The Early Childhood Academy
The Education Experience.
The Early Childhood Academy
The Education Experience.
Reggio-Inspired Learning Environments at The Early Childhood Academy
The Early Childhood Academy at a Glance!
The Early Childhood Academy at a Glance!
- Key code security.
- Webcam access.
- Reggio-inspired learning environments.
- Spacious classrooms with large windows.
- Toys, materials and loose parts that offer choice and encourage a child's natural curiosity.
- Adjacent playground.
- Qualified educators.
- Professional cleaning staff.
- Seasonal menus.
- On-site kitchen.
- Meals and snacks prepared by a qualified cook.
- Menus that meet Canada's Food Guide requirements.
- Meals and snacks that are homemade and contain organic products.
Curriculum Models
OBSERVE. EXPLORE. INVESTIGATE.
The Emergent Curriculum
emphasizes the importance of...
- the environment and views it as a "third teacher,” inviting children to explore while fostering creativity and promoting wonder.
- hands-on learning opportunities for children.
- process vs. product learning activities for children.
- child-directed learning and emergent based inquiry.
- educators facilitating learning opportunities based on children’s interests, skill level and needs.
- observation, documentation and interpretation as essential tools for educators to plan and develop learning experiences that are meaningful to children.
The Reggio Emilia Approach
emphasizes the importance of...
- valuing children as strong, capable and resilient.
- building strong and healthy relationships with children, families, and the community.
- child-centred learning and project based inquiry.
- a child's natural environment, as a "third teacher." When children are given the opportunity to explore the environment they are able to learn, investigate and question the world around them.
- providing children with realistic and meaningful learning opportunities.
- educators understanding the documentation process as a cycle of inquiry.
- documenting children’s learning.
- understanding children as communicators.
Programs
Infant Program (younger than 18 months)
Infant Program (younger than 18 months)
- Creative Arts
- Language and Literacy
- Cognitive Development
- Sensory Development
- Physical and Motor Development
- Social and Emotional Development
The wider the range of possibilities we offer children, the more intense will be their motivations and the richer their experiences.
-Loris Malaguzzi
Toddler Program (18 months to 2.5 years)
Toddler Program (18 months to 2.5 years)
Area of Study & Core Elements
- Creative Arts
- Language and Literacy
- Science and Discovery
- Cognitive Development
- Sensory Development
- Physical and Motor Development
- Social and Emotional Development
- Practical Life Skills Development
The child has a hundred languages and a hundred hundred hundred more.
-Loris Malaguzzi
Preschool Program (2.5 years to 6 years)
Preschool Program (2.5 years to 6 years)
Area of Study & Core Elements
- Creative Arts
- Language and Literacy
- Science and Discovery
- Mathematics
- Cognitive Development
- Sensory Development
- Physical and Motor Development
- Social and Emotional Development
- Practical Life Skills Development