It is the philosophy of Willie Price University Nursery School that early childhood should be a time of warmth, security, exploring and discovery. Preschool children are creative and receptive; our program strives to nurture and encourage these qualities in its students.
Learning is transmitted and received through what a child experiences. These experiences should be directed in a progressive manner. To guide children in this learning process, Willie Price has adopted a developmental approach to learning.
Our preschool program at Willie Price is child-centered and theme based.
We strive to provide an exciting environment with opportunities for discovery, initiative, and inquiry. Developmentally-appropriate activities are planned for each content area to give success and challenge to each age level. A balance between teacher-initiated and child-initiated activities is sought with emphasis on the child’s choice. Materials are gathered, created, and purchased with these goals in mind.
The curriculum is based on the process of interacting with materials, environment, and peers, and not the product of that interaction. Children are given several activities to choose from each day and a variety of activities throughout the week. They are encouraged to try new things, extend projects, brainstorm on solutions to problems, and verbalize about what their plan was, what happened, and how and why they got the final result. The activities are at varying levels of competence so children may challenge themselves to seek out activities that stress skills they are already comfortable with.