Genius Hour is an educational project in which students explore a self-directed project or topic of their own choosing. While Genius Hour typically takes place in a school or classroom, there are increasingly fewer opportunities for true exploration in traditional educational settings. At ACE Academy, we create space for Genius Hour after school, as a way for children to restore and recharge in a way that is meaningful to them as individuals.
Your little one is showing signs that they are ready for daycare… or is it preschool? The differences between daycare and preschool can be subtle, but important.
Children are much more inquisitive than adults. Younger kids especially love learning new things, including learning about objects, shapes, colors, and even playing with numbers. You may find it hard to believe, but your little one may be applying basic math like counting more than you can gauge. This is because children perceive numbers very …
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Children love scissors. However the skills required to use them are not completely developed till they are around six-years-old, though even a three or four-year-old can have developed some ability to snip and cut. This is because proper use of scissors requires adequate finger manipulation – the ability to use the thumb separated from the …
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A good preschool sets the foundation for social and emotional growth, educational learning and the development of motor skills. There are various ways that a good preschool helps prepare your child for life ahead. Allows social interaction Preschools provide an ideal environment for children learn to interact with their peers and people outside the home. …
A large percentage of toddlers join preschool around three years old. However, there are some who join as early as two and a half and some maybe aged four. However, there is no right or wrong age. Why do some children join preschool at a younger age? It is quite common for some toddlers to …
What is the purpose of summer camp? What activities can be done in summer camp? What do you learn from summer camp? It’s summer. The best time of the year to enjoy the outdoors, absorb the beauty of nature. Time to play, dance, explore, trek, travel, swim. It’s also the time to get active, get …
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Creating a beautiful, light, spacious and accessible learning environment is one of the most attractive features of the Montessori method of teaching. According to this way of teaching, children learn at their own pace assisted by specially designed learning aids. Montessori encourages children of different age groups to learn together, based on their belief that …
According to the Orton Gillingham Academy, “The Orton-Gillingham Approach is a direct, explicit, multisensory, structured, sequential, diagnostic, and prescriptive way to teach literacy when reading, writing, and spelling does not come easily to individuals, such as those with dyslexia. It is most properly understood and practiced as an approach, not a method, program, or system. …
Online Preschool – the way of the future Schools the world over have had to change the way they approach teaching and students have had to adapt to a whole new world of learning and submitting their work. Preschool is no different. While chatting with a friend who has two pre-schooler’s it just dawned on …