Private
Pre-K
2465 East West Connector Austell GA, 30106
• Secure and supportive environment where
children are encouraged to experience the
joy of learning
• Partnership of trust and cooperation between
parents and teachers to maximize each
child’s individual potential
• Dedicated to encouraging a life long love of
learning
• Developmentally appropriate and multi-
cultural materials
• Quality Assurance and Parent surveys
• Professional development of teachers
• Open Communication
Celebrates the individual
potential of each child
• Language Arts: • Language Development, Reading
Readiness, Creative Arts
• Cognitive Skills and Math
• Science
• Social Science
• Social Studies
Georgia State Performance Standards
will be met and exceeded
• Computers
• Music and Movement
• Motor Skills
• Spanish
• Sign Language
• Physical Education
• Half – day and full-day option
• Guaranteed spot and quality program for Pre-
K (Georgia Pre-K is facing cuts)
• Guaranteed Small class size limited to 20
children and a ratio of 1:10 that allows
individualized instruction.
Private Pre-K
• Degreed Teachers
• Childcare available when Cobb County
schools are closed for various holidays
• Daily Parent-Teacher Interaction.
• Enrichment programs such as Sign Language,
Spanish, Yoga, Dance, Soccer, Music, Art,
Ballet and Computers are all in one location.
• On site owner and Program Director
available on a daily basis
Private Pre-K
• Developmental Guidelines & State Standards: Using the Goddard School
Curriculum Guide & the state standards, our professional teachers skillfully plan
engaging learning activities that build upon what your child can do, encouraging
exploration along the way.
• Formative Assessments: To set the stage for individual achievement, trained
teachers observe and assess your child's developmental achievements.
• Child-Focused Lesson Plans in a Creative, Fun Environment: Making
learning fun is at the core of our program. Each day, your child selects activities
and materials to explore and discover in an imaginative and creative way.
• Child-Centered Teachable Moments: We intentionally guide and extend your
child's play to ensure key developmental milestones are achieved across several
learning domains. Teachable moments are reinforced by a professional faculty
who facilitate learning through interacting, encouraging, challenging and
supporting.
FLEX® Learning Program
Pre-K students have a natural
interest in the world around them
• Understands the scientific method
• Developing concepts of water
• Animal study concepts – habitats, life cycles
• Earth Science – weather and seasonal changes
• Physical Science – exploring physical properties of objects, speed and motion
Computers & Smart Board
• Many opportunities throughout the day in the classroom.
• Educational games to reinforce language arts, science, music
and math• Reinforce sight words
• Pre-reading skills
• Patterns & Sequencing
Build social skills and awareness
Help children become social problem solvers and develop
life skills by cooperating and communicating with peers and
teachers
• Role playing social situations. Develops strategies for
expression of ideas
• Participating successfully in group activities.
• Goddard Guide to Getting Along. Develops understanding of
human similarity
• Community Helpers: Toys for Tots, Souper Bowl,
Community Games
• American History and Holidays
• World cultures and People
• Important and Iconic people in
history
• Using tools for locating places (maps, globes)
Whole / small group, independent
activities
• Develop understanding of simple
and complex patterns. (identify,
extend and create)
• Counting using one-to-one
correspondence
• Develop number sense
• Develop graphing skills
(pictograph, bar graph)
• Pattern matching
• Measuring skills (length, capacity,
weight)
• Geometry (Identify basic shapes)
Spanish program
• Using the Spanish program, Trampoline,
children learn the basics of a foreign
language through games and songs
• Trampoline guides us in learning extensive
Spanish vocabulary, greetings, and simple
conversation
Develop individual and tactile skills
• exploration of various media, giving
each child the ability to choose
his/her direction
• paint to music allowing for more
movement and expression
• introduce famous works of art and
discuss the artists who created them
• be creative through planning,
designing and constructing an idea
• express ideas, impressions and
feelings in a satisfactory way
• experiment with color, shapes, sizes,
textures and configurations
• develop eye-hand coordination and
refine muscle control which helps
penmanship
• respect the artistic expressions of
others
Time to Sign™ Program
• Studies have shown that using sign language
helps hearing children see words, feel words,
spell words, acquire words, and understand
words.
• Learning sign language can create higher IQ
levels, enhance children’s self-confidence,
self esteem, and motor skills
music stimulates children’s brains while
helping them express their feelings
• Identify the different types of music and instruments
• Investigate rhythm, and explore other cultures
• Begin to see themselves as music creators.
• Begin to match pitch (high/low, loud/soft)
• Differentiate among sounds
• Develop listening skills
• Express themselves through creative movement, rhythm
instruments and singing
• The Goddard B.A.S.E.® fitness program exposes children to the
skills necessary to support their active lives, to develop self-esteem, and to set
the foundation for a healthy life style.
• The Yoga program : Children practice yoga positions as they relate to
popular stories, childhood themes such as animals and nature and the world
around them. This program was written specifically for Goddard as a physical
fitness program with the added benefits of emotional and social education. The
concept of self includes body awareness and inner self.
gs• Recall sequence and details of a story
• Recognize relationship between written and spoken word.
Develop pre-reading skills. (read left to right)
• Develop Vocabulary of 4000 words
• Identifies modifiers
• Discriminate like and different elements of system
• Knows full name, age, address and phone number
• Develop writing skills (name in upper and lower case letters)
• Shared reading activities
gs
• Recall songs, stories, finger plays, poems, etc
• Use appropriate sentence structure to relate events
• Develop both phonological and phonemic
awareness
• Identify letters and sounds
• Basic decoding skills and word families
• Identify rhyming words
• Alliteration
Tools
• Progress Reports
• CPAA
• Teacher Observations
Builds Skills required for
tomorrow’s challenges
• Problem Solving
• Leadership
• Social & Ethical
• Communication
• Adaptability
A Confident
Learner
Pre-K Prep
• Stops loss of learning in the summer
• Morning instruction supplemented with fun summer
programs in the afternoon.
Pre-K Prep
May 26 – July 29
Date Theme Afternoon
Enrichment Camps Monday Tuesday
Thursday Friday
May 30 -June 3 USA
Math Mania
CLOSED Memorial day
Celebrate America! Make Flags
Play Ball! “Baseball Day”
Playground Western Rodeo
Pony Rides
June 6 -10
Mexico Soccer & Artist’s
Workshop
Mexican Hat Dance
Mariachi Band Make a Piñata
Fiesta!
June 13 - 17
Italy Puzzles & Lego
Opera Music Italian Cooking with
local Chef! Renaissance Faire
Goddard Italian Grille “Family Dinner”
June 20-24
Kenya Golf
Drama Camp*
The Kenyan Experience
Celebrate Kenyan Sports
Kenyan Folklore Kenyan Safari
Party
June 27 - 30
France Little Chefs
Drama Camp*
Tour de’ France “bike-a-thon”
Goddard Louvre Art Gallery
Auction Event
Children’s Theatre Performance
Faculty Development Day CLOSED
July 5 - 8
Australia Growing up Wild!
Drama Camp*
Fourth of July CLOSED
Paint Boomerangs Petting Zoo Australian Family BBQ!
July 11 - 15 Israel
Reading & Writing Workshop
Pita Bread Treats Jewish Folk Dancers Raffi Music Archeological Dig
July 18 - 22 India Mind Benders Henna Tattoos “Bollywood”
Making Kites
Diwali Party! Festival of Kites
July 25 - 29
China Mad
Science
Paper Dragon Puppets
Magic Show
A Taste of CHINA! *MANDARIN*
Chinese New Year
* Drama camp is a 3-week camp and is for full day campers only
The Goddard School in Austell
2465 East West Connector Austell, GA
(770) 943-0655 www.goddardschool.com
AUSTELL SUMMER CALENDAR
May 26 – July 29
The Goddard School of Austell
2465 East West Connector Austell, GA
(770) 943-0655 www.goddardschool.com
GENERAL INFO
Hours Monday-Friday
6:30 am – 6:30 pm
Programs Infant Toddler Preschool Pre-Kindergarten Summer Kindergarten After-School
Full or Half Day Enrollment!
2010 Summer Dates May 31th – July 29th
(Call for updates based on Cobb County School Calendar)
OTHER FUN STUFF
Lights, Camera,
Action! 3- Week Drama Camp
June 20 – July 8
Full day campers only!
Parents will be invited for the Grand Finale!
The camp will culminate in an All School Full
Production. Children will create costumes, work on
script and build sets, market the production and sell
tickets to raise money for supporting a local charity.
OTHER FUN STUFF
Water Day! Children will have fun
participating in our fun filled water days (weather
permitting) We get soaking wet when we turn on the sprinklers and toss out the water toys. Remember to
bring your bathing suit, water shoes, and a towel!
Afternoon Enrichment
Camps Please check calendar for
afternoon enrichment camps.
Visitors
Throughout the summer we’ll be joined by a variety
of exciting visitors. Our visitors usually arrive at in the morning and stay for approximately one hour.
AUSTELL SUMMER CALENDAR
GENERAL INFO
Full Day: 6:30AM - 6:30PM Half Day: 6:30AM - 1:00PM
Summer Program Our summer program provides
age-appropriate fun for children six months to 10 years
of age.
Kindergarten Prep* Call for Prices
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