Hot Springs Community Learning Center

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CURRICULUM
Every school year year we design nine months of interesting activities using a balanced menu of the five learning domains:  Language, Cognitive, Aethstedic, Social, and Physical.  First and foremost, staff gets to know the children in their groups.  Monthly, they get together to brainstorm bringing what they have learned of what the children know and want to know about the coming theme.  Then, weekly program teams come together to design all the activities to help provide the most interesting, developmentally appropriate learning experiences.

  • Learn about our unique Monthly Themes HERE

Current Staff & Board Members
HSCLC employs a 4 person staff of professional teachers in Preschool and Transitional Kindergarten who hold their NC Early Childhood Crudential, plus either a Certificate, AA or BA in either Early Childhood or Birth - Kindergarten.  The After School and Summer program teachers have earned their Basic School Age Care Certificate and are in constant pursuit of further education through workshops and most hold a BA degree in relevant areas to teaching as well as very interesting hobbies and talents!  HSCLC has a four person Board of Directors that accepts advice from a 12 person Adivisory Board.  Every week each program invites interesting Community Visitors to come and spend some time with the children allowing them the chance to get to know their community and the fascinating people therein. 
  • Learn about our Staff & Board Members HERE

               


Workshop Area
From time to time, HSCLC Professional Staff will design and present workshops regarding pertinent topics in the field of Early  Childhood.    A big thank you to all Workshop Participants at the 2011 Western Regional Early Childhood conference!  We really had a wonderful time sharing information with you ~ and we appreciate your input as well.  Check it out and feel free to come here anytime for the latest ideas we have gathered from our workshop adventures!
 
Promised Printouts

Warm Up Your Centers
-with a REAL make-over

Warm Up Your Centers Agenda

Colors and How they Effect Us


The Pretend Workshop
-beyond housekeeping

The Pretend Workshop Agenda

Our brainstorm work for:
Beauty Shop
Post Office
Shoe Store
Flower or Garden Shop
Space Station 
Chinese Restaurant  
*Animal Shelter / Pet Shop
*Doctors Office
Video Store / Movie or Live Theater
Pizzeria
*Camping Scene

*Still coming > almost here!   

Extra Cool Materials for Housekeeping          
 
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