School-Age

School-Age
TK - 13 years old

Download School-Age Curriculum and Program Goals

The School-Age Program provides a variety of positive learning experiences for elementary school children. The school-age years bring new and exciting challenges and rewards for children. We recognize that each child grows and develops at his or her own rate. Children display developmental landmarks at different times. We strive to meet each child’s individual needs and provide activities that are of interest to them and at their current developmental level.

The primary job of a school-age child is to develop a sense of personal competence. Children use feedback from important adults, peers and their own self-evaluation to judge their competencies. School-age children’s style of thinking is concrete, meaning that their thinking and reasoning is more logical and organized than it was during the preschool years. They can also understand and express a variety of emotions. Our staff are well aware of what these children need, and implement a program that is designed to help the school-age child be as successful as they can be!

Our goals are as follows:
We contribute to the children’s sense of self and help foster self-esteem by:

Offering praise and reinforcement
Helping the children to recognize their own unique talents and abilities
Encouraging the children to talk about their feelings
Helping the children develop problem-solving skills to use in friendships

We contribute to the children’s ways of thinking and learning by:

Creating time for children to make choices and ask them to explain their reasons
Encouraging children to think about how things relate to each other
Asking children open-ended questions
Playing more complex and thought provoking games with the children
Engaging children in conversations about thinking ideas through to completion
Reading with the children and encouraging the children to read to us
Providing children with musical learning opportunities
Helping children learn about time management

We contribute to the children’s awareness of self and others by:

Involving the children in establishing the norms for the classroom
Assisting them in understand the norms and the reasons for the norms
Allowing the children to try a variety of team and competitive sports
Encouraging the children to set high, but achievable goals for themselves
Celebrating the children’s accomplishments
Helping them develop necessary social skills so they can establish positive peer relationships

We contribute to the children’s development of communication by:

Providing numerous occasions for children to spend time with friends and talk one-on-one with a variety of adult teachers
Asking children to talk about their experiences with school, friends and other activities
Encouraging them to articulate their likes and dislikes, and to provide explanations
Facilitating interactions between children to help them better understand their feelings
Creating opportunities for verbal problem-solving and taking the time to help children develop problem-solving skills

My 8-year-old daughter went to the summer camp this year and LOVED it from the very first day. She connected with her teachers and generally had a lot of fun. As a parent, I really liked having her close by and being able to have lunch together, which we did several times.

~ Gabrielle, LLNL - IAOD

School-AgeTK - 13 years old

School-Age
TK - 13 years old