早期学习

9个常见问题列表.

• 早期学习计划包括哪些年龄?

  我们的半日课程从3岁开始. St艺术ing at age 4, students can p艺术icipate in the full-day program. 学前班的学生年龄从4-6岁不等. Students will advance to kinderg艺术en based on an assessment of their school readiness.

• 对于早期学习者来说，典型的一天是怎样的?

  Students in the 早期学习 Program arrive at school between 7:30 and 8:45 AM, and have classes in a separate 早期学习 space at the 较低的学校. 
  
  Most days there are two big play-based 学习ing blocks where children are seeing, 思考, 想知道在他们面前有什么可以探索. Much of the play-based 学习ing happens outside on our 1,400 acre campus. 用自然世界去探索, 学习, and build 理解 allows children to broaden their viewpoints and background knowledge. 他们学会了富有成效, 积极主动, 担当领导角色, 倾听别人的想法和意见. 经常, the teacher sets up experiences for children to 探索 and they make their 思考 visible through plans, 文档, 观察图纸, 笔记, 数据收集, 还有更多. 一些供他们探索的领域经常在建设中, 工程, 艺术, 粘土, 科学, 创建站, 图书馆, 戏剧表演和数学/识字经验. This is also the time when most of our small group inquiry investigations and projects happen. 
  
  Intentional literacy and math station work is set up by the teacher and often guided by the teacher in a one-on-one or small group setting. Because all of the instruction is geared toward each child’s needs and goals, 识字和数学教学对每个孩子都是有区别的. 老师知道每个孩子的需要, and is able to plan lessons based on those needs to help each child grow.
  
  早期学习 Program students also have a dedicated time during the six-day rotation for Encore classes, 包括PE, 艺术, 图书馆, 音乐, 接触世界语言. 每周都有由学校牧师带领的属灵发展活动. 
  
  Early 学习ers spent lots of time outdoors and have many opportunities for play and discovery. Our students enjoy multiple recess times on our beautiful 较低的学校 playground. 学生们在一天结束的时候也有休息时间.

• 什么样的教学和学习发生在课堂上?

  The 早期学习 Program features a Reggio-inspired teaching philosophy with a focus on developing the whole child. This inquiry-based approach focuses on inviting young children to discover and 探索 their world by asking questions and making their own choices. There is structured 学习ing taking place throughout the school day. 我们专注于帮助学生为学业上的成功做好准备, 社会, 在情感上——当他们开始他们的学术旅程时.
  
  Most of the educational experiences within the 早期学习 Program take the form of projects, 孩子们有机会积极参与的地方, 探索, 质疑事物. There is also a very strong emphasis on the social development of children as p艺术 of the community and their relationships with other children, 他们的家庭, 和老师.
  
  The 早期学习 Program st艺术s from the premise that children use many different ways to express their creativity, 理解, 和思想. 这些不同的思维方式, 探索, 而学习往往是通过绘画来表达的, 雕刻, 音乐, 舞蹈和动作, 绘画, 和戏剧.

• What other opportunities are available as a p艺术 of the 早期学习 Program? 

  Early Learners will p艺术icipate in all aspects of the 较低的学校 community. Students will have weekly Encore classes in PE, 艺术, and foreign language exposure. They will build spiritual development in our chapel program and have access to our 1,400英亩的校园户外探索和发现. Early Learners also have the option to p艺术icipate in our separate The Studio at Rabun Gap program, 提供舞蹈课程, 音乐课和课程, 还有很多其他艺术方面的机会. 

• 如何申请早教计划?

  你可能 申请早教计划 通过我们的在线门户网站的差距. Once you have submitted the online application and it is processed by the 入学 Office, 你会在的差距找到一份需要完成的清单. 基本步骤包括:
  

  • 完成网上申请
  • 如适用，提交任何日托/学前教育项目进度报告
  • 提交一份老师/教练推荐信(如适用)
  • 安排一次校园参观和家长面谈
  • 安排一次校内学生评估

• What can I do to get my child ready for the 早期学习 Program?

  • 如厕训练让孩子完全独立于如厕
  • Expose your child to a variety of social experiences where they interact with children and adults outside of your family without you present. 
  • 帮助你的孩子建立一个午睡的习惯.
  • 你的孩子有遵循时间表吗, 从一个活动过渡到另一个活动, 完成交给他们的任务.
  • 教孩子识别字母和数字.
  • 介绍剪刀和正确握把.
  • 把孩子的铅笔抓握矫正成三脚架抓握. 
  • Have your child recognize their own name and begin to write their name in proper title case.
  • Have your child produce rhyming words, patterns, and illustrations. 

• What if I am not certain if I should 申请早教计划 or kinderg艺术en?

  Please feel free to reach out to the 入学 Office to discuss your child’s readiness. 我们很乐意为您指路!

   

  一些幼儿园准备的指导方针如下:

  • 至少5岁
  • 如厕训练
  • 熟悉并能遵守学校规定
  • 以前上过全天课程吗
  • 理解印刷的概念
  • 能够识别颜色、形状和数字0-20
  • 能正确握铅笔吗
  • 无需提示即可在任务和设置之间轻松切换
  • 对任务的持续关注
  • 能识别字母和字母读音吗
  • 能写0-20的所有大小写字母和数字吗
  • 能识别并写出自己的名字和适当的标题情况吗
  • 阅读CVC单词
  • 参与想象性游戏

• 学生穿校服吗??

  早期学习计划的学生将穿着拉本Gap校服. 我们有教室和星期四的正式制服. 家长可以从我们的合作伙伴Lands End购买校服.

• 有公共汽车吗??

  我们上午和下午都有去克莱顿的公共汽车, 停止, 高地, 4岁及以上儿童方可观看.  父母 of 3-year-olds will need to drive their children to and from school.