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The Hollingworth Preschool

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neighborhood: 120's · Telephone: (212) 678-3851 · Website: http://www.tc.columbia.ed...

Kindergarten
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General Approach to Learning

	Play-based
	Play-based with some structure
	Predominantly teacher-led instruction
	Montessori
	Waldorf
	Co-op
	Reggio-Emilia

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Director's Comments

The Hollingworth Preschool child-responsive curriculum is an outgrowth of the work of the Hollingworth Center and is a synthesis of the best theory and practice emanating from other institutions. Our goals include: To provide a warm, caring, responsive environment that fosters a sense of security, acceptance, and belonging; To provide children with a conceptual knowledge of the world around them to serve as a foundation for further exploration; To facilitate the development of higher-level thinking skills necessary to become critical thinkers and problem-solvers; To further the development of the children's social interaction skills and participation in a community; To promote effective strategies for framing questions and methods for finding answers. Based on an interdisciplinary approach, the curriculum strikes a balance between child-selected/child-designed activities and teacher-developed/teacher-directed units of study. This combination affords each child the opportunity to explore individual interests while gaining exposure to a wider variety of ideas. The link between these two elements is evident as the children incorporate new knowl?edge and skills throughout their play activities and as the teachers integrate the children's interests into the units of study.

Social Skills & Work Habits

OVERALL RATING (5.0)
This school has increased my child's:
Ability to listen and follow directions
Ability to sit still for longer periods of time
Ability to be a part of a group of children
Self-sufficiency and independence
Awareness of others’ feelings
Cooperation with other children

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Curriculum and Teaching Approach

	PLAY-BASED	PLAY-BASED WITH SOME STRUCTURE	MOSTLY TEACHER LED	NOT FORMALLY IN CURRICULUM	CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENT
Language					Yes
Oral language	-	-		-	n/a
Nursery rhymes, poems, songs	-	-		-	n/a
Storybook reading	-	-		-	n/a
Emerging literacy skills	-		-	-	n/a
Cognitive Development					n/a
Math and number sense	-		-	-	Yes
Time & space	-		-	-	Yes
Sci. reasoning/physical world	-	-		-	Yes
Music	-	-		-	Yes
Visual arts	-		-	-	Yes
Physical activity	-		-	-	Yes
Other subjects taught	At Hollingworth, a problem is viewed as a challenge to be embraced with enthusiasm. From their earliest days in the classroom the children are actively involved in defining and solving the daily problems they encounter. They become aware of the power of words as they work with the teachers to develop effective strategies. The children themselves are the active participants who shape the complexities of the environment. The Hollingworth environment cultivates capable problem solvers who become pro?ficient negotiators able to generate multiple solutions. In time, the children internalize effective problem solving strategies which they use frequently and spontaneously.				n/a

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Director's Comments

The interdisciplinary units that are pursued throughout the school year encourage the children to participate in a variety of multidimensional activities while nurturing individual talents. The selection of a theme is guided by observed interests of the children, and by the richness of the content. Emphasis is placed on topics which lend themselves to in-depth exploration and which foster problem solving and creative collaboration. Past unit themes have included Antarctica, Oceanography, Ecology, Astronomy, Van Gogh, Architecture, and Medieval Life. Most recently, the Hollingworth Community followed the Corps of Discovery in their historic transcontinental search for a water passage.

Play is an essential part of the Hollingworth Preschool day. It is a valuable activity during which the preschoolers interact socially and select activities spontaneously. At first glance, the rich classroom environment, complete with a block corner, a loft, a pretend area, art supplies, painting easels, small manipulatives, puzzles, games, library, and a music center, resembles a typical early childhood classroom. Yet, as the children's play is observed, it becomes evident that in this environment, the children engage in sophisticated dramatic and constructive play, pursue areas of interest, and engage in problem solving tasks both collaboratively and independently.

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