At SKLC, it is our mission to work diligently to reach all students according to their needs and abilities. It is our goal to teach by encouraging sel

We are introducing a unique curriculum by integrating different well known early childhood instructional approaches to enrich the social, physical, emotional and intellectual development of each child. It is based on five basic principles. These principles include respect for the child, the absorbent mind, sensitive periods, the prepared environment and self-education. It is from these basic principles that the individual curriculum and activities are constructed Montessori Program: Our progr...

We are introducing a unique curriculum by integrating different well known early childhood instructional approaches to enrich the social, physical, emotional and intellectual development of each child. It is based on five basic principles. These principles include respect for the child, the absorbent mind, sensitive periods, the prepared environment and self-education. It is from these basic principles that the individual curriculum and activities are constructed Montessori Program: Our program incorporates the century old, time tested and proven Montessori teaching philosophy which serves as a backbone of our program. Montessori philosophy emphasizes learning through all five senses, not just through listening, watching, or reading. Children learn at their own pace and according to their own choice of activities. In this way learning becomes an exciting process of discovery, leading to concentration, motivation, self-discipline, and a love of learning. We believe that learning comes from within the child and the role of the teacher is to direct the child’s activities towards that goal. By allowing the child to lead, one is able to tap into his potential for learning. An important aspect of Montessori philosophy is the recognition of “sensitive periods??? during a child’s development (periods of a few weeks or even months during which a child’s mind is particularly open to learning specific skills or knowledge such as crawling, sitting, walking, talking, reading, counting, and various levels of social interaction.) There are “windows of opportunities??? in your child’s mental developments where his brain is particularly efficient at specific types of learning. There are critical periods where your child readily absorbs specific skills. This optimal window occurs when the connections of the brain develop at the most rapid rate. The next optimal window is when the wiring of the brain is strengthened. Rewiring is when the brain makes further adaptations to the existing wiring. Various skills are learned effortlessly and joyfully during that sensitive period. Learning one of these skills outside of its corresponding sensitive period is certainly possible, but can be difficult and frustrating. Our teachers are trained to recognize these sensitive periods and present appropriate materials to facilitate the learning process during this critical period. We introduce different languages to our children during this sensitive period.