Little Friends School

Computers

Each classroom is set up with two computer stations that the children learn and play on daily. The computers are set up for the children to learn basic computer skills, keyboard knowledge, academic achievement, and of course fun games too!

Music and movement

Music and movement is often the children’s favorite part of the day because they are encouraged to express their silliest side as they sing and dance to a variety of children’s songs. We have experts come in, such as Josie LaRiccia of Josie's International School of Dance, to give specialized classes in dance and music.

Each classroom at Little Friends School is center based, allowing each child to maneuver freely around the classroom. Some of the centers at the school include

• a sensory table
• a math station
• a manipulative station
• a writing station
• a library station
• a reading station
• a building station
• a play kitchen
• an art center

Language skill development

Teachers are constantly talking with the children about their play, providing a language rich environment. All centers are labeled with pictures and words. As the children mature, they move from the concrete, to pictures, to letter and word recognition. There are writing materials in many of the learning centers where children take their first steps in learning to write.

We teach the children to listen.

Listening is important for learning and for understanding other people. As the teachers listen to the children in an accepting and nurturing manner, children learn to listen to each other and, hopefully, to themselves. By learning to listen they learn about their feelings and the complexity of social interactions. By learning to first listen and question with acceptance they can then work on developing a critical capacity to challenge what is said and evaluate the information they receive.

Motor skills

At the learning center, kids learn gross and fine motor skills. Tasks requiring the use of emerging motor skills are constantly presented in the centers as well as outside on our playground.