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EXPLORERS<\/span>TODDLERS 18 months - 3 years<\/span><\/span><\/h1><\/header>
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EXPLORERS<\/span>Libert\u00e9 Pre-School & Cr\u00e8che<\/span><\/span><\/h2>
Toddlers 18 months to 3 years<\/i><\/div><\/header><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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At Libert\u00e9 School, we provide a nurturing and stimulating environment where children can explore, learn, and develop in a manner most suited to them. The curriculum aims to support the holistic development of toddlers, recognizing their unique interests, needs, and abilities during this foundational stage of their educational journey. The focus is on holistic development and building cognitive skills while fostering independence, self-expression, social skills, and the joy of learning.<\/p>\n

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Tours are held most Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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OUR GOALS<\/span>Curriculum Goals for Toddlers<\/span><\/span><\/h2><\/header><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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We prepare children for life. Our approach places equal emphasis on each child\u2019s social, emotional, physical, and cognitive growth. <\/i><\/div><\/header>
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The learning environment for our Toddler community is designed to support their rapid growth and development during this crucial period. With an emphasis on holistic development within the framework of cognitive science, we provide a summary of our curriculum goals:<\/p>\n

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Practical Life<\/div>
Children are encouraged to engage in activities that promote independence, coordination, concentration, and order. These activities may include pouring, spooning, sorting, dressing, cleaning, and caring for the environment. <\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Math<\/div>
Within our environment, mathematical concepts are introduced through hands-on materials that allow toddlers to connect quantities with numbers as we explore number recognition, basic arithmetic operations, counting and concepts of quantity, size, and sequence. These activities develop mathematical thinking and lay the foundation for further mathematical understanding.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Nature and Outdoor Exploration<\/div>
Toddlers have opportunities to connect with nature and the outdoors. Within our permaculture garden, they engage in activities that promote an appreciation for the natural world, such as planting, sewing seeds, observing plants and animals, and exploring the outdoors.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Sensorial<\/div>
The sensorial materials in the curriculum stimulate the senses and help refine children's perception of colours, shapes, sizes, textures, sounds, and smells. Sensorial experiences promote sensory integration and, in so doing, cognitive development. <\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Language<\/div>
Children are encouraged to communicate their needs and express themselves using words to help build and expand their vocabulary and understanding. We pay particular attention to how we talk to children and teach them vital communication skills using correct terminology and sentence structure, storytelling, songs, rhymes, and conversations.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Emergent Reading & Writing<\/div>
Toddlers are introduced to the sounds of language through sound games, songs, and oral language exercises to develop phonemic awareness, laying the foundation for later reading and writing skills. Toddlers also explore the shapes of letters through sensory activities, while art activities help to develop fine motor skills and pencil grip.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Science<\/div>
Science, scientific language, thinking and problem-solving are introduced in an age-appropriate and hands-on manner. The building blocks of geography, biology, botany and physics are presented in a way that stimulates a toddler's natural curiosity about the world around them. <\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Physical Education<\/div>
The curriculum provides opportunities for toddlers to refine their fine and gross motor skills. Activities involving pouring, stacking, threading, drawing, balance and movement exercises help develop their hand-eye coordination, balance, strength, and control of movement through practical life and physical activities.<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Culture<\/div>
Children explore and appreciate different aspects of culture, encompassing geography, art, traditions, history, and music. Hands-on activities, storytelling, puzzles, timelines, etc., are used to develop children's awareness and appreciation of the diversity of human life and the world we live in and build a foundation for later historical understanding.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

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