AREAS OF LEARNING
CREATIVITY OUTCOMES
Children:
- are confident in their creative thought and expression
- are able to work individually as well as part of a group
- plan and organize their own creative activities, including making use of time and resources
- evaluate materials and methods used in obtaining their goal
- have an awareness of their bodies in space
- are aware of and involved in art, drama, music and text in the environment.
COMMUNICATION OUTCOMES
Children:
- are confident in their use of their language and their ability to comprehend and communicate
- articulate their needs and express their feelings and ideas both verbally and non-verbally
- are able to demonstrate listening behavior
- use language to describe, analyze, question, hypothesize, recall and recount experiences
- use their communication skills for the development of socio-dramatic play
- understand the functions of print, experiment with print and are aware of the relationship between oral, written and visual texts
- use books and variety of texts for pleasure and information
- actively seek and engage in literacy experiences.
SELF-CONCEPT OUTCOME
- Children begin to develop a positive self-concept in relation to themselves as learners, their family, their peers and community.
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES
Children:
- develop an understanding of their position and role within their family context
- develop positive relationships outside their family context
- have a greater awareness and realistic expectations of themselves and others
- participate as members of a group
- have an awareness of themselves within the context of a community.
CRITICAL THINKING OUTCOMES
Children:
- solve problems in a variety of ways
- have a range of critical thinking skills and the ability to apply them in different situations
- demonstrate knowledge of mathematical concepts
- are empowered and intrinsically motivated to take their own learning further
- working individually and with others
- evaluate ideas and their own performance.
LITERACY OUTCOMES
Children:
- develop love and respect for books.
- develop knowledge of alphabet, and understanding that print go from left to right and from up to down on a page.
- develop phonological and phonemic skills.
- understand that there is a systematic relationship between letters and sound.
- practice invented spelling to initiate writing.
HEALTH AND PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT OUTCOMES
Children:
- Are confident in the use of their bodies and develop their physical competence.
- Participate in individual and group physical activities
- Apply problem solving strategies in purposeful ways.
- Have the physical skills required to manipulate and use equipment in their environment.
- Have personal hygiene skills and an understanding of health practices.
- Have an understanding of the concept of safety.
CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING OUTCOMES
Children:
- Have an understanding of their family structure and cultural background
- value their own and others’ cultural and linguistic backgrounds
- have an understanding of American society as a multicultural society
- value diversity
ENVIORNMENTAL UNDERSTANDING OUTCOMES
Children:
- are curious, interested and active participants in their environment
- develop an awareness of natural and built environments
- develop a sense of responsibility for the environment
- care for and respect plants, animals and places.