Preschool

3 and 4-year olds in the preschool class continue to develop social and empathetic skills in a fun, structured environment. At this age, they begin to participate in games and exercises designed to develop math and reading readiness.

In Math, the focus is on number skills: recognition of numbers from 1-20 in Persian/Farsi, English and Spanish, and concepts of quantity. The children learn to progressively count to 100 in all three languages, though emphasis is made on Persian/Farsi. Recognition of shapes, colors and patterns also form the framework for more advanced mathematical skills. Calendar exercises reinforce counting and number skills, and provide a link to science topics through discussions of weather and seasons.

3 and 4-year olds receive an introduction to phonics through stories, poems, and simple exercises on a daily basis. Children learn correct, comfortable writing and drawing positions, and practice writing their names and letters in both the Latin and the Persian (Arabic) alphabet.

Throughout these academic activities, students are honing their fine and gross motor skills, learning to follow directions, and to work independently. These older students learn responsibility for their peers, space and belongings, and become increasingly respectful of others while self-sufficient.

Music and art continue to be a central means of teaching language, math, science, and social sciences in the preschool class. Every day, children participate in story time while also playing games to learn and practice Iranian and American alphabets and numbers during circle time.