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San Francisco, CA
Centro Las Olas

Parents at this school would recommend this school to other parents.

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neighborhood: Noe Valley ·  Telephone: (415) 821-6527  · Website: www.centrolasolas.com

• Summary
• General Info
• School Philosophy
  & Day-in-the-Life
• Curriculum &
  Teaching Approach
• Quality of
  Teaching
• Home/School
  Connection
• Discipline,
  Health & Safety
• Ages, Schedule
  & Tuition
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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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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					n/a

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Director's Comments

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Parents' Comments

Parent #1
The school is only in its second month and is evolving quickly. While the overall approach is child-centered and play-based, because of the Spanish-language component, there is a deliberate effort to engage the students in conversation (if they are ready) or to narrate and describe their activities to help them develop the relevant vocabulary in Spanish.

Parent #2
The school embraces developmentally appropriate practices and is play-based. However, teachers/parents play a very active role in ensuring the children are engaged, extending the learning, etc. Also, because of the emphasis on acquiring the Spanish language, the teachers/parents in the classroom put particular emphasis in narrating and describing the children's play, asking them questions to draw them out, or incorporating new vocabulary into the play.

Parent #3
Between snack and lunch, children choose between the usual indoor and outdoor "stations", which are available to them all day, and additional teacher-led activities such as dance/movement, a more complex art project in the dedicated workshop, helping to prepare lunch and sometimes even planting activities in the garden. If they prefer to play on their own or have a book read to them, that is encouraged, too.