Our Classrooms
The Ideal Environment for Learning
A good early childhood environment meets the child's basic needs and supports and encourages children to engage in activities that implement the program's curriculum. Further, the environment is designed to enable staff to facilitate the optimum learning for their children. Finally, the environment makes parents and guardians feel welcome, involved, and empowered.
The Layout
At Spanish for Fun Academy the physical environment of the rooms are organized into several interest areas. Take at look here and see what they are:
Personal Storage Quiet Cozy Areas Math & Manipulatives Pretend & Dramatic Play Block Play Resting and Cot Storage Science & Discovery Play Art Writing & Listening Group Activities
Personal Storage
- Individual cubbie spaces
- Located near the entrance
Quiet Cozy Areas
- A quiet corner near the literacy center wich is furnised with a mat and pillows
Math & Manipulatives
- Table, chairs and adequate storage
- Equipped with materials to support counting, grouping, matching, sorting, pattering and weighing activities
Pretend & Dramatic Play
- Equipped with child-size home furnishings and meterials
- Allow children to "try on the world" in a safe place
Block Play
- Semi-enclosed space equipped with assorted shapes and sizes of wooden unit block
- Additional accesories
- Adequate storage
Resting and Cot Storage
- Cots or mats that are easy to clean along with sheets and blankets for each child
Science & Discovery Play
- Sand and water table with a variety of experimental toys and tools
- Adequate storage for safe and appropiate materials and science tools
Art
- An easy to clean space with easels, tables and chairs and a variety of art tools and media
Writing & Listening
- Furnished with a small table and chair with a variety of paper and writing tools and other appropiate media
Group Activities
- A soft carpeted area to gather for group experiences in literacy activities and oral communication
- Creative space for musical activities