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Brooklyn, NY
Grace Church

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

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neighborhood: Brooklyn Heights ·  Telephone: (718) 624-4030  · Website: www.gracechurchschool.org

• Summary
• General Info
• School Philosophy
  & Day-in-the-Life
• Curriculum &
  Teaching Approach
• Quality of
  Teaching
• Home/School
  Connection
• Discipline,
  Health & Safety
• Ages, Schedule
  & Tuition
• Application &
  Admissions
• Kindergarten
  Placement&Tips

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

We believe that children must gently learn to separate from their families as they gain trust in their environment at school. Therefore, after separation is achieved, children learn to trust their teachers, make friends and learn to love learning, how to problem solve and keep their curiosity flourishing.

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	Celebration of many diverse traditions and cultures.				n/a

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Director's Comments

Curriculum is well planned and well rounded. Often books and cooking are combined with a project. Multi-cultural aspects of urban life are highlighted and celebrated. Children are taught in a multi-sensory, experiential environment.

Parents' Comments

Parent #1
The curriculum is a mix of free play and structure. I am really happy with the mix that Grace offers. It is gentle structure. My son is learning, but he's having fun at the same time. Grace is a really warm environment. It is where I would want to go to school if I was three again. It is very sweet and nurturing.

Parent #2
The day consists of free play with stations (water/sand table, construction toys, painting, art project, imaginative play (kitchen, dress up, tea parties, etc) , circle time for stories/reading, snack, outside play (learning rules games and free play)