Infants
(6 weeks – 12 months)
We provide for each stage in your infant's development - encouraging language acquisition, appropriate social interaction, and sound physical growth - all in a colorful, multi-sensory environment. TGS Kidz Academy uses Abeka & Creative Curriculum, a nationally recognized curriculum as a framework in which we implement our Baby’s First program. Through our curriculum we will stimulate and challenge your baby by singing, reading, talking, holding and playing with him, and reacting to his developmental progress.
Developmental Goals
• To increase an awareness of environment and a feeling of security
• To stimulate initial language development
• To encourage intellectual development
• To promote physical growth and sound nutrition
• To encourage social development
• To develop a positive self-esteem
The activities in the curriculum are designed to capitalize on how a baby's daily routines can serve as the basis of learning throughout the day. Thus, activities are centered on wake-up time, mealtime, and special playtime, talking time and cuddling time routines. Universal baby games, which take place in all cultures, are highlighted. The universal baby games include social interactions such as bouncing, lifting, clapping, gentle tickles, body part play, peek-a-boo and tell me a story games. Music for learning is also highlighted. The curriculums involve massage, signs, games, music and rhymes. Sign language is also introduced at this level to help children communicate their needs as they work toward developing their verbal skills.
You’ll feel confident that your child is in a nurturing environment where learning and development are part of daily care!
More About All of Our Programs
TGS Kidz Academy offers an exceptional educational program that introduces academics through fun activities that not only invigorate the mind of a child but also boost independence, confidence and self-esteem. We challenge our children with a curriculum that captures their imagination, and a learning environment where they can make discoveries, solve problems, and think independently.
We believe that no one method of instruction is all comprehensive, we have drawn from several approaches and use traditional and progressive methods of instruction to develop a well rounded curriculum that encourages the social, academic, and emotional growth of the child.
TGS Kidz Academy uniquely designed curriculum, provides developmentally appropriate learning that is challenging, stimulating and meets the needs of infants through school-age children. Fascinating themes, combined with learning objectives, aid our teachers with planning learning experiences through music, art, fine and gross motor, language, evolving math and literacy, movement and drama. Our curriculum has a strong literature component. We believe that children become readers and writers by having someone read to them and many opportunities to express their thoughts and feelings through print. Our curriculum offers teachers hundreds of activities to choose from, each of which that is fixed to a specific learning objective.
Your children will not only make the developmental progress necessary for a successful transition to kindergarten, they will love the activities that get them there.
Additionally, our curriculum is based on the premise that children learn through active and direct interaction with materials with the adults who facilitate children’s learning. Manipulatives, puzzles, games and art materials stimulate "hands-on" learning and concrete learning experiences. We also know that children do not learn skills in isolation. Shapes, colors, numbers, letters and phonemic awareness are used throughout each day to give children a strong readiness foundation. We are always looking for fun and interesting ways to stimulate children’s learning.
At TGS Kidz Academy we feel we can make a difference in the lives of children and their teachers, and that we are responsible for the "whole" child. Our curriculum includes experiences with real works of art and classical music. Nevertheless, our children are never too young to learn about honesty, patience, or friendship. The combination of these to our curricula ensures your child will cover all the necessary readiness standards of successfully and confidently moving ahead to the next steps in life.
