Learning through Play - Part II

What makes play good or good play at Goddard Schools ?

Experts agree that play creates a successful experience for children of any age, learning anything if the following four elements are in place:

1) Atmosphere,
2) Materials,
3) Adult intervention and
4) Regard for individual differences.

The Goddard School atmosphere provides these four aspects within a relaxed sense of anticipation and freedom – freedom from evaluation/correction and to perform less than perfectly. It is this freedom that generates the higher levels of sophistication that children more often produce in play than in their lessons.

We Provide an Optimal Learning Environment that is Creative and Fun

An enriched learning environment fosters well-rounded, happy and confident learners. Our extensive resources include the creation of a warm, nurturing environment where children can make many supportable choices, independently explore learning materials and develop socialization skills as they interact with others. Toys and equipment are carefully chosen, first for safety and then for how they stimulate young imaginations and help children develop. Enrichment programs augment the Goddard School’s core curriculum to expose children to the skills necessary to support their active lives, develop positive self-esteem and set the foundation for a healthy lifestyle. These programs include sign language, yoga, fitness, art history, music, sports, world cultures and foreign languages.

Goddard’s Professional, highly-Trained Faculty make the most of every teachable moment.

Our professional educators are intentional in guiding and extending children’s play to ensure key developmental milestones are achieved across the learning domains. Teachers facilitate learning through responsive interactions with children as they learn and have fun! Our teachers skillfully weave in academic and learning objectives as they build upon what the individual children can do and encourage them to try new things.

Our Flex Learning Program gives structure and purpose to play. Ask your current daycare/preschool provider for their curriculum and compare to see the Goddard difference.