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South Pasadena, CA
Almansor Center

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

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Telephone: (323) 341-7768  · Website: http://www.redesignlearni...

• 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
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Social Skills & Work Habits

OVERALL RATING (1.0)
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					-
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	-	-	-		-
Physical activity	-		-	-	Yes
Other subjects taught					n/a

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Savvy Source's Comments

Long before the emergence of first words, children communicate with parents, siblings and care providers through smiles, sounds and other non-verbal interactions with the people around them. The home is the primary place where children practice their language skills, learn to communicate, and establish the building blocks to reaming and social-emotional development. The development of language and good communication skills is essential for reaming and later school success. The Almansor Center recognizes that special challenges emerge when children have difficulty communicating. Almansor staff are trained to address these challenges with specially designed methods geared towards the individual child and his or her parents. Our approach fosters the development of speech and language skills necessary for communication by empowering both parent and child to take charge of their own learning process. Extracted from Almansor Center website at http://www.redesignlearning.org/earlyed.htm

Parents' Comments

Parent #1
The teachers do NOT follow the curriculum whatsoever. They did NOT prepare my son for kindergarten at all. Teachers would rush through activities and circle time.