New England Preschool Academy
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          INFANT PROGRAM

The infant program, located in our Windsor Locks facility, is designed to nurture and care for children from the ages of six weeks to three years of age.  The earliest infants are cared for on an individual basis, and are monitored by both our staff and the child's parents as they go through the many changes that occur during the first year or so of their lives. As they mature and reach toddler and two year old stages, they begin to adapt to a group routine, and along the way are taught motor skills, social skills, and basic educational fundamentals important to their ages. They are cared for in a smaller group setting than the older children, assuring much more one on one time with their teachers and caregivers.

 
         PRESCHOOL PROGRAM

Our Preschool Program was developed to ensure that your child will be ready to enter the public school system.  We utilize a program from Mcmillan / McGraw-Hill made for pre-kindergarten.  This program contains elements that:

  • Explore language skills such as speaking, listening and thinking.

  • Explore songs and poems that highlight vocabulary, new concepts and new ideas.

  • Responds and explores through drawing and tracing to express and communicate ideas.

In Addition:

  • Classroom routines provide continuity and consistency to a child's day that promotes personal and social development.
     

  • Learning centers enriched by classroom teachers use curriculum components that support learning through independent and small group exploration.
     

  • Hands-on activities that strengthen language development, writing, comprehension, alphabetic knowledge, phonology, print and book awareness.

  • The curriculum is developmentally appropriate for Preschoolers ages 3 - 5
     

  • Each month the class explores a different shape, color, letters and numbers through hands-on activities, play, games and art.
     

  • Each month covers a different learning theme with the teachers choosing how to best present this theme to their group.

 

         KINDERGARTEN PROGRAM

NEPA utilizes the McGraw‑Hill, "Beginning to Read, Write, and Listen" program. This is a phonics‑based program, which consists of twenty four workbooks that are completed over the course of the school year. Initially teacher directed, this program eventually becomes student‑directed. These books focus on letter formation and sound, but also includes other essential skills such as:

  • visual discrimination
     

  • listening skills
     

  • following multi‑stopped directions
     

  • identifying letter sounds in the initial, medial, and final positions
     

  • comprehension skills reinforce name, sound, and formation of current letters as well as past letters, and blending letter sounds to read words.

The teacher combines the letter book program with other language, art, and music activities to round out the curriculum. The students also cover topics in math, science, social studies, and literature. During their day, the children will have the opportunity to visit classroom centers such as art, dramatic play, blocks, puzzles and games, and science and math. Writing and reading skills are emphasized and taught using hands‑on activities and repetition. This entire program is based on ensuring that the children are successful, yet it also provides a challenging atmosphere. Each day includes, weather permitting, time outdoors engaged in teacher initiated activities and free play.

 

         SCHOOL AGE PROGRAM

Our School Age Program includes:

*Before & After School Care

*School vacations and holidays

*Full summer program

 

In addition, at all times, our children are offered:

  • Arts and Crafts: available on a free­choice basis. Open‑ended art emphasizes the process, not the product. Through arts and crafts the children develop fine motor skills, creativity, and problem‑solving abilities.
     

  • Indoor and Outdoor Games: Outdoor games are used to develop gross and fine motor skills, social skills, body awareness, and self‑confidence. Games are chosen in which every child can succeed.
     

  • Homework Help: Each day a teacher is available to help the children with homework, thus freeing up their time at home to spend with friends and family.
     

  • Computers: The classroom will have computers available with various games loaded that will emphasize thinking skills, logic, problem solving, and academic knowledge.
     

  • Classroom Centers: We offer classroom centers such as dramatic play, block building, science, and games and puzzles.
     

  • Summer Program: Our summer program features field trips that include swimming lessons, bowling, mini‑golf, museums, hiking, movies, and more. We also invite magicians, musicians, clowns, and animal handlers into our classroom as well as offer many fun and excitinq activities during the day

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