Building Blocks Preschool Information

Award Winning. Michigan Green School. Building the Foundation For a Love of Learning. Families make a conscious decision to enroll their children in this enviornment, because they value deep meaning, authentic relationships, outdoor exploration and creative thinking. The first years of a child's life create the foundation for all later learning. Nature is the perfect venue to intergrate math, science and literacy skills in to our everyday activities in a fun and supportive way. Building Blocks Preschool-An Early Childhood Learning Community, believes in giving each child a “love for learning." Our school is inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach and educators such as Piaget, Erickson and Vygotsky. We support children’s learning and valuing the process of continually listening and documenting children's ideas. * Emergent Curriculum approach. We follow the interest of the children. * We utilize the environment as the third teacher. * We support the intellectual, social/emotional, moral and physical development of each child. * We communicate the learning process daily through “Learning Stories”, newsletters, web-based communications, documentation, and educational portfolios and regular feedback to parents. We make learning visiable and include parent in the process. · We establish positive, interactive relationships with families, through informal conversations and feedback, and semi-annual parent teacher conferences. Serving children from 2 months to 12 year old. Infant/Toddler/Preschool Full Day/Half Day Preschool/School age care/Summer Camp for Preschool and School Age