Language

• Oral Language Development (receptive and expressive)
• Development and Advancement of Vocabulary
• Introduction to Sounds

Mathematics:  

• Numeration (symbol to quantity association)
• Linear Counting
• Identifying Shapes

As the child transitions from infancy to toddlerhood and begins to achieve the developmental markers that lead to sturdily standing and walking or toddling, they are exposed to more stimulating works and opportunities for developing independence, language, and motor needs.  When they show developmental readiness, children begin to operate on a more structured schedule, providing order and security for the young child who is beginning to see themselves as separate from the adult.

Practical Life Exercises

Development of concentration, order, coordination, refinement of gross and fine motor skills, and independence.

• Care of the Self
• Care of the Environment
• Grace and Courtesy
• Art Production

Sensorial Exercises

Direct and concrete sensorial experiences for the development of perception, their refinements, and discrimination.

• Sense of Sight (ophthalmic)
• Sense of Touch and Grasp (tactile and stereognostic)
• Sense of Taste (gustatory)
• Sense of Smell (olfactory)
• Sense of Hearing (auditory)

Behavior and Work Habits

• Self Management

• Self Awareness
• Relationship Skills
• Social Awareness
• Conflict Resolutions

Throughout the year, your little one will develop confidence, a love of learning, and the skills required to communicate both with peers and adults in a nurturing and academic setting. One of the goals of the Toddler curriculum is to establish a work cycle within your child: he or she will choose a material or lesson, independently bring it to a table or mat, work purposefully with it for as long as they need, and put it away once they are finished. These initial skills and steps form the foundation of their academic journey and are instrumental in preparing them for their future experiences and success, both socially and academically.

Your child will practice independence in a safe and nurturing environment, known as the prepared environment. A child’s personal development is informed and enhanced by the environment that surrounds them, which includes the work of other students in the classroom. For example, as one child paints, another is learning to sort by color. Each individual child works at his or her own pace, but is continually learning and helping to guide another child. Each child can practice activities as much as needed, and is free to choose and explore beautifully prepared works. The foundation your child establishes in the Toddler Program lays the groundwork for remarkable success in the next level, our Primary Program.