I choose the principle 1 “An articulated philosophy that addresses the needs of children, families, educators and community”. I work in a program that follows Dr. Maria Montessori’s Method of education which emphasizes on independence, freedom within limits, and respect for a child’s natural psychological, physical, and social development. By following the criterions of this principle, I would first like to talk about our philosophy and methods of teaching, address our program’s strength, where we demonstrate some characteristics of a quality program and later proceed to areas needing improvement. Our philosophy is designed to encourage children to grow through interaction and individuality, as children learn thorough hands-on experience
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We also give a copy of the schedule that we follow each day. Once the child is enrolled, the director will schedule a Welcome visit for the child before his/her first day at school which allows the family and the child to have smooth transition with communicating with teachers, friends who is going to be with him/her during the day. We also provide a monthly newsletter to connect with the parents in our classroom. Teachers have an accurate understanding of child development which promotes healthy cognitive and emotional development of a child. If we see anything we address it our Director we observe, talk to the parent and if needed give resources on community support systems. I had a child in the classroom who had difficulty in saying words and talking at the age of 3 ½ that is when he started. As teachers we understand a typical language development, developmentally he should be able to say sentences. We talked to the Director and the Director had a conference with the parent. To our surprise the parents were not serious about this at the beginning; they said that it runs in the family. After the conference, the parents understood the crucial moment, they also took the speech therapy referred by our program and the child is still in our school progressing well. All the educators in our program has taken child development course and understand a child’s typical and atypical cognitive, social-emotional and physical development. Our curriculum and activities are planned based on the child’s development; at the same time initiate their interest and
We also give a copy of the schedule that we follow each day. Once the child is enrolled, the director will schedule a Welcome visit for the child before his/her first day at school which allows the family and the child to have smooth transition with communicating with teachers, friends who is going to be with him/her during the day. We also provide a monthly newsletter to connect with the parents in our classroom. Teachers have an accurate understanding of child development which promotes healthy cognitive and emotional development of a child. If we see anything we address it our Director we observe, talk to the parent and if needed give resources on community support systems. I had a child in the classroom who had difficulty in saying words and talking at the age of 3 ½ that is when he started. As teachers we understand a typical language development, developmentally he should be able to say sentences. We talked to the Director and the Director had a conference with the parent. To our surprise the parents were not serious about this at the beginning; they said that it runs in the family. After the conference, the parents understood the crucial moment, they also took the speech therapy referred by our program and the child is still in our school progressing well. All the educators in our program has taken child development course and understand a child’s typical and atypical cognitive, social-emotional and physical development. Our curriculum and activities are planned based on the child’s development; at the same time initiate their interest and