Our curriculum is Theme Dramatics:
For hands on, creative, innovative learning.
Be a Tour Guide in a class-made museum, explaining items created and explored during the week. Sell “tickets” for a student-designed space shuttle—where shapes, letters, and colors might be your currency. Cruise through town in a Lil’ Tikes car with your self-designed driver’s license! Be a Doctor and examine your patients as you recall your doctor caring for you. Instead of rote memorization, flashcards, or workbooks children at ACE learn through active exploration and creative expression.
Hands-On Learning
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Evidence-Based Methods
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Trial & Error Solutions
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Self-Awareness
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Independence Experience
Hands-On Learning ✳︎ Evidence-Based Methods ✳︎ Trial & Error Solutions ✳︎ Self-Awareness ✳︎ Independence Experience
BABY CORNER
“The Baby Corner provides a calm, serene, stimulating but relaxing environment in which the babies can develop and grow. It is where babies begin building their developmental foundation for their Early Childhood experience. From the cuddles to the attentive care, the babies experience structure, routine, and continuity which in turn gives them a sense of security. From learning to steady their head, building their upper body strength, GI Joe/Jane crawling, using their pincers, eating solid foods, being on a predictable schedule, learning to crawl, scale and then walk……then they are ready for the Twaddler room.
~ Fine' Washington~
TWADDLERS
As soon as infants are walking with ease and are over 12 months the transition begins to the Twaddler room. What a change this room is for baby. More areas to explore, toys to clean up, routines to follow, others feelings to consider, shoes to keep on, coats to flip, utensils to hold, cups to keep upright, sleeping on a cot….
Preschoolers
The Preschoolers have mastered the Twaddler classroom, learning adequately, self sufficiency in order to put a couple of major things on their plate such as potty training and number, letter, color, shape recognition for their future reading and math skills. they are also learning to understand and regulate their emotions, considering feelings of others. This is also a great time to show off their imagination and creativity as they assist bringing the classroom theme area to life!
Potty Training will take up to two weeks of their time. It can be disruptive to the flow of their day as they will be on the potty often. Parents are part of the process which is why the two week timeline is obtainable.
PreKindergarten/Kindergarten
PreKindergarten and Kindergarten are combined into one classroom. This is a great opportunity for children who are advanced to learn new skills and those who need more time to learn those skills. Children arrive in their 1st grade class ready and able to tackle all that it has to offer.
Dream it
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Dream it 〰️
School-Age Before/After Care
After being at school all day, school age children return to a nutritious and filling snack & beverage. They get to exert some energy outdoors and homework tutoring is also available. School- Age Care is also available on their days off from school, drop-in, winter, and spring break.