Age Groups

Toddlers 2+

Welcome Toddlers! In our Toddler aged 2+ classrooms you can find a fully balanced day filled with imaginative activates and play. The children are in a caring atmosphere, with a reassuring routine, and stimulating activities. They learn through a balance of play, teacher-facilitated activities, and repetition. It is the optimum environment for learning at this level of development. We also help children to understand their emotions and develop their relationships with other children through empathy and concern. Teachers in the Toddler 2+ classrooms help children become more independent.

Many self help skills are introduced to the children through daily routines and cooperative play. The children are taught to be more vocal to encourage language development. An environment of bright colors and appropriate toys provides optimum stimulation for the toddler’s growth. As the child matures, the learning materials grow more complex. Music is an important element of the curriculum for every toddler from the youngest to the oldest. Art is incorporated in all content areas.

Juniors 3+

Welcome to the world of Juniors! Children grow and learn at a fast pace; they are excited and challenged by the new world they are discovering. Children want to touch, taste, and smell, hear, and test things for themselves. The class incorporates the four important developmental areas: Social, Emotional, Cognitive and Physical. We've added one more to ours; Character Development. Children at this age need patience and guidance, learning how to interact with their peers and making positive choices. Their language skills and experience in resolving conflicts is increasing. We provide many opportunities for them to practice their language skills. Included in our program are experiences in dramatic play, fine motor skills, gross motor skills, creative arts, science, math, music, and movement. They are eager to learn and learn by experiencing, doing and play. They are busy developing skills, using language, and struggling to gain inner control. A relaxed approach is used, along with positive reinforcement. Teachers provide children with the most enhanced learning methods. Juniors are well on their way to Senior classes with the essential learning foundation needed at this age.

Seniors 4+

Our Seniors will begin to experience the joy of self-expression in the areas of music, arts & crafts, movement, story time, and games in our supervised play areas. Dramatic play, outside play, music & movement, blocks and science are an essential part of their day. Teachers will support pre-preschoolers’ learning with exciting activities to best meet their cognitive, physical and social-emotional development.

Field trips play an important role in an effort to bring community into the classroom. Seniors are allowed blocks of time to explore their environment and to delve into projects that interest them and some of which might take days, or even weeks to complete. These children are on the move and becoming more independent. We need to develop their manipulative and coordination skills with puzzles and games, their creative skills with drawing, painting, sticking, cutting and free expression, their language skills with books, poetry, songs and individual and group discussion. Climbing frames, soft play, music and dance support their spatial awareness and body control, while jumping, kicking a ball or balancing on one leg offer fun and physical challenges. Play is focused on helping children develop self-care skills, as well as encouraging independence.

ÖZEL ARK ANAOKULLARI

Kemerburgaz | Tarabya

Toddlers 2+

Juniors 3+

Seniors 4+