As they are able to attend for longer periods of time they will be exposed to group discussions that will help them to analyze meaning through comparisons, noticing irregularities, detecting cause and effect, making predictions, and evaluating what they have heard. The goal of mathematics instruction in the Preschool is for children to discover and learn about our number system and how it is interwoven in their lives. Children are actively involved in exploring, discussing, using and investigating mathematics through the use of concrete material. Instruction takes place in the homebase group as well as in a weekly math lab class where students have an additional opportunity to explore concepts and applications. Much of the teaching and exploration is on an informal and individual basis along with group lessons.
Students work and make progress at their own pace.
The emphasis is placed on the concrete representation of mathematical operations through the use of manipulative materials. The Preschool science program exposes students to a wide variety of basic science knowledge. This is done through observing the world around them and its inhabitants. Students are guided in their observation of various scientific phenomena appropriate to their age level and interests. Many of the science units are on a two-year rotating system as well as spontaneous discovery with discussion.