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Objectives for Children<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The following set of objectives guides us in best preparing our children for the future.\u00a0 These goals reflect the basic philosophy of Kingston Co-Op Preschool.\u00a0 Our program strives:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  • To value each child as a unique individual with a distinctive learning style and personality<\/li>
  • To enhance the self-esteem, self-worth, and self-confidence of each child.\u00a0 When our children feel good about themselves, they are ready to tackle future academic challenges.<\/li>
  • To promote cognitive development through self-motivated and self-paced learning experiences that involve interaction with a rich and varied learning environment.\u00a0 Excessive pressure to learn letters, numbers, or reading has not been shown to produce a long-term advantage for children and can cause unnecessary stress.<\/li>
  • To encourage the development of divergent thinking skills.\u00a0 The child puts art materials together in their own way, rather than in a way suggested by the participating adult or by a model made by an adult.<\/li>
  • To promote communication skills through talking with many interesting adults and children, learning to negotiate a \u201cturn\u201d with a wanted toy, and fostering a love of books and stories.<\/li>
  • To develop competence and independence, which includes the ability to carry out a task with a minimum of adult intervention. We encourage our children to do as much as possible themselves, keeping in mind reasonable developmental expectations.<\/li>
  • To develop social skills by providing children with an abundance of opportunities for social interaction.\u00a0 It is through interactions with others that children grow intellectually, socially and personally.<\/li>
  • To become aware of and to develop a respect for people different from themselves.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Objectives for Parents<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
    • To develop realistic age level expectations from knowledge of typical childhood behavior and growth.<\/li>
    • To clarify child rearing values and attitudes and to explore methods of positive child guidance.<\/li>
    • To learn about the physical needs of family members, including nutrition, safety, first aid, childhood illnesses, exercise and stress management.<\/li>
    • To experience and understand the role of parent involvement in maintaining quality learning environments for children.<\/li>
    • To develop skills and practice in teaching young children in the following areas: art, science, concept development, language, music, motor skills, and cooperative play.<\/li>
    • To share support, consultation, and resource information concerning child rearing and family life.<\/li>
    • To develop skills in group organization and leadership.<\/li>
    • To develop and\/or increase confidence in managing the demanding role of parents in a changing society.<\/li>
    • To strengthen family communication and positive family growth.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Objectives for Children The following set of objectives guides us in best preparing our children for the future.\u00a0 These goals reflect the basic philosophy of Kingston Co-Op Preschool.\u00a0 Our program strives: To value each child […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5260","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingstoncooppreschool.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingstoncooppreschool.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingstoncooppreschool.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingstoncooppreschool.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/kingstoncooppreschool.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5260"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/kingstoncooppreschool.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5260\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5262,"href":"http:\/\/kingstoncooppreschool.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5260\/revisions\/5262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/kingstoncooppreschool.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}