on activities and developing good social interaction are also important parts of every day. We balance individual attention with group interaction and make sure that your busy toddler uses all that energy in productive ways. Our guidelines for security and sanitation ensure that your child can explore, learn and have fun safely.  A personalized daily link keeps you informed of activities, meals, diaper changes and general information. 

Early Preschool (24-36 months)

At this age they’re just beginning to test their independence, influence and control. They’re making huge strides in verbal and social skills and need lots of constructive ways to channel their energy. Molding clay, pretending to be different people, constructing with blocks, investigating the natural world, engaging in group activities- all help refine motor, cognitive and social skills. Our approach to introducing new concepts one by one as a child develops results in less frustration and greater self-esteem. Attentive teachers encourage investigation and exploration, so that your child learns to make better sense of the world in which they live. We encourage literacy though story times and books. We incorporate basic math and science concepts into activities and actively promote social and emotional development. We give children the tools they need, not just to develop, but to develop a lifelong love of discovery and learning. At the end of each day you will get a personalized daily link that keeps you informed of activities, meals, diaper changes / potty training progress and general information. 

Preschool (3 years old)

Our Preschool Scholars are thriving while exploring, observing and playing in a developmentally appropriate environment. They will learn the phonetic sound of each letter as well as identifying the vowels. They will begin writing their name, numbers, and letters. Homework packets will be assigned weekly. We strive to help children develop socially, emotionally, cognitively, and physically. 

Pre-K (4 years old)

Our Pre K Scholars are focused on mastering their writing skills, and reading preparation. They will also compute simple math addition and subtraction. Homework packets will be assigned weekly. The Pre K environment includes many opportunities for social-emotional development, fine- and gross-motor activities, and oral language development for all kinds of learners. We strive to prepare your child to feel confident about their next step in education. 

School Age

Scholar Prep Lab

Our School Age Scholars allows our children to balance learning and fun through a variety of experiences. We are here to support children with their local elementary school distance learning program. Children have time everyday to explore their own interest in creative art, math, construction, puzzles, science and more. All meals are provided!

TK – 6th Grade

Part-Time and Full-Time Programs Available

We Drop off and Pick Up From:

* Lakeview Elementary School 

* Mabel Paine Elementary School

* Rose Drive Elementary School 

* Van Buren Elementary School

* Golden Elementary School

* Morse Elementary School

Extra Curricular Activities

WEBBY Dance Company

WEBBY Dance Company

WEBBY Dance Company

Fun and exciting dance classes weekly introduce your child to tap, pre-ballet, creative movement and tumbling with age appropriate music! 

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Music N Friends

WEBBY Dance Company

WEBBY Dance Company

Early childhood music enrichment program. Each week new ideas and concepts about music is inroduced. Music ‘N’ Kids promotes cooperation, listening, patience, increased vocabulary, reasoning skills, cognitive development, self confidence and LOVE OF MUSIC! 

Pre-Sports

WEBBY Dance Company

Pre-Sports

Fundamental soccer, baseball, basketball & football for ages 2-5 years old. 

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Multi-Communication Classes

Spanish

Sign – Language

Sign – Language

Introduction to basic Spanish language

Sign – Language

Sign – Language

Sign – Language

 Teaching young minds beginning Sign-Language.  

Sandbox School (Cheat sheet for parents of children aged 1 to 3 years old) • Ursa Major Parenting School

For children over the age of one, the very first and most important communication skills are acquired in the sandbox school.

At this age limit, the child already has a great interest in other children, but at the same time there is a complete inability to communicate. One-year-old children play side by side, but not together with each other. This situation changes by the age of two, when the gameplay becomes an interaction, but this result still needs to be reached. Therefore, it is very important that the kids have a daily practice of communicating with their peers. And for this purpose, a sandbox is perfect.

There is a set of conductor words for the sandbox: mine, yours, someone else’s, change. Often, before the first hit in the sandbox (conditionally in the sandbox: in a company of peers, a play group, a kids club), a child is not faced with the fact that there is something that does not belong to him and that he cannot take. This is a very developing story: to understand that there is not only mine, but also someone else’s.

When they enter the society – the sandbox – certain types of children immediately stand out.

There are those who are conventionally “attackers”. In fact, they are not “attackers”, but simply active children who initiate communication, who are very interested in all the objects in the hands of other children, who easily pick up or pull a spatula, take sand, move children away from themselves, clear space for themselves.

There are those who, on the contrary, stand on the sidelines and do not enter the territory of communication. “Giving”.

It is very important, regardless of the social “profile” that appears in the sandbox, to continue to go to the group and overcome all these small difficulties and, thereby, hone the social and emotional intelligence of the child.

If the child is pushing, stay close. In no case do not allow a child to be left alone by doing something wrong in relation to another child. One of the “golden rules” of the sandbox, from my point of view: the parent is next to his child, insures against all accidents and avoids situations when another adult regulates his behavior.

These are the basics of interaction in these circumstances:
– not to bring up other people’s children;
– look after your child;
– anticipate strong collisions.

It takes one and a half to two months to get acquainted with the key rules in the sandbox school (mine, yours, someone else’s, change), behind which is the principle of conflict-free exploration of space.

In general, this is a period of getting used to anything. And even if your child has a very bright temperament: he comes to the sandbox and hugs everyone so that everyone falls, or runs so that he may not notice, then in one and a half to two months with constant observation, repetition, what can and what should not be done you will make significant progress.

If the child is shy, of course, there will be no such bright progress in one and a half or two months. It’s easier for the “attacking” type here: at first they lead like delinquents, but they quickly orient themselves, and a completely different story begins. But shy children, who give everything away, let go of everything and then cry in confusion or go to their mother, it will take maybe three or four months, and for some even half a year, to learn how to defend their rights.

Here it is also necessary to understand that with any of our promises, we cannot influence the social temperament of the child. We cannot make a shy person out of an “aggressor” and, conversely, make an active defender of our own interests out of someone who gives everything away. This is something that needs to be accepted and “cultivated”.

Parents with children of the “giving” type are more likely to encounter something that resembles aggression in the sandbox, and, as a rule, in this situation they simply stop going out with other children. This is a big mistake. Real aggression is almost never found at this age.

At the entrance to the site, from my point of view, it is necessary to assess very well who is walking there. You meet all sorts of people on the set. I repeat that there is most likely no real aggression there, but simulated aggression, aggression, as if peeped either in the family or on the screen, can occur in a child on the playground. In addition, it may be an older child, a larger child. Here, indeed, upon contact, the “giver” may have unpleasant impressions.

If the company on the playground suits you, calmly “train” in the sandbox. If something is bothering you, move to another territory. Basic principle: it is useful for a child to face everything that is normal, acceptable and understandable.

Ekaterina Burmistrova

Fragment from the course “Understand me. Atlas of psychology of a preschooler”
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Between school and maternity leave: how a teacher lives with a one-year-old child by schoolchildren.

Our blogger, mother and teacher of Russian language and literature Elena Savitskaya, spoke about her maternity leave, which she spends part-time at school.

It’s probably worth starting with the fact that until I was 35 I wasn’t going to give birth to children at all. My mother gave birth to me at the age of 36, when she stood steadily on her feet, gave me everything that one could dream of. She is my best friend. She is young, energetic and modern. I have never been ashamed of my age (compared to the parents of classmates) parents.

In general, my model was formed a long time ago. I am also fanatically passionate about my profession, the thought that I could be “removed from the system” for a long time filled me with horror. But let’s get back to reality and our days. I’m 29 soon, my son is a year and two. There was neither separation from school, nor a complete reassessment of life. How and where did I find the balance?

Yes, now I can say that I had an easy and calm pregnancy, which allowed me to work almost until the very birth (there were things that I did with pleasure even after the official maternity leave). I needed the school, and the school needed me. Everything turned out mutually.

The first four months of my son’s life were difficult. We almost did not sleep with the whole family, we were waiting for an appointment with endless doctors, I fought with the indifference of those around me and for my son’s peace and health. In this turmoil, work, of course, receded into the background. It `s naturally. But as soon as the dream visited our apartment again, and with it the regime (more precisely, the rhythm of the day) of the child and his smile entered it, I began to let go. It let go, and I yearned for work.

No, I didn’t leave my child to grandmothers, I’m even still a breastfeeding mother. It’s just that he began to love car trips, and we often went to school. By the way, I moderate the school website, so I must be aware of all the affairs.

I also have an amazing team, and there are real friends among my colleagues. I will probably write a separate post about this. I’m really very lucky. Therefore, in the summer, when the exams were passed, and the school plunged into the reporting sea, I took a stroller, everything I needed and went to work. The son slept or walked under the strict control of the director (a wonderful woman and a grandmother with many children), and I helped my colleagues in those cases and issues where I really needed it.

So I did not feel the loneliness, the monotony of life and that very boredom. It was important to me0003

In August, my son turned nine months old, and, of course, we did not miss September 1st. It was also the fact that I was in class for the first two weeks of the current academic year, because my “successor” suddenly moved. Looking for a teacher at the end of August is a fascinating business, many people know this. I couldn’t help it. The son was in the care of his grandmother, and I was at the blackboard at school. Of course, not “to the fullest”, I was absent for three hours, but I could not help out.