EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION (ECE)

– Nursery to Kindergarten

El Genesis的幼儿计划是让我们的孩子沉浸在奇妙的成长氛围中。我们专注于儿童的全面发展，通过为孩子提供学习和练习的机会使他们获得更多新技能。我们的计划是让孩子们挑战并超越他们目前所掌握的水平，并为他们提供一个充满安全感、幸福感和价值感的培养环境，创造让孩子们勇于冒险和尝试新事物的机会。

The Early Childhood Program at El Genesis immerses children in an atmosphere of wonder and growth.It focuses on the development of the whole-child by providing opportunities for children to learn and practice newly acquired skills.?Our program challenges students just beyond their level of present mastery and provides opportunities for them to take risks and try new things in a nurturing community where they feel safe, happy and valued.

幼儿课程的学术组成部分基于38个发展和学习目标，这些目标被划分为四个主要领域：社会情感发展，身体发展，认知发展和语言发展。通过以下信息我们可更深入地了解课程的每个领域。

The academic component of the early childhood program is based upon 38 objectives for development and learning that are distributed into four overarching areas:?social-emotional development, physical development, cognitive development and language development?The following information provides a greater level of insight into each domain.

社交/情感发展

Four Areas of Development for Early ChildhoodSocial/Emotional

早期的社会/情感发展是关于社会化的-儿童学习社会接受的价值观和行为的过程。它也是关于我们的孩子能否成为一个有能力和自信的人。培养社会情感能力对孩子的健康、学业和生活的成功至关重要。

DevelopmentSocial/emotional development during the early years is about socialization- the process by which children learn the values and behaviors accepted by society. It is also about becoming a competent and confident person.Developing social-emotional competence is essential to a child’s well-being, and success in school and life.

身体发育

Physical Development

身体发育包括儿童的粗大(大肌肉)和精细(小肌肉)运动技能。在儿童早期的课堂上，人们通常认为身体发育是不需要进行训练的，是能自动发展的，但这显然是不正确的。身体发育对学习和其他领域一样重要，因为随着身体的进一步发育，孩子们掌握了越来越复杂的任务，并对自己的身体需求(比如穿衣服)负起个人责任。孩子们能做的事情越多，他们就越愿意尝试新的、具有挑战性的任务。研究表明，早期的体育教育有助于儿童的学业成就、总体健康自尊、压力管理和社会发展。

Physical development includes children’s gross (large muscle) and fine (small muscle) motor skills. Physical development is sometimes taken for granted in the early childhood classroom because it is often assumed that it happens automatically. This is not true, physical development is just as important to learning as every other area of development. With more advanced physical development, children master increasingly complex tasks and gain personal responsibility for their own physical needs such as dressing themselves.The more children can do the more they are willing to try new and challenging tasks.Research shows that physical education in the early grades supports children’s academic achievement, general healthy self-esteem, stress management and social development.

认知发展

Cognitive Development

认知发展指的是大脑及其工作方式。它涉及到孩子们如何思考，如何看待自己的世界，以及如何运用所学知识。

Cognitive development refers to the mind and how it works. It involves how children think, how they see their world, and how they use what they learn.

语言发展

Language Development

语言的发展包括对口头交流和书面文字的理解。孩子天生就有与他人交流的能力——无论是口头的还是非口头的。到了上学年龄，他们能否具有用语言交流思想和感情的能力就显得尤为重要，语言交流成人孩子们与他人建立和维持关系的主要方式。

Language development includes understanding and communicating through words, spoken and written. Children are born with the capacity to communicate with others – both verbally and non-verbally.By the time they reach schooling age, their ability to communicate thoughts and feelings through spoken language takes on new importance.Language becomes the principal tool for establishing and maintaining relationships with adults and other children.

学习环境

The Learning Environment

幼儿学习环境是我们课程中一个非常重要的方面，我们以独特的方式构建和设计的一种能够满足学生各方面发展需要的学习环境。我们希望所有的孩子感到安全和舒适，在这样的环境中培养他们的责任感、自信心和独立性。我们的教室和其他学习空间为孩子们提供探索、发现和成长的各种机会。

The early childhood learning environment is a very important aspect of our program, as it is structured and designed in a unique way that meets students’ developmental needs.?The learning environment is designed to make all students feel safe and comfortable while fostering a sense of responsibility, confidence and independence.Our classrooms and other learning spaces are organized to support interest areas that offer multiple opportunities for children to explore, discover and grow.

幼儿教育课程：

Subjects taught in Early Childhood Education:

● 英语语言艺术 English Language Arts

● 数学 Mathematics

● 科学 Science

● 社会研究 Social Studies

● 普通话 Mandarin

● 表演艺术(音乐) Performing Arts (Music)

● 信息通信技术 Information Communication Technology (ICT)

● 体育 Physical Education