Advertisement
New York, NY
Claremont Children's School
|
Parents at this school would recommend this school to other parents. |
 |
Review this preschool |
neighborhood: 90's · Telephone: (212) 865-4020 · Website: www.claremontschool.org
General Approach to Learning
| Play-based | |
| Play-based with some structure | |
 |
Predominantly teacher-led instruction |
| Montessori | |
| Waldorf | |
| Co-op | |
| Reggio-Emilia |
source:
Savvy Source's Comments
That means that the teachers plan activities for the children to engage in and that there is a daily schedule, as well as monthly themes. Every day children have the opportunity to have free play, circle time, story time, activity time, and meet with some of our specialists. What being teacher-directed means at Claremont is that the children do not engage in free play all morning. We believe that children like structure and like having adults plan activities for them to engage in.
(http://www.claremontschool.org/FAQs.htm)
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 |
|
source:
Curriculum and Teaching Approach
| PLAY-BASED | PLAY-BASED WITH SOME STRUCTURE | MOSTLY TEACHER LED | NOT FORMALLY IN CURRICULUM | CONDUCIVE ENVIRONMENT | ||
| Language | - | |||||
| 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 | - | - |
|
- | - | |
| Time & space | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sci. reasoning/physical world | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Music | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Visual arts | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Physical activity | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Other subjects taught | n/a | |||||
source:
Parents' Comments
Parent #1
Curriculum primarily teacher led. However there are several times throughout the day when many of the skills taught by teachers are also bolstered in a more free form and child-directed manner, in periods (for the 4 year-olds) such as Choice Time, Center Time and Rest/Reading time.
Parent #2
Claremont has a lot of 'specials' and fantastic specialists that lead them. These include music, science, art in a huge art room which is in addition to classroom art, yoga, gymnastics and library once a week
Advertisement
Being Savvy Today
Savvy Welcomes Jacque Grillo's 10 New Year's Resolutions for Parents
TEN PARENT RESOLUTIONS FOR THE NEW YEAR Resolve that one day each week will be a day without television, videos, computers, and electronics of any sort. Shut the things off. Reclaim your homes. Resist the pressure to become your child's
Montessori? Waldorf? Play-based?
What school type is right for your child? Is one model better than another? What does the research say?
View an example from the Savvy Source guide to learn more.
Today's “Preschool’s Out” Activity
Here is a simple way to entertain your child while you are preparing meals in the kitchen. Give (read more)
| Comment (1) |  |
Take Our Expert Quiz
how is your toddler or preschooler progressing developmentally?
This Week's Poll
Off the Beaten Path
Plan fun activities to do in:
Advertisement