AISV offers a full day (8.30 am to 3.30 pm ) pre-school program for three and four-year-olds.
At AISV the curriculum focuses on the whole child and provides a foundation for a lifetime of learning. Our Pre-K classes offer a variety of activities, both teacher-planned and student-driven, in order to allow each student to experience success. Children are guided and challenged to learn and grow through play, art, music, stories, drama, cooking, outdoor experiences, and exploring their environment.
We draw our learning outcomes for our youngest students from the following areas:
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Approaches to learning
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Social and emotional development
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Language, communication and literacy
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Cognition, mathematics development, scientific reasoning
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Perceptual, motor and physical development
As this is the first exposure to the English language for most of our Pre-K students, we strive to foster English language acquisition while encouraging the continued development of the student’s mother tongue.
To promote independence and create a positive transition from home to school we purposefully build a sense of community that includes families and other students and adults within the AISV community. As a small school with a big heart, we provide a warm supportive environment for every child.
| Time | Program |
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| 8:15 - 8:30 |
Arrival |
| 8:30 - 9:00 |
Free playtime |
| 9:00 - 9:15 |
Morning Circle: saying "hello" to each other, talking about the mood, and weather, playing finger games, discussing the theme of the week |
| 9:15 - 10:00 |
Activities and games: personal/social development, mathematics, language, environmental studies, expressive arts (specialist classes twice a week for Library, PE, and Music) |
| 10:00:10:15 |
Snack time |
| 10:15 -10:45 |
Activities outside |
| 11:00 - 12:05 |
Storytime, reading, small construction, jigsaw, drawing, table games |
| 12:05 - 12:30 |
Outdoor play |
| 12:30 |
Lunch |
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| 13:30 - 14:40 |
Nap time /table games individual activities/ free play |
| 15:00 -15:30 |
Outdoor play and pick-up at 3.30 pm |
| 15:30-17:30 |
Extended day program (supervision of students for families who are interested in this additional service)
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