Meet the Teachers

 

Meet the Artist Educators

 

Why Arts-Based Learning

 

Curriculum-at-a-Glance

 

Typical Daily Schedule

 

Meet the Students

 

Parent Testimonials

 

Art Gallery

 

Preschool Academic Calendar


Preschool/Kindergarten Home

 

SSC Home

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Curriculum-at-a-Glance

The South Shore Conservatory believes that a child should not be restricted to the confines of a set schedule or plan, rather they should be encouraged to explore all areas of their class experience at their own pace.

September

  • Getting to know you/my family/my school
  • Starting Preschool/Literature reassurance and reinforcement
  • Me and We/Exploration through varied Arts Activities
  • Rules at School/Create and chart for emotional and physical safety
  • Weather
  • Planting
  • Apples
  • Sunflowers

October

  • Eggbert Introduction,(3 Day class)
  • Fall/Autumn/Autumnal Equinox
  • Fall colors
  • Pumpkins
  • Seeds/Sorting/Categorizing/Collage
  • Leaves  around us
  • Halloween merrymaking/stories/poems, songs, dramatic play improv, and month long art projects
  • Sinking and Floating
  • Health and Safety

November

  • Harvest/Thanksgiving
  • Family traditions/customs/celebrations
  • Native American literature,legends,and art
  • Turkeys
  • Weather changes/November snowsuit preparation
  • Harvest Soup/lunch bunch group
  • Animal travels/hibernation
  • Preparation for conferences in January

December

  • Celebration/Sights,sounds,tastes,and smells of the Season
  • Holidays around the world
  • Gingerbread
  • Winter solstice
  • To my family/to my school/Giving/Holiday festivities/songs, poemsStories,
    keepsake projects to have and to give

January

  • Let it snow/snow kidding
  • Weather exploration continued
  • Explore properties of water during freezing temperature
  • The Mitten Story/Drama and Art
  • Snow and Ice projects for the start of snow season and throughout
  • Conferences for all classes the entire month
  • Martin Luther King
  • Chase Away the Blues/ Music and Art for Auction and Fun

February

  • Ground hog day and shadow play
  • I love me/I love you
  • Be my Valentine/friendship/love
  • I wrote a letter to myself
  • Leo Leone story/Frederick, dramatic play and art
  • Chinese New Year/Chinese Literature
  • We love the night life/stars, moon and me
  • Comfy and Cozy celebrations

March

  • Music and Art Appreciation Month
  • Dental Health
  • St. Patrick’s Day/Irish Arts tribute
  • Sea Explorations/Plans/Activities
  • Under and By the Sea Studies
  • 3 day class Kindergarten Public School Assessment Preparation

April

  • April Fools ,Play at school
  • Down on the Farm
  • Celebration of Spring
  • Prepare for Pictures of our SSC classes
  • Marvelous Me, see what I can see and be
  • Insects, bugs, frogs, and such

May

  • Mothers Care we prepare for annual Mother’s Day Tea tribute to our Moms, teachers and ourselves
  • Butterflies
  • Volcanoes go *puff*
  • All out of door Art Mania: from bubbles to Jackson Pollack
  • Art celebrations in all classes
  • May end of the year celebration preparation

June

  • Road Rally for the 3 Day, Pre-K and K
  • Teddy Bear Picnic for the 2 Day
  • Goodbyes and Hellos, step-up for Fall classes
  • Visits and orientations for Fall classes