Thrilling 3’s Program
PASA's Thrilling 3’s program builds upon the early childhood fundamentals laid in our 2's curriculum to enable children to continue to grow as young learners. Foundational elements of S.T.E.A.M. (science, technology, engineering, art, and math) are introduced through creative play.
We have three outstanding options for this thrilling group of friends.
The 3-day 3s program will meet on Monday/Wednesday/Friday mornings from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
The 5-day half-day program will meet Monday - Friday from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM.
The 5-day full-day program will meet Monday - Friday from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM.
Goals
Goals for students are focused on continued socialization with peers and teachers, further development of self-help skills, and exposure to pre-academics such as the alphabet, counting 1-10, recognition of one's written name, and shape and color identification.
Joy
While we recognize that the preparation of children for today's kindergarten classroom is an important part of what we do, we also value the creativity, joy, freedom, and magic that can only be found in preschool, and endeavor to strike a balance each day between these goals.
Activities
Teachers engage students in a variety of centered activities including stringing beads, sorting and sequencing objects, and building with blocks, tiles and other manipulatives. Children will begin to practice establishing skills in the areas of correct pencil/crayon grip, writing their name, and one to one correspondence.
Learning
Each child is assessed in the following areas twice a year on a progress report:
• Social Emotional Goals
• Language Development (Expressive)
• Language Development (Receptive)
• Play
• Daily Routines
• Cognitive Awareness
Engaging their growing curiosity
Each child is unique. No matter what the curriculum is, or the method of instruction, learning in a preschool setting occurs most effectively when a child has reached a developmental (psychological and physical) stage of readiness. That stage of readiness may or may not correspond to the child's chronological age. The program is at PASA is designed to offer a breadth of exposure to pre-academics, while respecting each child's developmental time table, personality, and special gifts.
Our goal at PASA is to provide an early childhood educational experience which encourages a partnership between home and school, and supports each child's social, emotional, and pre-academic growth and development. We endeavor to nurture and educate the whole child.