Community
service projects, field trips and classroom
visitors enhance our developmentally
comprehensive curriculum. These programs
help provide the children with a greater
understanding of their community and the
world around them.
Our focus is
on helping children build positive
behaviors. Listening and following
directions are two of the most important
skills a child can learn. These skills help
provide a strong learning base, which is
instrumental in helping a child succeed in
pre-school and beyond.
The teachers
at DCCNS teach the children self-discipline
through their own positive example:
They
demonstrate an understanding of a child's
feelings by helping the child to verbalize
them. . ."I know you are sad that mommy is
leaving, but she loves you and will come
back to get you soon."
They model
desirable behavior for the children by
setting the example. . . "Please hand me
the truck."
They emphasis
what a child should do rather than what a
child should not do. . . "When you are
angry, tell Susie by using your words,
instead of your hands."
They praise a
child for desirable behavior. . . "I like
the way you are sharing the book with
Johnny."
They offer
alternatives to undesirable behavior . . .
"You are having a hard time playing with the
blocks today, lets go over to the puzzle
area and see if we can find one to make."
They remind
children of the classroom rules in a
positive manner. . . "Please use your inside
voices in the classroom."
When a child
has a physical or emotional outburst, we
provide supervised comfort and privacy.
This allows a child time to regain their
composure while insuring the safety of the
other children.
When a child
continues to behave in an inappropriate
manner, the staff will work together with
the parents to find a resolution to the
problem. This will be done keeping the best
interest of the individual child as well as
the entire class in mind.
opportunities
for students to develop positive self-image
and self confidence. Our program is
specifically structured to promote the
fundamentals needed for life-long learning. 