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San Marino, CA
San Marino Community Church Preschool

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

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Telephone: (626) 282-4186  · Website: www.smccpby.com/Nursery_s...

• 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	-	-	-	-	-
Music	-	-	-	-	-
Visual arts	-		-	-	-
Physical activity	-	-	-	-	Yes
Other subjects taught					n/a

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Savvy Source's Comments

Our curriculum is planned for the children in a way that is age appropriate. Children are encouraged to ask questions and to do their own problem-solving. Self-esteem is enhanced as children are free to choose from a wide array of activities provided by the teachers. Group time is a time for singing, stories, games, sharing, and listening. Children are exposed informally to the written word through stories and poetry. They explore mathematical concepts by manipulating materials, sorting, counting, and comparing. Hands-on science experiences correspond to daily life activities requiring children to use all five senses. Cooking, mixing, and observing changes are all part of this process. (Extracted from www.smccpby.com/Nursery_school.htm#SMCC_Pic, preschool's website)

Parents' Comments

Parent #1
Art, science, puzzles, math, and reading are all available stations that children can choose. The subjects may be introduced in various ways week by week with microscopes, stampers, paint, or even furniture changing weekly at those stations. Not EVERYTHING is put out?perhaps a few different puzzles, books, art supplies of the school collection. Teachers may often also focus on a particular topic to introduce a subject to all children as in sharing, or story time, or science experiments.

Parent #2
n/a