Dar-Lings Learning Center Curriculum Information

Dar-lings Summer Adventure 2012

Summer Camp 2012 Our Summer Camp program provides learning and entertainment in a structured but fun way. The kids will go to field trips twice a week. They will have daily science and art projects according to the theme of the week. We have incorporated fun sports and games. Reading sessions with theatre/drama and creative writing are part of each week. Every afternoon the kids will have fun and exercise with the Wii sports hour including Wii Sports Resort. Friday fun includes Fashion Dress Day and Wet-N-Wild outdoor activities. Call today for the detailed weekly schedule.

Here are the highlights of each week:

Week	Topic	Field Trip	Science Project	Art Project	Sports/Game
June 4-8	Summer Safety	Rules and permissions for field trips	Summer plants & photography	First aid kit necklaces & Summer mural	Rescue Relay
June 11-15	Environment	Frisco Fire Safety Town-Outdoor safety	Plastic parade & Save the trees	Junk mail	Scavenger Hunt
June 18-22	At the beach	Sports Ministry Complex-Water Day	Under the sea	Ocean Diorama	Water Ball
June 25-29	Space	Sports Ministry Complex-Space climbing	Star Dust and Moon Balls	Space Creations and Wind Whirlers	Orbit
July 2-6	USA	North Dallas Aquarium	Sources of Energy & Electrical Circuit	State flags, flowers, & other symbols	Maghunt
July 9-13	Health week	Rosemeade Market	Germs & Consumer research	Food Pyramid & Sculpt a Germ Monster	Halitosis Hockey
July 16-20	Me & my family	Dogs Rule Resort	The Human Body	Grooming & Healthy food collage	All Dressed Up
July 23-27	Nature & insects	Bass Pro Shop Tour	Build your castle and knight shield	Stain Glass Windows & House of Sticks	Skin the snake
July 30-Aug 3	Olympics	Track & Field Day	Create a foil shot-put	Student Athletes	American Eagle
Aug 6-10	Rainforest	Kookaburra Pet Store	Insects life cycles, Rain Forests	Camouflage Insects & Egg Carton Caterpillars	Shipwreck
Aug 13-17	Community helpers	Frisco Fire & Safety Town-Home & Life	Up close and personal	One hundred is a family	Have your cake
Aug 20-24	Zoo	Nature Hike	Animal tracks	Animal cartoons	Body language

Weekly Cost $185 per child, 5 yrs to 12 yrs. Call 972-307-8300 to check Drop in availability

Curriculum

With the "A Beka" curriculum, your child has one of the essentials necessary for a superior preschool education. We will also utilize the "Your Child Can Read" Early Language Development System.

Our teaching methods are inspired by Vygotskian theory. Language development and social interactions shape up the higher executive functions including attention and Working Memory. We also incorporate the "Key To Learning" educational program from the Vygotskian Developmental Cognitive Curriculum.

We promote a non-Montessori teaching/curriculum.

Infant and Toddler Curriculum

The curriculum addresses challenging behaviors in developmentally appropriate ways. It covers topics such as language development, social interactions and creates supportive learning environment according to the needs of infants and toddlers. The activities and equipment are designed for the development of gross and fine motor coordination. Our nurturing teachers focus on individualized care and attention to build strong foundations of love and security.

Baby signs will be introduced. We also have incorporated "Your Baby Can Read" Early Language Development System in our daily schedule

Pre-School, Pre-K, & Private Kindergarten Curriculum

We offer A Beka, a Bible based curriculum beginning at age two. This material offers a very colorful way to teach things like basic language arts, numbers and Bible lessons. In addition to writing skills they, develop language & listening skills that include color words, shapes, animals, transportation, countries, community helpers, health, safety, manners and science.

Our program called 'Six Easy Steps to Reading' for the four year olds develop superior reading skills. They will learn to blend phonic sounds, pronounce one and two vowel words and read through as many as 10 books. Twenty eight poems and finger plays are committed to memory and they will learn their numbers 1-100 and learn basic addition facts.

Children at age five will learn numbers, words, the value of coins and dollars, telling time, using the calendar, days of the week, addition facts through 10, beginning subtraction, one-step story problems and counting by twos. They will learn about the weather, the seasons and a health and human biology series. The children are also introduced to map, social studies, famous Americans and famous places in America.

Through the Kindergarten program children will be reading with amazing proficiency, learning to use capital letters and periods. Their studies will include health and human biology and the science of earth and space.

School Age Curriculum

The after hours School Age curriculum promotes learning and structured fun. Our teachers help with the homework while promoting attention skills. Creative activities centered on fine arts, language arts, math, physical activities, science and social studies bring these subjects to life.