We Are All Explorers
Everything that we do is grounded in exploration. We help our students grow their imagination and desire to learn by finding ways for them to participate in a way that is in line with their own development. Regardless of the activity, we are doing we assign different “jobs” to different students. For example, if we are exploring the Native American culture we have the little ones hold the food, and the bigger kids hold the sticks, while the oldest students think about how we are going to build the teepee.
We break our days into “classes” they range from, library time, art, music, health, outside, and lunch. Then at the end of every day, we have circle time where we recap the day and have each student talk about what we did and they enjoyed about the day.
Sample Schedule for Little Sprouts
at Mia’s Sprouts Preschool
| Time | English | Spanish |
|---|---|---|
| 7:00am | WASH HANDS AND BREAKFAST | LAVADO DE MANOS/ ALMUERZO |
| 8:00am | PLAY GROUND Free and Imaginary Play Water the Plants Before go Inside |
JUEGOS DE PATIO Juego Libre e Imaginario & Regar las plantas antes de ir al Interior |
| 9:15am | WASH HANDS- TOILET | LAVADO DE MANOS Y BAÑO |
| 9:30am | CIRCLE TIME WELCOME TO A NEW DAY How many people are in my Family? |
NIÑOS AL CENTRO DAR LA BIENVENIDA A UN NUEVO DIA Cuántas personas integran mi familia? |
| 10:00am | CENTERS: MOTOR SKILLS Dramatic Play: Home and My Family |
CENTROS: MOTRICIDAD Area de Drama: Mi Hogar y mi Familia |
| 10:30am | WASH HANDS AND TOILET | LAVADO DE MANOS Y BAÑO |
| 10:45am | SNACK | REFRIGERIO |
| 11:15am | WASH HANDS AND TOILET | LAVADO DE MANOS Y BAÑO |
| 11:30am | ART: ALL ABOUT MY FAMILY Emotional Intelligence: SELF-AWARENESS |
ARTE: TODO SOBRE MI FAMILIA Inteligencia Emocional: CONSCIENCIA DE SI MISMO |
| 12:15am | LUNCH | ALMUERZO |
| 12:45am | NAP TIME | TIEMPO DE SIESTA |
| 3:00pm | PICK UP MATS AND BLANKETS WASH HANDS – TOILET |
RECOGER TAPETES Y COBIJAS LAVAR MANOS Y BAÑO |
| 3:15pm | SNACK | REFRIGERIO |
| 3:30pm | EXCURSION Y EXPLORATION TO LEARN AND COLLECT EXAMPLES OF FLORA AND FAUNA, GASTRONOMY AND CULTURE OF THE COUNTRY. | EXCURSIÓN Y EXPLORACIÓN DE UN PAIS Y RECOLECTAR EJEMPLOS DE FLORA Y FAUNA, GASTRONOMIA Y APRENDER DE SU CULTURA. |
| 4:00pm | SPANISH – CIRCLE TIME GIVE THANKS FOR THE DAY |
ESPAÑOL – NIÑOS AL CENTRO DAR GRACIAS POR EL DÍA |
| 4:30pm | ART /MUSIC PAINTER: Fernando Botero |
ARTE/ MUSICA PINTOR: Fernando Botero |
| 5:00pm | WASH HANDS- TOILET | LADO DE MANOS Y BAÑO |
| 5:15pm | DINNER | MERIENDA |
| 5:45pm | LIBRARY- STORY TIME | BIBLIOTECA/ HISTORIAS EN ESPAÑOL |
| 6:00pm | SCHOOL CLOSES | CIERRE DE ESCUELA |
It should be noted that literature, educational videos, stories and urban legends, major architectures, geography y gastronomy will be used to learn from the different countries to visit at all the times of the day.
Cabe señalar que se hará uso de literatura, videos educacionales, cuentos y leyendas urbanas, principal arquitectura, geografía y gastronomía para aprender de los diferentes países a visitar en todo momento del día.
*Programa Escolar de Alimentos de Mia’s Sprouts Preschool, exceptuando dīas extraordinarios.
Areas of Focus
PHYSICAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT
It is never too early to begin teaching students about their physical health and well being. We take our students outside every day, as well as guide them through stretching and yoga on a weekly basis. We also incorporate teaching them about their physical health by explaining what vitamins and minerals are in the foods we eat and talk about why it is important. For example, Applesauce has Vitamin C, and we need to go outside so we can get Vitamin D from the sun!
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- Group Sections
MUSIC AND SINGING
Music is something that all humans enjoy. We like to take it a step further by incorporating singing and dancing into our daily schedule. It is important to use the piano and other instruments while we use our entire bodies to dance along with the A-B-Cs and other educational songs.
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ART AND CREATIVITY
Albert Einstein once said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.” We help encourage every student’s imagination through art and creativity. We have them color, paint, cut, and create everything from mosaics to houses. All the while, we help them imagine traveling to far away countries and exploring the different cultures.
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- Group Sections
WHAT PARENTS SAY
"From the first time we met Martha and Natalia we felt immediately comfortable with them watching our daughter. The love that they have for what they do and compassion they have for teaching children is tangible when you walk in."
"I’ve seen the program that is implemented and it’s one of the best I’ve seen, I can see hitting capacity very soon."
"I have had the honor of working with Martha, her love of children and learning is amazing! She brought love and laughter to my classroom! Parents, this is such a wonderful place for your children! They will be loved, and cared for, and taught so much!"
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