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Curriculum
Our curriculum at MCPC emphasizes play and hands-on
experience. We endeavor to create a stimulating learning environment
that balances sensory activities, cognitive skill games, and fine
and gross motor activities.
The curriculum revolves around a monthly theme, with planned daily
activities that build upon the theme. Some of these activities include:
- Child-centered
art projects, easel painting and play-dough
- Children's
cooking and food-preparation projects
- Outdoor
play, such as climbing, digging, running and ball games
- Science
and nature projects, including a magnetic sand table and animals
to observe
- Reading
books in our library area
- Musical
activities and instruments
-
Fantasy play
- Movement
and dance
- Sand,
water table and seed table play
- Building
toys and manipulatives, such as puzzles, blocks and trains
- Carpentry
projects
- Guest
visitors and field trips
Through
these types of play, our programs develop and satisfy a child's
natural desire to learn, so s/he may gain:
- Self-reliance
- Independence
- Respect
for others and the environment
- Cooperation
- Logical
thinking
- Hand-eye
coordination
- Problem-solving
skills
- Readiness
for formal learning
A
typical week at MCPC
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