The APM curriculum is organized around the Primary Skills (les Apprentissages Premiers). Each skill is essential to the child's development and offers a core knowledge, which takes its roots in day-to-day experience, hands-on exploration, and authentic interaction. To further enrich our student's learning and prepare them for our globalizing world, we do all this in a French immersion environment. Young children don't "learn" a language by being taught language lessons. They acquire language by being surrounded by it. In the process, they also absorb the culture that is the foundation of the language.
Socialization and Interpersonal Skills
Children learn to work in a group setting and develop social skills, including respect, patience, and independence. Emphasis will be placed on family structures and traditions. Throughout the year, children will be encouraged to respect themselves and their community.
Language Arts
Children learn to express themselves in groups, verbalize their feelings, ask questions, and use progressively more complex sentences. They will also learn about books, build their vocabulary, learn about various alphabets, and take their first steps toward writing. While teaching is conducted exclusively in French to fully immerse the children in the language, they are also introduced to other languages and cultures in order to enhance their inter-cultural awareness.
Mathematics & Sciences
Children learn numbers, counting, matching, classification, measurement, and geometry through age-appropriate materials and activities.
Motor Skills
Children enjoy daily physical activities-free play or with specific instruction-that improve balance and spatial awareness. Music and dance activities help children develop physical awareness and expression. First steps to handwriting are taught through drawing, painting, and art projects.
Cooking
Children have fun in the preschool play kitchen learning about diverse foods from our garden. Delighting all five senses, children deconstruct recipes while developing their fine motor skills and cultivating their palate.
Daily Schedule
Children's activities change every thirty minutes. This variety keeps the children active and motivated throughout the whole day. A typical daily schedule would include art, dance, math, flashcards, lesson sheets and music. With the small class size, children receive individual attention and reinforcement and are always encouraged to participate and interact. The curriculum of our class is organized around monthly themes such as families, science, neighborhoods, seasons, pets, transportation, restaurants or water. Math, art, theater and music are integrated into each theme. Lesson plans are sent to you so that you know what your child is learning everyday. This is not a fixed Schedule; it is flexible to children's changes, ages and needs.
8:00 - 9:00 am - Children are greeted by a teacher, put away their belongings and find an activity.
Work Period: Children can work with blocks, dramatic play, woodworking, manipulative, science materials, music or books, or participating in teacher-led activities.
9:00 am - Circle Time
Circle Time: Children gather to start circle time with "BONJOUR AU P'TIT MONDE" song, Read stories, and participate in group discussions and lessons.
9:30 am - Breakfast Time
10:00 am - Art projects, dance class, cooking class, etc.
11:00 am - Free play, washing hands
11:30 am - Lunch
12:15 pm - Clean up, reading and group discussion
1:00 pm - Nap and quiet time
3:00 pm - Snack time and clean up
4:00 - 5:45 pm - Planned activities and/or outdoor time, Parents arriving. AU REVOIR!
Admissions
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Visit Our School
We encourage all parents to visit the school with their children before submitting an application. Families should be comfortable with our general philosophy and program goals in relation to their child's needs. Interviews and tours can be scheduled by calling (415) 374-1876 between 8:30 and 5:30. Children must be at least 2 years old to enroll in the program. Completed applications must be submitted with a $50 non-refundable fee. Please note that applications sent by fax will not be accepted. Applications are processed on a space-available basis.
Session Options
Parents may opt to enroll their child in the 2-day, 3-day, or 5-day program. Children may be dropped off from 8:00 am - 9:00 am and picked up from 4:30 pm - 5:45 pm.
Enrollment + Tuition
Enrollment depends on space availability and is on a first-come, first-serve basis. Within two weeks of notification that a new child has been accepted for enrollment, parents must return the enrollment contract along with the registration deposit in order to reserve a place for the child. Please note that breakfast, a warm lunch and an afternoon snack is included in the tuition fee. The program fees are based on a 12-month school year and are due on the first day of each month.