Philosophy of Education & Curriculum Overview
All Saints’ provides a safe, supportive and nurturing environment designed to encourage curious young learners’ cognitive, social, emotional, physical, creative, and spiritual growth.
To “Realize Their Personal Best” students must be empowered to gain a foundational knowledge and confidence through the academic and social environment, new learning experiences, and hands-on activities that promote and support a student’s curiosity, creativity, and comprehension.
At All Saints’, students will have opportunities to:
All Saints’ curriculum is designed to reflect and support our goals and missions while defining the methods used to meet these ends. Our curriculum includes a discussion of the materials used to facilitate this journey and lastly it answers the question,” are we successfully meeting our goals” through assessment. Each All Saints’ classroom curriculum is a reflection of our teacher’s individual map for meeting our shared vision.
To “Realize Their Personal Best” students must be empowered to gain a foundational knowledge and confidence through the academic and social environment, new learning experiences, and hands-on activities that promote and support a student’s curiosity, creativity, and comprehension.
At All Saints’, students will have opportunities to:
- Nurture their natural sense of wonder
- Discover their creative spirit
- Celebrate their good ideas
- Increase coordination, balance, and body image
- Question and investigate
- Develop self-regulation
- Practice collaboration and problem-solving
- Build confidence to risk and grow in ideas and skills
- To share, respect and care for others, cooperate and interact with adults and peers through group and individual activities
- Grow his/her gross (large muscle) and fine motor skills in indoor and outdoor experiences to develop dexterity, strength and coordination
- Cultivate academic foundations in math, literacy, science, music, and art
All Saints’ curriculum is designed to reflect and support our goals and missions while defining the methods used to meet these ends. Our curriculum includes a discussion of the materials used to facilitate this journey and lastly it answers the question,” are we successfully meeting our goals” through assessment. Each All Saints’ classroom curriculum is a reflection of our teacher’s individual map for meeting our shared vision.
THE BUNNIES (MS. MODESTA)
The Bunny Classroom has traditionally been enrolled with our youngest students. These are children that are gently supported in learning classroom social expectations and foundational knowledge through developmentally appropriate instructional techniques with a low student teacher ratio. Their day is language rich with opportunities for free and structured play. Responsible independence is encouraged under very watchful teacher eyes. Nap time comes a little earlier than the other classes and lunch is shared as a smaller group. The Bunny Classroom sets the foundations in learning and behavior.
naia (ms. lisa) & KOLEA (MS. KANANI)
These classrooms are also a continuation of the educational journey started in the Bunny class. They encourage independent choices, self-regulation, task completion and sensory development. The children learn to take an ownership role in the classroom and drive the curriculum with their group and individual interests. The environment is saturated with music, literature, art, science, math and geography. They emphasize learning to work as a team as well as individually, to develop the ability to negotiate and collaborate while fostering a wonderment with learning. Curriculum integrates Hawaiian culture, language, and activiites. The students in the Naia and Kolea classes have one or two years remaining in preschool.
PUEO (MS. MARLENE)
The Pueo Classroom continues the educational and social/ emotional journey started in the Bunny class. There is an emphasis on learning through the arts by observation of cultural holidays, storytelling, drama and music. Science is presented with hands on experiments and lots of critters are involved. The class is language rich with enthusiastic attention given to learning to be responsible and independent “earth keepers”. Built into the class day are innumerable checks and balances for kindergarten readiness. The students in the Pueo class are children who have one year remaining in preschool.
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Parent/guardian involmentThroughout the year teachers use a variety of formal and informal means to get to know parents/guardians of children entrusted to our care. This includes parent teacher conferences, informal daily conversation, parent surveys and invitations to participate in community events such as the Parent Orientation in summer and the Christmas Program and Potluck in December.
Parents are always welcome in the classroom during the program’s regular hours and should be coordinated in-advance with a child's teacher. Teachers will always be alert to opportunities to include parents in our program. Our program benefits greatly from parents/guardians who volunteer their time and share their gifts and talents. We kindly request that each family volunteer a minimum of 10 hours each school year. Daily CommunicationStaff members are expected to communicate with parents/guardians about the child’s daily activities. It is the responsibility of the teaching team to keep parent’s informed about any concerns and to solicit their ideas about how to best work with the child. Confidential information is shared only with family members that are legally responsible for the care and well being of the child.
ConferencesA parent/guardian teacher conference occurs in fall and attendance is required of child's parents/guardians. These conferences provide opportunities to share assessment results and contribute to developmentally appropriate decisions about the child’s goals and plans for activities. A conference also may be scheduled at any time during the year as needed.
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