Welcome
Mission Statement
Windham Northeast Supervisory Union’s Early Education Center will provide a healthy, nurturing, and developmentally appropriate environment in which children can grow intellectually, emotionally, and physically. We will support children’s learning through play, providing play experiences that allow children to develop and accumulate their own knowledge. We will provide educational opportunities that inspire children to create, explore, and ask questions. The Early Education Center is a safe and positive learning environment where each child’s self-esteem and uniqueness will be supported.
Locations:
Central Elementary School
50 School Street Ext,
Bellows Falls, VT 05101
EEC school cell:802-376-7386
Kathleen Karl's classroom: 802-460-7823
EEC Office and Jennifer Keenan's classroom: 802-460-7824
Westminster Center School
301 School Street
Westminster, VT 05158
Lisa Stapleton's classroom: 802-722-3241, Ext. 119
Philosophy
The curriculum at Windham Northeast Supervisory Union’s Early Education Center is continually evaluated so that we are meeting the needs of each and every child. The curriculum is designed for three to five year olds with different levels of maturity, ability, attention span, interests, and experiences. We build on children’s strengths to expand all aspects of their growth and development.
Our approach to teaching children is based on the premise that all children learn through play. Every experience is a learning opportunity for a child. We provide children with an environment to explore, investigate, and be active in their own learning. All activities are informal, non-competitive and rewarding. This reinforces to children that learning is fun.
Children at the Early Education Center are encouraged to draw upon their strengths as they develop a positive self-image. Our goal in this approach to teaching is to prepare children for a lifelong love of learning. We will be working to support our students to enter kindergarten, and the rest of their school years, as eager, confident learners.
Kindergarten Readiness List
At the Early Education Center we are always working to prepare children for
beginning kindergarten as eager, confident learners. Our knowledge of child
development provides a foundation for our teaching. We know that children learn
best in an environment where their physical and psychological needs are met
because they feel safe, valued as unique individuals, and are actively involved in
acquiring new skills and knowledge. We use the Vermont Early Learning
Standards to guide our curriculum development. If you would like to sign out a
copy of the Vermont Early Learning Standards, it is in our family library.
Readiness is:
- A child who is happy because he likes himself and believes he is a worthwhile person.
- A child who expresses emotion and accepts hugs and signs of affection.
- A child who listens when people speak to her, because people listen when she speaks.
- A child who loves to do the simple tasks she can do because she is proud of her abilities.
- A child who wants to learn to do other tasks not yet tried because he has succeeded and knows he will get the help he needs to succeed again.
- A child who asks questions knowing that she will be answered.
- A child who speaks for himself because he knows that people think what he has to say is important.
- A child who loves rhythm and sound.
- A child who can sit peacefully for a short period of time to accomplish an activity.
- A child who notices the differences between shapes and colors and who notices similarities.
- A child who is eager to visit places and people outside the home.
- A child who feels the thrill of being capable and is increasingly able to cope.
- A child who can follow simple directions to complete a task.
- A child who enjoys using new sounds, and finding the names of new things.
- A child who can make simple decisions and live with them.
- A child who has learned to identify a problem and to choose a solution.
- A child who understands that his actions cause things to happen.