The Emmanuel Day School embraces the Rhode Island Department of Education’s Early Learning Standards. These standards serve as a guide for the design and development of our curriculum. The Rhode Island Early Learning Standards cover nine domains; physical health and motor development, social and emotional development, language development, literacy, cognitive development, mathematics, science, social studies and creative arts. We work to ensure all nine of these domains are incorporated throughout each and every school day.
The curriculum which is used at EDS is not a predetermined and fixed set of information. Rather, it is an ongoing plan of action, based on the program philosophy and the individual children enrolled in the program. Each month, teachers cooperate to design our environment and program topics to meet the interests and needs of our students. Weekly lesson plans are written by the teacher in each group.
Our Day:
The Emmanuel Day School offers a full school day program for its students.
We open our doors at 8am each day. Arrival time is anywhere within the first hour. This time provides a window of opportunity for children to ease into their day. Parents are invited to stay and spend time with their child by enjoying such opportunities together as reading a book, working on a puzzle, exploring a center, or simply helping your child to feel more comfortable before separating for the day. It is also a wonderful time to speak with staff members.
Early morning is time shared together as a whole group. In this multiage grouping older children have more opportunities to nurture and model skills for younger children. Nurtured and encouraged by older peer models, they participate in more complex activities and develop at their own pace knowing that there are a variety of developmental expectations. These shared experiences nurture creative thinking skills, problem solving skills, vocabulary and social competencies for all age groups.
8:00-9:00 Arrival Time/Center Activities
Morning Meeting - Introduction to calendar concepts, literacy and math foundations, weather explorations and Spanish. Interactive whole group meeting incorporating song and movement activities.
Snack
Outdoor Play
Chapel a Godly Play curriculum taught by Rev. Della Wager Wells is held two mornings a week.
Structured Centers- During this time of day we break up into smaller developmentally appropriate groupings where we explore enriching opportunities in:
Math Awareness and Literacy Foundations
Science Discovery
Music and Movement/Interpretive Dance
Social Studies
Art
Cooking and Dramatic Play
Lunch
Outdoor Play
Story and Music Explorations
Additional Centers Activities
2:00 Dismissal
Outdoors: We firmly believe that children need fresh air and the opportunity to run and play freely after a morning of fun and educational development. We will make every effort to get outdoors each day. We will opt though on days of very inclement weather or dangerously cold temperatures to limit our outdoor time or we will engage in gross motor activities indoors.
