About Our Programs
Gateway provides a program especially suited to the needs of the child. Our
Montessori background offers individual attention to the whole development of
the child allowing us to achieve our goal to build self esteem and a positive
self worth in each child. We combine the philosophy of Montessori with a
traditional atmosphere to develop a totally rounded program that meets the needs
of the child in the process of developing and learning. Our program allows the
children to become harmonious in movement, independent in work, and honest and
helpful with one another.
Our main objective throughout our program is to provide a positive atmosphere,
which will promote the social, physical, intellectual, and emotional growth of
children. Learning experiences, appropriate for the developmental age of each
group are provided each school day.
The school day schedule includes small (Group Time) and large
(Circle Time) group interaction which helps the children learn to
cooperate, listen and share. The children also participate in self-selected
activities (Independent Work Time) which stimulate cognitive growth
and creativity as well as emotional and social development. Indoor/outdoor
activities help develop large and small motor skills.
About Our Curriculum
The most important goal of our curriculum is to build upon the self esteem of
each child and to help children become enthustiastic learners. This means
encouraging children to be active and creative explorers who are not afraid to
try out their ideas and to think their own thoughts. Our goal is to help
children become independent, self-confident, inquisitive learners. We're
allowing them to learn at their own pace and in the ways that are best for them.
We're giving them good habits and attitudes, particularly a positive sense of
themselves. Our curriculum identifies goals in all areas of development:
•Social: to help children feel comfortable in school, trust their
new environment, make friends, and feel they are part of the group.
•Emotional: to help children experience pride and self-confidence,
develop independence and self-control, and have a positive attitude toward life.
•Cognitive: to help children become confident learners by letting
them try out their own ideas and experience success, and by helping them acquire
learnng skills such as the ability to solve problems, ask questions, and use
words to describe their ideas, observations, and feelings.
•Physical: to help children increase their large and small motor
skills and feel confident about what their bodies can do.
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