Curriculum Overview

Family School Goals:

Goal 1: To promote Spiritual Development. It is our intention to help a child grow in healthy relationships, within limits, between himself and others, his family, his peers and his community. We believe these connections represent for a child a sense of a loving, happy and supportive God. We use the term God infrequently but the terms of love and care often. We encourage and promote justice, care, respect, and love between all ages of people and a flow of "positive energy". We sing Family School grace before the lunch meal.

Goal 2: To promote Social/Emotional Development. We seek to help a child identify and express his/her feelings appropriately so that emotional growth may flourish within a sense of personal safety. We teach children to appropriately express their needs and desires so that we may help them meet their needs. These skills on clear communication allow a child to negotiate for good play and development.

Goal 3: To promote Physical Development. We seek to support a child's physical health by offering exercise, good nourishment, rest and a sense of well-being. We seek to teach a child about his/her own body, how it functions and how to maintain it in good health.

Goal 4: To promote Academic Development. We seek to develop specific academic skills within four broad concepts:

• Space and Time (mathematics)
• Symbolization (language)
• Energy transfer (physics and science)
• Creativity (fine arts, music, the performing arts)

Our classrom materials are based on the exploration of these concepts.