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 GENERAL PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
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Children participate in a program that is designed to nurture the physical, social, emotional, cognitive and creative aspects of learning. Through interactions with loving caregivers, children are provided experiences that are not only developmentally appropriate but culturally and linguistically appropriate as well.
Caregivers at each center observe, interact with, and develop specific instructional activities for the children. Because it is a strongly developmental approach, each child is recognized for his or her uniqueness and is carefully led to develop in a way appropriate to the individual. It is a program that fosters independence, exploration and discovery.
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The Project Approach fosters this type of learning. Imagine your child having a special interest such as buildings, or insects, or butterflies…. and being able to explore books, participate in projects that tickle their imagination, and play through learning about what interests them most!
That’s what the Project Approach allows children to experience. Teachers carefully plan and design the learning experience so that it encourages the children to “grow” their interests without requiring the same level of participation from each child. |
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Click on the link to the right (have PIMPON project available) to view a PowerPoint presentation that demonstrates this approach. Keep in mind that the children are only 2 years old! You may read more about the Project Approach at http://www.project-approach.com/. Another great reference for this approach is http://ceep.crc.uiuc.edu/eecearchive/digests/2000/new00.html.
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Our schools use a High/Scope focused approach, ( http://www.highscope.org/ ), which is a curriculum that lends itself perfectly to the Project Approach. High/Scope encourages the development of collaboration between children, discussion, questioning, and problem solving. These are all qualities that employers repeatedly state as being desired in potential employees. Team work, critical thinking, and excitement about learning are all substantial elements of this approach. |
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