Brooklyn, NY
Emmanuel Day Care
Parents at this school would recommend this school to other parents. |
Review this preschool |
neighborhood: Fort Greene · Telephone: (718) 622-1233
General Approach to Learning
| Play-based | |
| Play-based with some structure | |
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Predominantly teacher-led instruction |
| Montessori | |
| Waldorf | |
| Co-op | |
| Reggio-Emilia |
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Director's Comments
Some children need structure as well as play. Our curriculum includes music: singing, dancing, and other movement, and instruments such as tambourines, flutes, drums, etc. Good manners are and other socially acceptable behavior is a part of our program as well as outdoor play every day or indoors on bad weather days. Field trips are a part of our curriculum as well as community walks and visits to our community helpers to expose the children to their environment and to the world they live in.
Social Skills & Work Habits
| OVERALL RATING (5.0) |
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| This school has increased my child's: | |
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| Ability to listen and follow directions |
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| Ability to sit still for longer periods of time |
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| Ability to be a part of a group of children |
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| Self-sufficiency and independence |
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| Awareness of others’ feelings |
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| 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 | - |
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- | - | n/a | |
| Nursery rhymes, poems, songs | - | - |
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- | n/a | |
| Storybook reading | - | - |
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- | n/a | |
| Emerging literacy skills | - | - |
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- | n/a | |
| Cognitive Development | n/a | |||||
| Math and number sense | - | - |
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- | ||
| Time & space | - |
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- | - | ||
| Sci. reasoning/physical world |
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- | - | - | ||
| Music | - |
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- | - | ||
| Visual arts | - |
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| Physical activity | - |
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| Other subjects taught | n/a | |||||
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Director's Comments
teacher-led instructions and free play are the major part of our curriculum. The curriculum is designed to promote the student's learning skills in all areas. Learning is geared toward each child's individual needs and in developing their growth and development in all areas previously mentioned.
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