Curriculum

All programs at MCNS use The Creative Curriculum as a guide to developing developmentally appropriate lesson plans for both toddles and preschoolers. It rests on a firm foundation of research and responds to new requirements addressing academic content while keeping a play based philosophy.  The curriculum helps guide our teachers in their planning from all areas of the classroom from child development to individual learning centers in the room.

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Each child has a unique blend of physical, social, emotional and intellectual needs and abilities. Therefore, each day we offer a wide range of activities that helps develop these different aspects of your child. We place a particular emphasis on social development. We get to know each child and help him or her to develop a positive self-image, and to feel competent and independent. The range of regular activities includes Circle Time, Storytelling, Music, Art, Block Building, Puzzles, Playground Time and dramatic Play. We often have week long units where we focus on certain subject areas: Food, Farms, Winter, Plants, Bugs, Dinosaurs, Tools, the Senses, Space, the Body, etc. Of course, routines and rituals such as putting on coats, washing hands, lining up and cleaning up, play an important role in a child's development. MCNS also offers extra enrichment programs that vary year to year. In the past we've had regular visits from music teachers, nature specialists, dentists, storytellers, yoga teachers, movement instructors, and the fire department.