Have you ever wanted to be first in line? When children are in kindergarten, they push and pull every morning to be the first one to enter the school building when the school bell rings at 8:55 a.m. As a kindergarten patrol one morning, I...
Hughes and Gullo begin their article by painting a picture for us of the increase in prekindergarten enrollment numbers. More and more three and four year olds are being enrolled in kindergarten preparedness programs, such as pre-k or More at Four. They also point out...
The context for my observation about student’s learning and perceptions of what learning is, was a kindergarten student at an Elementary School in Greensboro. To prepare for my observation, I examined a series of developmental stages identified by Piaget, Vygotsky and Erikson to be aware...
This study aims to examine if we can predict the success of pre-school children in the first course they take at the Erika Landau Institute for the Promotion of Creativity and Excellence, Founder Dr. Erika Landau, and what is the validity of such prediction. Success...
Leadership is crucial in early childhood settings. Educational leadership is a collaborative process that joints the talents and forces of teachers, students, and parents. The goal of educational leadership is to improve the quality of education and the education system itself. The educational leader acts an...
Introduction and Rationale The C.L.E.A.R. Model was designed to better facilitate kindergarten students’ learning while valuing their emotional state and making them enjoy the process of acquiring knowledge. Many say that educating young minds might be one of the most stressful and tiring jobs anyone...
Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR is simply a way to self-regulate and benefit their communities by making moral and ethical efforts for the betterment of society and the environment. This program will impact on their business operations. CSR program is also an opportunity for companies to...
In this analysis, we criticized the Rationale and the Curriculum of the Philippine Kindergarten Education (PKE, hereafter) on the basis of self-consistency and consistency with recent related literature, respectively. Our analysis revealed that the Rationale, as well as the Timing and Duration, of the PKE,...
Friedrich Fröbel opened a ‘play and activity’ institute in 1837 in the village of Bad Blankenburg in the principality of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt, Thuringia, as an experimental social experience for young children entering school. He renamed his institute Kindergarten (meaning garden of children) on June 28, 1840....
Education is a cornerstone in the foundation of a child’s development, setting the stage for lifelong learning and the acquisition of skills necessary for adulthood. Within this critical education landscape, the “importance of kindergarten” cannot be underestimated. Kindergarten acts as a child’s first formal introduction...
Teaching young children about the wonders of the universe can be an exciting and enlightening experience. One celestial object that never fails to capture their imagination is the Sun. The Sun, our nearest star, is a source of warmth, light, and fascination for kindergarten students....
