The
Green Tree Method™ is a guide to the quality care and education of young
children from infancy to six years. Our Green Tree Method™
believes in:
Providing a safe,
nurturing environment for children to grow in.
Setting up our
classrooms in a way that is conducive to learning. Providing
opportunities for small group experiences help foster creativity and
encourage each child’s natural curiosity and desire to explore and learn.
Integrating areas
such as numeracy, literacy, arts, drama, science, movement into all classroom
activities.
Having all of our
staff participate in each child’s play experiences as nurturers and
learning partners.
Observing and
documenting all the varying milestones in each child’s life help ensure
age appropriate development. As each child learns at their own pace,
the use of individual portfolios, posted observations and photographs
enhances each child’s daily experiences.
Our
principal goal is to promote the learning and development of each child.
We support and train our educators as they help the children flourish.
Green
Apple Kids
believes that children learn best through active play experiences, rather than
through guided or sequenced activities. Our staff adapts to promote these
experiences and are trained to participate as play partners in children’s
activities to help guide us in their learning.
Great
attention is given to the look and feel of each classroom. Everything in
the environment is designed to be meaningful and have a purpose. The Green
Tree Method™ believes that children learn best by pursuing their personal
interests. Our setting encourages children to make choices about a wide range
of natural materials and activities throughout the day. As they pursue
their own choices and plans, they will explore hands-on by beginning to ask and
answer questions, problem solve and learn how to interact and socialize with
their peers. All children are naturally capable learners. We believe
their ideas and experiences are an important component to the Green Tree
Method™.
We
here at Green Apple Kids believe that our Natural interactive curriculum
and environment is consistent with our understanding of how we feel children
learn and grow. These early years are the times when children develop a sense
of self worth and belonging. By developing their self esteem, this helps
form the solid foundation on which learning is built.