- Children develop and learn
best in a program where the burden of responsibility is not placed on the
child to meet the needs of the program, but rather where the program meets
the needs of the child.
- The Nursery School is
strengthened and the children’s education is enhanced when parents and other
involved adults are encouraged to and allowed to have active partnership and
meaningful involvement with the school, the staff, and their child’s
education.
- The education and quality
of the teachers, as well as the appropriateness of the curriculum and
instructional processes planned and carried out by the classroom teachers,
are necessary variables in order for positive development and learning to
take place.
- Young children develop and
learn best when the focus is on the whole child. This means that all domains
of development (social, emotional, intellectual, and physical) are viewed as
interdependent, synergistic, and equally important.
- Appropriate early
childhood curriculum should address the great variability of children’s
overall development, interests, culture, and individual learning styles and,
therefore, should not be overly standardized or scripted.
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Children develop and learn
best when provided the opportunity to use cooperation and problem solving
skills with both adults and peers in all areas of learning, and when they
are encouraged to generate and transfer knowledge and information from one
already learned and established context to a new experience or new context.
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Children develop and learn
best when encouraged to become age appropriately independent and self
disciplined, and when they are helped to comfortably persist at attempting
new challenges and activities.
- Children develop and learn
best when given the opportunity to make new discoveries and find out
information through their own and combined efforts with teachers and
classmates; as well as given the opportunity to experience the natural
consequences of mistakes in learning and then given the opportunity to
revisit and figure out adjustments and a new understanding for correct
solutions.
- Children develop and learn
best when they are in an environment of respect that allows them to feel
competent and independent, helps them connect to others and understand how
their world functions, and allows them to feel safe and secure enough to
express their genuine thoughts, feelings, and emotions.
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