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Our Program |
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Glenbrook Community Preschool provides a stimulating and challenging environment in which children are encouraged to grow socially, intellectually and emotionally at their own rate. Our philosophy is based on child directed, unstructured play. Children are free to choose the centre of interest which appeals to them at any particular time. Activity centres used through the year include painting, large and small blocks, house, puzzles, carpentry, science and discovery, learning games, play dough, puppets, water and sand tables, books, craft tables, and quiet corner. We would be happy to direct you to published information on the benefits of child directed, unstructured play. The major part of the day is devoted to free-play at the various activity centres, but group times in the form of music, story time, discussion time etc. are important aspects of the program as well. |
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Parent Involvement |
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| Glenbrook Community Preschool is a parent-volunteer run preschool. Only our teaching staff are paid positions. For this to be successful, we ask that each family consider volunteering some time during the year.
Volunteer positions that must be filled range from simply making play dough a few times through the year to the more time consuming (yet extremely rewarding) executive positions. The executive positions also allow parents to become familiar with the preschool at an operational level. We encourage parents to occasionally attend class with their child. It lets you see your child interact with their peers, and allows you to get to know your child in a social setting. |
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Fundraisers |
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| Glenbrook Community Preschool typically runs 3 to 4 fundraisers per year. The funds raised contribute to the operation of the school, and allow teachers to purchase new toys and supplies for the school. All fundraising participation is strictly voluntary and families may chose to donate funds in lieu or not participate at all. | ||
Private Preschool |
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| Glenbrook Community Preschool is a privately-run preschool that operates under the auspices of Glenbrook Community Association. The preschool is not affiliated with the Calgary Board of Education but only rents two classrooms from the CBE. The preschool does follow the same school calendar as the CBE because of its location within a CBE school. | ||
Policies and Procedures |
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| Our full Policies and Procedures document is available here. | ||
Typical Class |
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| Our preschool follows a child-directed philosophy and limits any structured class time to the last 10-15 minutes of each class. Play centres are set-up in the classrooms and student are encouraged to pursue their own interests. When the weather permits, outdoor play at one of the two adjacent play parks occurs. Occasionally, students go to the gym for indoor physical play. Music classes are Wednesday and Thursday and allow the students to interact with the other class. Structured carpet time is at the end of each class and can include learning the days of the week, sharing stories and singing songs. | ||
Snacks |
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| Glenbrook Community Preschool provides a daily snack for the 3 and 4 year-old classes. Snacks are served at the snack centre when each child is ready, with no set snack time. Snacks consist of a small cup of water and a combination of two items from the following list: raisins, dried cranberries, goldfish crackers, snack crackers, pretzels, cheese, apples, bananas, grapes. This list may change from time to time. We have a no nut policy and will make the best effort to accomodate any other food allergies. | ||
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