Private

Pre-K

2465 East West Connector Austell GA, 30106

• Secure and supportive environment where

children are encouraged to experience the

joy of learning

• Partnership of trust and cooperation between

parents and teachers to maximize each

child’s individual potential

• Dedicated to encouraging a life long love of

learning

• Developmentally appropriate and multi-

cultural materials

• Quality Assurance and Parent surveys

• Professional development of teachers

• Open Communication

Celebrates the individual

potential of each child

• Language Arts: • Language Development, Reading

Readiness, Creative Arts

• Cognitive Skills and Math

• Science

• Social Science

• Social Studies

Georgia State Performance Standards

will be met and exceeded

• Computers

• Music and Movement

• Motor Skills

• Spanish

• Sign Language

• Physical Education

• Half – day and full-day option

• Guaranteed spot and quality program for Pre-

K (Georgia Pre-K is facing cuts)

• Guaranteed Small class size limited to 20

children and a ratio of 1:10 that allows

individualized instruction.

Private Pre-K

• Degreed Teachers

• Childcare available when Cobb County

schools are closed for various holidays

• Daily Parent-Teacher Interaction.

• Enrichment programs such as Sign Language,

Spanish, Yoga, Dance, Soccer, Music, Art,

Ballet and Computers are all in one location.

• On site owner and Program Director

available on a daily basis

Private Pre-K

• Developmental Guidelines & State Standards: Using the Goddard School

Curriculum Guide & the state standards, our professional teachers skillfully plan

engaging learning activities that build upon what your child can do, encouraging

exploration along the way.

• Formative Assessments: To set the stage for individual achievement, trained

teachers observe and assess your child's developmental achievements.

• Child-Focused Lesson Plans in a Creative, Fun Environment: Making

learning fun is at the core of our program. Each day, your child selects activities

and materials to explore and discover in an imaginative and creative way.

• Child-Centered Teachable Moments: We intentionally guide and extend your

child's play to ensure key developmental milestones are achieved across several

learning domains. Teachable moments are reinforced by a professional faculty

who facilitate learning through interacting, encouraging, challenging and

supporting.

FLEX® Learning Program

Pre-K students have a natural

interest in the world around them

• Understands the scientific method

• Developing concepts of water

• Animal study concepts – habitats, life cycles

• Earth Science – weather and seasonal changes

• Physical Science – exploring physical properties of objects, speed and motion

Computers & Smart Board

• Many opportunities throughout the day in the classroom.

• Educational games to reinforce language arts, science, music

and math• Reinforce sight words

• Pre-reading skills

• Patterns & Sequencing

Build social skills and awareness

Help children become social problem solvers and develop

life skills by cooperating and communicating with peers and

teachers

• Role playing social situations. Develops strategies for

expression of ideas

• Participating successfully in group activities.

• Goddard Guide to Getting Along. Develops understanding of

human similarity

• Community Helpers: Toys for Tots, Souper Bowl,

Community Games

• American History and Holidays

• World cultures and People

• Important and Iconic people in

history

• Using tools for locating places (maps, globes)

Whole / small group, independent

activities

• Develop understanding of simple

and complex patterns. (identify,

extend and create)

• Counting using one-to-one

correspondence

• Develop number sense

• Develop graphing skills

(pictograph, bar graph)

• Pattern matching

• Measuring skills (length, capacity,

weight)

• Geometry (Identify basic shapes)

Spanish program

• Using the Spanish program, Trampoline,

children learn the basics of a foreign

language through games and songs

• Trampoline guides us in learning extensive

Spanish vocabulary, greetings, and simple

conversation

Develop individual and tactile skills

• exploration of various media, giving

each child the ability to choose

his/her direction

• paint to music allowing for more

movement and expression

• introduce famous works of art and

discuss the artists who created them

• be creative through planning,

designing and constructing an idea

• express ideas, impressions and

feelings in a satisfactory way

• experiment with color, shapes, sizes,

textures and configurations

• develop eye-hand coordination and

refine muscle control which helps

penmanship

• respect the artistic expressions of

others

Time to Sign™ Program

• Studies have shown that using sign language

helps hearing children see words, feel words,

spell words, acquire words, and understand

words.

• Learning sign language can create higher IQ

levels, enhance children’s self-confidence,

self esteem, and motor skills

music stimulates children’s brains while

helping them express their feelings

• Identify the different types of music and instruments

• Investigate rhythm, and explore other cultures

• Begin to see themselves as music creators.

• Begin to match pitch (high/low, loud/soft)

• Differentiate among sounds

• Develop listening skills

• Express themselves through creative movement, rhythm

instruments and singing

• The Goddard B.A.S.E.® fitness program exposes children to the

skills necessary to support their active lives, to develop self-esteem, and to set

the foundation for a healthy life style.

• The Yoga program : Children practice yoga positions as they relate to

popular stories, childhood themes such as animals and nature and the world

around them. This program was written specifically for Goddard as a physical

fitness program with the added benefits of emotional and social education. The

concept of self includes body awareness and inner self.

gs• Recall sequence and details of a story

• Recognize relationship between written and spoken word.

Develop pre-reading skills. (read left to right)

• Develop Vocabulary of 4000 words

• Identifies modifiers

• Discriminate like and different elements of system

• Knows full name, age, address and phone number

• Develop writing skills (name in upper and lower case letters)

• Shared reading activities

gs

• Recall songs, stories, finger plays, poems, etc

• Use appropriate sentence structure to relate events

• Develop both phonological and phonemic

awareness

• Identify letters and sounds

• Basic decoding skills and word families

• Identify rhyming words

• Alliteration

Tools

• Progress Reports

• CPAA

• Teacher Observations

Builds Skills required for

tomorrow’s challenges

• Problem Solving

• Leadership

• Social & Ethical

• Communication

• Adaptability

A Confident

Learner

Pre-K Prep

• Stops loss of learning in the summer

• Morning instruction supplemented with fun summer

programs in the afternoon.

Pre-K Prep

May 26 – July 29

Date Theme Afternoon

Enrichment Camps Monday Tuesday

Thursday Friday

May 30 -June 3 USA

Math Mania

CLOSED Memorial day

Celebrate America! Make Flags

Play Ball! “Baseball Day”

Playground Western Rodeo

Pony Rides

June 6 -10

Mexico Soccer & Artist’s

Workshop

Mexican Hat Dance

Mariachi Band Make a Piñata

Fiesta!

June 13 - 17

Italy Puzzles & Lego

Opera Music Italian Cooking with

local Chef! Renaissance Faire

Goddard Italian Grille “Family Dinner”

June 20-24

Kenya Golf

Drama Camp*

The Kenyan Experience

Celebrate Kenyan Sports

Kenyan Folklore Kenyan Safari

Party

June 27 - 30

France Little Chefs

Drama Camp*

Tour de’ France “bike-a-thon”

Goddard Louvre Art Gallery

Auction Event

Children’s Theatre Performance

Faculty Development Day CLOSED

July 5 - 8

Australia Growing up Wild!

Drama Camp*

Fourth of July CLOSED

Paint Boomerangs Petting Zoo Australian Family BBQ!

July 11 - 15 Israel

Reading & Writing Workshop

Pita Bread Treats Jewish Folk Dancers Raffi Music Archeological Dig

July 18 - 22 India Mind Benders Henna Tattoos “Bollywood”

Making Kites

Diwali Party! Festival of Kites

July 25 - 29

China Mad

Science

Paper Dragon Puppets

Magic Show

A Taste of CHINA! *MANDARIN*

Chinese New Year

* Drama camp is a 3-week camp and is for full day campers only

The Goddard School in Austell

2465 East West Connector Austell, GA

(770) 943-0655 www.goddardschool.com

AUSTELL SUMMER CALENDAR

May 26 – July 29

The Goddard School of Austell

2465 East West Connector Austell, GA

(770) 943-0655 www.goddardschool.com

GENERAL INFO

Hours Monday-Friday

6:30 am – 6:30 pm

Programs Infant Toddler Preschool Pre-Kindergarten Summer Kindergarten After-School

Full or Half Day Enrollment!

2010 Summer Dates May 31th – July 29th

(Call for updates based on Cobb County School Calendar)

OTHER FUN STUFF

Lights, Camera,

Action! 3- Week Drama Camp

June 20 – July 8

Full day campers only!

Parents will be invited for the Grand Finale!

The camp will culminate in an All School Full

Production. Children will create costumes, work on

script and build sets, market the production and sell

tickets to raise money for supporting a local charity.

OTHER FUN STUFF

Water Day! Children will have fun

participating in our fun filled water days (weather

permitting) We get soaking wet when we turn on the sprinklers and toss out the water toys. Remember to

bring your bathing suit, water shoes, and a towel!

Afternoon Enrichment

Camps Please check calendar for

afternoon enrichment camps.

Visitors

Throughout the summer we’ll be joined by a variety

of exciting visitors. Our visitors usually arrive at in the morning and stay for approximately one hour.

AUSTELL SUMMER CALENDAR

GENERAL INFO

Full Day: 6:30AM - 6:30PM Half Day: 6:30AM - 1:00PM

Summer Program Our summer program provides

age-appropriate fun for children six months to 10 years

of age.

Kindergarten Prep* Call for Prices