Confident, Creative, Caring Learners

OUR LEARNING IS ENGAGING, FUN, & PROJECT BASED IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, THE ARTS, & MATH.

Excel Prep Curriculum

BUILDING ON OUR EDUCATIONAL PHILOSOPHY, EXCEL PREP USES THE CREATIVE CURRICULUM, A RESEARCH-BASED AND INNOVATIVE APPROACH TO LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT.

Our Learning Mechanics

What to Expect from Excel Prep′s Teaching, Curriculum & Assessing?

Of all the ingredients in a high-quality program, a curriculum that recognizes the value of child-initiated active learning is the most important. The best early childhood activities build on children’s natural curiosity, are matched to children’s current and emerging abilities, and allow for exploration and variation rather than having to perform in a single “right way.” Learning is a process of developmental change—that is, a process in which we learn by relating and adding new information to what we already know, and if necessary, changing the way we thought before. Learning does not happen when children are simply told something; to learn, they must see and do things for themselves, with parents and teachers present to encourage and challenge their thinking. Children must be secure and confident in what they already know before they are ready to move to the next level.

Differentiate Learning for Every Child

Individualize instruction by understanding how children’s abilities progress and supporting them with unique progressions that show the typical development of skills from birth through kindergarten. Effectively scaffold learning experiences to respond to each child’s current strengths and needs with embedded guidance and strategies located on curricular resources.

Inspire Children With STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, The Arts & Math) Project-Based, Investigative Learning

We build children’s confidence, creativity, and critical thinking skills through hands-on, project-based investigations. Promote discovery and inquiry with opportunities for children to think critically and develop process skills with rich, hands-on investigations of relevant and interesting topics in the classroom. Reinforce learning with family-friendly activities designed for home.

Build the Social–Emotional Foundation Children Need

We promote social–emotional (SEL) development with support from a curriculum focused on social–emotional, physical, and cognitive development; Teaching Guides with a special SEL learning focus, including The First Six Weeks: Building Your Preschool Classroom Community; Daily Resources designed to build SEL skills; and embedded coaching and support for SEL development.

Empower Young Minds Through Foreign Language & Humanities

Our Mandarin Chinese Immersion program provides students with a chance to obtain a second language with the purpose of becoming bilingual by their kindergarten year. Preparing our students to become respectful, contributing, knowledgeable and critically thinking global citizens. There are several variations of immersion. Excel Prep provides partial immersion, where about fifty percent of the time is spent in the second language. Our goal is to develop student’s proficiency in English, proficiency in Chinese, intercultural capacity and reaching academic performance at or above expectations. Our Mandarin Instructor is a Native Speaker and Certified Teacher.

Motivate & Engage With Our Co-Curricular & Mindfulness

Classroom interactions need to be engaging and thought-provoking to allow scholars better comprehension of subject matter. For students to be truly engaged in the classroom, educators must develop unique ways to sustain motivation and involvement. One way to do this is through co-curricular activities. Each Excel Prep scholars takes daily electives in Introduction to Music, Creative Movement, Yoga, Performing Arts, Robotics and/or Visual Arts. All Elective classes are taught during school in Mandarin.

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