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school
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Primary
Program Levels V, VI and Kindergarten
The
Suzuki School Primary Program is designed for
children three through five years of age. At this
age, the children begin to recognize the impact
of their decisions upon themselves and their classroom.
They are now ready for a more structured presentation
of math, language, and science concepts. They
remain intensely interested in practical life,
which now includes caring for pets and plants,
arranging their furniture, helping with meal preparation
and cleaning up. They take responsibility for
keeping their room orderly and have a voice in
deciding the room activities and rules.
Interactive
Classrooms:
Children in the Primary Program are confident
in their abilities and eager to absorb more of
the world around them. The classroom retains the
same design elements seen at the Pre-Primary level;
however, the children now arrange the room to
suit their activities and needs as the day progresses.
Encouraging this independence insures that the
children form a close bond to their room and with
each other.
Curriculum
& Materials:
Children, having been introduced to language and
fine motor control in the earlier levels, are
ready for more rigorous focus on language, math
and fine motor skills. The preschool, Kindergarten
and First Grade series of Alphatime
and Handwriting without Tears are
taught in Levels V, VI and Kindergarten, respectively.
In Level V, the children are introduced to beginning
mathematical concepts according to a Suzuki scope
and sequence. In Level VI and Kindergarten, the
children use the Scott Foresman Investigations
Kindergarten and First Grade level math program,
respectively. A Suzuki-developed science and multicultural
social studies program is used in a spiral curriculum
that starts in Level V and continues through Kindergarten.
Homeroom
& Rotation Routines: Each
child is assigned a homeroom teacher to facilitate
communication with the parents. The children are
placed in multi-ability groups and rotate throughout
the week to all the teachers during their morning
lesson block. This rotation allows the children
to work in succession with all the classroom teachers
in the areas of math, phonics, fine motor skills,
art, practical life and social studies/science.
Foreign
Language:
Native French or Spanish speakers teach children
French and Spanish in Levels V-VI and Kindergarten
twice a week using a language immersion curriculum.
These programs are taught during both the school
year and during the summer program.
Enrichment:
Our
regular curriculum is supplemented by special
visitors, including storytellers, musicians, magicians
and nature specialists. Students participate in
small group music instruction once a week. They
also have the opportunity to participate in optional
enrichment activities such as private music lessons,
ballet, gymnastics and sports movement classes.
Communication:
At Suzuki, we recognize the parent as your childs
first and best teacher. To foster our partnership,
we communicate with parents daily so that you
are informed of your childs progress and
of his or her day. Parents are encouraged to communicate
directly with the teachers in the afternoons after
the end of the academic day and through email.
Accreditation:
Our
4-year-old program and Kindergarten program are
accredited by the Georgia Accrediting Commission
with their highest quality level, Accreditation
with Quality.
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