Curriculum

Four classes

Students are divided into classes by age as follows:

Yellow Class
Two-and-a-half to three-year-olds (Must be two by March 31st)
9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Thursday and Friday

Red Class
Three-year-olds to those turning four
9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday

Blue Class
Young four-year-olds and pre-k
9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday

Green Class
Four- to five-year-olds (pre-k)
9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday

Program Goals and the Curriculum

BHCP uses The Creative Curriculum as the organizing framework underlying our approach to working with young children:

Social/Emotional Development: Developing a sense of self and taking responsibility for own well-being; demonstrating self-direction and independence; sharing and respecting the rights of others; using thinking skills to resolve conflict.

Cognitive Development: Learning and problem-solving by observing with curiosity; approaching problems using multiple strategies; exploring cause and effect; demonstrating logical thinking as well as representative/symbolic thinking.

Physical Development: Developing gross motor and fine motor skills.

Language Development: As a listener and speaker, expressing self using words and expanded sentences, asking and answering questions, participating as an equal partner in conversation; as a reader and writer, demonstrating understanding of print concepts, understanding the purpose of writing and knowledge of the alphabet, beginning to write letters and words.

From The Creative Curriculum