Our 2's Programs

Our "Green Room" is a special place just for 2's.
Our 2 year old classes have a maximum of 8 children with a head teacher and an assistant.

Our Tuesday/Thursday 2's class is specifically designed for our younger 2's
(children must be 2 by December 1st of the current school year).

Our Monday/Wednesday/Friday 2's class is for our older 2's
(children must be 2 1/2 by December 1st of the current school year).

Children grow and develop so rapidly at this stage of development that we try and keep children within a 6 month age difference in one class so that we may work on specific verbal, social, cognitive, physical skills and self help skills. Our goal for all of our 2's is that they will come to a nurturing and safe place that they call "school". They will learn how to separate from Mom & Dad and understand that they will come back to get them. They will learn to play with other children, to take turns, to sing songs and act out stories. Our morning consists of indoor open ended art activities, story time, play time and time on our 2 outdoor playgrounds. Children are offered a multi sensory approach to learning: they will feel things, smell things, taste things, hear things and see things to learn about the world they live in.
So..... How much will my toddler grow this year?
As your child continues to grow, you will notice new and exciting abilities that develop. While children progress at different rates, the following are some of the common milestones that your child may reach in Weekday's 2's program:

walking and running well

jumping

beginning to throw, kick and catch a ball

can stand momentarily on one foot

climbing on playground structure

beginning to ride a tricycle

builds towers of up to 10 blocks

will have developed left or right handedness

turns pages in a book one at a time

will have good thumb and finger control

Speech development is very exciting for the teachers to observe as the children become social beings and interact with each other. Speech is becoming clearer and children begin to form sentences.
These are some of the milestones for speech development:

has a vocabulary of 200-300 words
will begin to put 3 word sentences together
can name some body parts
names pictures in a book
may say his/her name and age
counts up to 3 objects

Our 2's teachers help increase your child's learning and emotional security by:

Giving them choices whenever possible
letting the children help with tasks in the classroom
allowing them to wash and dry hands independently
put on and take off jacket with help
participate in story telling
providing different art experiences
participating in large and small group activities

Music is offered once a week for 30 minutes. It gives the children an opportunity to play different instruments, listen to different genres of music and even to learn to sing in different languages.
All of these important qualities in this program will provide the groundwork for a love of learning, spark curiosity and enjoyment in exploring the world around them.