Wonderland Preschool
Dolphin Program
AGES SERVED:
The Dolphin Program is for children between the ages of 4 years and 5 years old as of August 31st of the start of the school year.
OBJECTIVE OF THE DOLPHIN PROGRAM:
The objective of the Dolphin Program is to develop your child's social, cognitive, and motor skills so that he or she will be developmentally ready for kindergarten the following year. This type of early childhood development reinforcement has been proven over time to be beneficial and a "jump-start" for a child entering kindergarten.
CLASSES OFFERED:
- 2 Days/Week:
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Tuesdays/Thursdays
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8:50 a.m. to 11:20 a.m.
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- 3 Days/Week:
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Mondays/Wednesdays/Fridays
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8:50 a.m. to 11:20 a.m.
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- 5 Days/Week:
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Mondays through Fridays
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8:50 a.m. to 11:20 a.m.
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OVERVIEW OF CURRICULUM:
Like the Penguin Program, the Dolphin Program was developed over 20 years through teaching and drawing from the strengths of many programs and cultures from around the world, followed by 15 years of on-site improvement. The Wonderland Program encompasses the whole child and provides a structure upon which the child can fully develop.
Upon completion of the Dolphin Program, your child will be able to successfully enter any kindergarten program with a minimum of stress and transition. Further, when your child graduates from the Wonderland Preschool Program, he or she will have developed an enjoyable and favorable attitude towards school that puts most children on a successful path of lifelong learning.
To a casual observer, the Dolphin Program does not appear to be much different than the preceding Penguin Program. In reality, they are quite different and yet similar, which is a major strength of the overall Wonderland Program. The Dolphin Program uses the same structure, methodology, and subject areas as the Penguin Program of which your child would be familiar and comfortable with if he or she has been through the Penguin Program. In this way they are similar. The difference lies in the fact that the Dolphin Program uses that foundation of the Penguin Program to build upon. This "mastery" model concept is like building blocks that delve into subject areas more deeply, more advanced, and more fully. The result reinforces the strengths of your child, overcomes weaknesses, and takes him or her to a higher level of readiness and social development than ever before. This significantly increases your child's success in kindergarten and introduces him or her to the formal education system in America!
Some of the highlights of our curriculum at a more advanced level than our Penguin Program are:
The detailed Dolphin Program Curriculum is on file and in use at Wonderland Preschool & Daycare and is available for your review on site when you visit.
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Wonderland Preschool & Daycare is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Provider of Services
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