Curriculum

Our Creative Curriculum

The Kairo Kids Pre-school and Toddler education is based on The Creative Curriculum, used in
high quality early education settings throughout the country. The Creative Curriculum classroom is a community – a place where learning takes place through positive relationships between and among children and adults. This developmentally appropriate curriculum promotes learning and development in each of the following areas: social, emotional, physical, language and cognitive. Instruction is based on observing and documenting what children do and say. The curriculum also reflects the influences of culture, family, and community.

Based on the research and theories of such educators as Piaget and Vygotsky, this child centered curriculum empowers children to become confident, successful, and lifelong learners.

Our Creative Curriculum

The Kairo Kids Pre-school and Toddler education is based on The Creative Curriculum, used in
high quality early education settings throughout the country. The Creative Curriculum classroom is a community – a place where learning takes place through positive relationships between and among children and adults. This developmentally appropriate curriculum promotes learning and development in each of the following areas: social, emotional, physical, language and cognitive. Instruction is based on observing and documenting what children do and say. The curriculum also reflects the influences of culture, family, and community.

Based on the research and theories of such educators as Piaget and Vygotsky, this child centered curriculum empowers children to become confident, successful, and lifelong learners.

Toddlers

The curriculum for our Toddlers focuses on: relationships; daily routines; and exploration and play in a safe, stimulating environment. Since infants and toddlers learn through play, our program will provide a variety of learning styles, such as musical, tactile, verbal, auditory, social and visual to enhance each child’s progress. Although this great curriculum is or base we go even above and beyond its approach with our very own Kairo Kids foundations learning. Once your child is apart of the Kairo family, you and your family will see for yourself the positive impact of our added learning guides!

Pre School

In our PreSchool program, the curriculum includes a project approach derived from children’s questions or special interests. The teacher plans a daily schedule that
maximizes children’s acquisition of desired knowledge and skills through the effective use of time and materials. The children are offered opportunities to
learn through play and through structured activities, individually and in groups. 
Each child’s social – emotional development is fostered through the development of friendships, self-regulation skills, empathy and the ability to resolve conflict in positive ways. Early literacy is supported through reading, learning letters and sounds, and immersion in a print rich environment. Classroom learning centers encourage exploration and discovery.

Pre School

In our PreSchool program, the curriculum includes a project approach derived from children’s questions or special interests. The teacher plans a daily schedule that
maximizes children’s acquisition of desired knowledge and skills through the effective use of time and materials. The children are offered opportunities to
learn through play and through structured activities, individually and in groups. 
Each child’s social – emotional development is fostered through the development of friendships, self-regulation skills, empathy and the ability to resolve conflict in positive ways. Early literacy is supported through reading, learning letters and sounds, and immersion in a print rich environment. Classroom learning centers encourage exploration and discovery.

School Age

In our School Age program, education is based on Cincy After School curriculum Cincy is designed to support the healthy development of children by building strengths and meeting the needs of the whole child. Increasing student achievement and reducing risky behaviors are two primary goals of the program. The curriculum achieves these goals through engaging students and their families, in balanced activities aligned with Ohio Academic Standards.



Ohio Academic Standards
Each activity has been designed with the Ohio Academic Standards in mind. Homework extensions, alternative programming lessons and activities, as well as the choice time stations have all been matched to ODE Standards. The lesson plans for each activity clearly document which standards are being addressed.

Overview

In our School Age program, education is based on Cincy After School curriculum


Cincy is designed to support the healthy development of children by building strengths and meeting the needs of the whole child. Increasing student achievement and reducing risky behaviors are two primary goals of the program. The curriculum achieves these goals through engaging students and their families, in balanced activities aligned with Ohio Academic Standards.

Ohio Academic Standards
Each activity has been designed with the Ohio Academic Standards in mind. Homework extensions, alternative programming lessons and activities, as well as the choice time stations have all been matched to ODE Standards. The lesson plans for each activity clearly document which standards are being addressed.

40 Developmental Assets, The design of the program reflects the 40 Developmental Assets for Elementary-Age Children based on research of the Search Institute. In 1999 the publication Great Places to Learn: How Asset-Building Schools Help Students Succeed identified three themes for asset building in school programming:
1. Building relationships with students is the foundation of fostering Developmental Assets in their lives as young people as well as learners . 
2. Creating supportive environments is a key to providing learning and growth experiences that is both productive and positive . 
3. Connecting to programs and practices that are instructionally sound enables a model to infuse the goals and priorities of a school.

  • Building Relationships

    
Building relationships, creating supportive environments and connecting programs to the academic goals of Ohio create the core of the program .
Further research by the Search Institute shows that the development of assets plays a powerful role in preventing alcohol, tobacco and other drug use across diverse samples of youth . In addition, studies show that the assets play a significant role in increasing students’ academic achievement . Weaving the assets into the design of the Cincy After School Program creates a foundation for meeting the academic and behavioral goals of the program.

Although these great curriculums are our base learning, we go above and beyond its approach with our very own Kairo Kids foundations learning. Once your child is apart of the Kairo family, you and your family will see for yourself the positive impact of our added learning measures!