The Primary Years

From the Beginning

Hatchlings

6 weeks to 17 months

Skills such as taking a first step, smiling for the first time, and waving “bye-bye” are called developmental milestones. Developmental milestones are things most children can do by a certain age. Children reach milestones in how they play, learn, speak, behave, and move; like crawling, walking, or jumping (CDC, 2021). At Excelsior Preparatory we teach our babies sign language. They will learn to communicate basic needs and wants before they learn to speak.

Nestlings
18 to 35 months

Young children who attend Excelsior Preparatory get the tools and support they need for their healthy development. All activities are carefully designed to adequately nurture the emotional, intellectual and physical growth of our kids. Through stimulating situations and hands-on learning opportunities, children are free to develop into bright young minds.

Twaddlers

2.5 years old

Our programs are designed to meet the needs of both children and families through specific goals and objectives. We focus on building off of the strengths of each child, taking advantage of every teachable moment.

Pre-Kindergarten
Fledglings Owlettes
3 year olds 4 year olds

Our Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten program will be based on the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program (PYP) in which we are seeking candidacy to provide. "PYP is based on inquiry. A strong emphasis is placed on students finding their own information and constructing their own understandings focused on conceptual understanding: Concepts are explored in order to both deepen disciplinary understandings and to help students make connections and transfer learning to new contexts. developed in local and global contexts: Teaching uses real-life contexts and examples, and students are encouraged to process new information by connecting it to their own experiences and to the world around them, focused on effective teamwork and collaboration: This includes promoting teamwork and collaboration between students, but it also refers to the collaborative relationship between teachers and students. Designed to remove barriers to learning: Teaching is inclusive and values diversity. It affirms students’ identities and aims to create learning opportunities that enable every student to develop and pursue appropriate personal goals. • informed by assessment: Assessment plays a crucial role in supporting, as well as measuring, learning. This approach also recognizes the crucial role of providing students with effective feedback" (Ibo.org, 2021).

Kindergarten
Owls
5 year-olds

Our Kindergarten program will also be based on the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Program (PYP) in which we are seeking candidacy to provide. "PYP is based on inquiry. A strong emphasis is placed on ensuring students are prepared for first grade in public or private school. Additionally, we will focus on IB Principals to ensure students are able to find their own information and constructing their own understandings focused on conceptual understanding: Concepts are explored in order to both deepen disciplinary understandings and to help students make connections and transfer learning to new contexts. developed in local and global contexts: Teaching uses real-life contexts and examples, and students are encouraged to process new information by connecting it to their own experiences and to the world around them, focused on effective teamwork and collaboration: This includes promoting teamwork and collaboration between students, but it also refers to the collaborative relationship between teachers and students. Designed to remove barriers to learning: Teaching is inclusive and values diversity. It affirms students’ identities and aims to create learning opportunities that enable every student to develop and pursue appropriate personal goals. • informed by assessment (Ibo, 2021).