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We are excited to announce the launch of our new Bridge Kindergarten Program September 2012. for more information please Click here

The teachers at APS are highly qualified and dedicated professional. The teachers are excited about children and value education and have concrete knowledge of developmentally appropriate practices and early childhood development. The teachers respect each child for who they are and how they learn. They value and honor the families and believe the parent is the child’s first teacher. With the Anti-bias approach to learning, our teachers honor differences and openly discuss differences with the children. Children are encouraged to express themselves through all available expressive, communicative and cognitive languages. Teachers guide the children and follow their lead. Staff Retention Program: we've designed a staff retention program to help retain teachers to promote continuity of care for the children. Parents non refundable $500 deposit goes into a yearly fund that is given to teachers in August of each year. Also, application/registration fees and parent participation fees, and drop in fees are collected for this fund throughout the year. Staff receives the money as a once a year bonus in August for signing on to another year with the same group of children. Staff Development Program: Each year, APS is committed to professional develoment of teachers. We support professioanl development to Italy to ReggioEmilia. Teachers are required to participate in professional development activities, such as Roundtables, conferences, workshops and all staff meetings. As part of staff development, APS supports research inquiry and educational roundtables during the year to support their learning and growth as professionals.

Goals:

• Maintain a safe, loving and supportive environ- • Teach ecological responsibility. • Interact with children organically – to observe, • To nurture what is special in every child. • To give children time and space to explore, and • To provide activities and an environment that is • To document the children’s progress in the child • To ask open ended questions, and to guide children • To be aware of the multiple intelligences of children.

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