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SCHOOL DIVISION
 The Preschool

 (Pre-K, KG1 & KG2)































 “The program is inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach
 to early childhood education.”


 Preschool consists of 3 academic years (Pre-K, KG1 and KG2). The Preschool program is an integral part of the BBS
 educational program in its goals and methods of instruction. In early childhood, social-emotional, perceptual-motor,
 cognitive and language development skills are the foundation upon which we build our elementary education.


 The Preschool program, through its three years, is bilingual (English and Arabic) with students spending equal time in
 each language. It is a play-based program, inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach to early childhood education that is
 centered around the belief that children are competent and capable and their job is to make sense of the world around
 them.


 To support children in the various forms of art expression we have a full time Artist (Atelierista) whose role is to help
 children and teachers to grow in the art of aesthetic dimension. The Atelierista works directly with classroom teachers,
 and simultaneously with teachers and children, devising and facilitating learning experiences that compliment classroom
 curricular learning.


 The Preschool Reggio inspired program offers a unique environment that is designed to act as a third teacher where
 children  enter  happily,  as  they  build  relationships  with  the  environment,  people  and  materials.  It  is  through  these
 relationships that the journey of learning begins.

 Pre-K Program



 As Pre-K children work to build their oral language skills, they sometimes struggle to find ways to communicate; our
 Pre-K program offers a variety of forms for children to express their thoughts and ideas through explorations with many
 different art mediums, movement, music, dramatic play, technology, daily mini lessons and early literacy skills.


 Through inquiry and project based learning, children are able to ask their own questions and carry out investigations and
 observations to find the answers that they seek and discover the world around them.


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