Way to Go... showcasing the accomplishments and achievements of students and staff

When parents enroll their children in the Pre-Kindergarten or Kindergarten programs, they have the opportunity to take advantage of activities offered within the Family Oriented Programming Sessions. These sessions provide additional programming hours for children who have targeted developmental milestones they are working towards.  These sessions may range from literacy and language based activities to multi-disciplinary options such as a Sports Sampler class.

Among those sessions offered, Kindermusik provides many benefits to children.  Kindermusik allows children the opportunity to play instruments, sing, move, listen and explore an engaging musical world.   Music teacher Val Hughes leads a group of parents and their children through a series of activities all focused around singing, music and movement.  She uses a variety of techniques to help each child develop life skills.  While visiting this class, each child was given a hoola hoop to dance with which develops spatial awareness, gross motor skills and language.  Children are engaged in song with musical instruments to help develop their imagination, social interactions skills, and turn taking.

Jordon, who is four years old and in his second year of this program, would shy away from activities, showed little emotion and struggled with both the English and German language.  “Since enrolling him in these programs we have noticed Jordon has much more confidence and is continually learning and speaking new words in both languages,” says his mother Matilda. 

The sessions also offer additional support for parents at home.  Parents are given tools in each session to work with their children, such as follow up activities for the next class to familiarize their child and themselves with the songs ahead of time.  The class also gives the teachers an opportunity to develop a relationship with the parents, while maintaining support levels.

To Kindermusik Family Oriented Programming Sessions for encouraging, singing, dancing and imagining with our children and helping them achieve their personal best, we say……

Way to Go!