Nurturing Niche uses the most sophisticated and efficient curricula around the globe

“The Creative Curriculum & STEM”

  1. The Creative Curriculum

Play Based Focused

1. Using “The Creative Curriculum” providing a comprehensive, research-based curriculum that features exploration and discovery as a way of learning.

·      The Foundation helps teachers create a high-quality learning environment and build a thorough understanding of best practices. 

·      Daily Resources help teachers plan and manage every moment of their day.

·      Through Studies, which are hands-on, project-based investigations.

·      The Creative Curriculum® for Preschool helps teachers build children’s confidence, creativity and critical thinking skills, and promote positive outcomes.

 

The Knowledge

Updated research to help teachers create a high-quality program.

The Resources

Brand-new options for integrating learning into every part of the day.

The Learning

More Intentional Teaching experiences and more support for individualizing instruction.

The Studies

Familiar and fascinating topics with new daily plans.

 

Science, Technology, Engineering & Math

2. WHY STEM? 

As we hold such high expectations on the approach, process and outcomes that we would like to accomplish we wanted to aid our program and find those key support systems, we have incorporated STEM which also a NAYCE encouraged curriculum and approach.

https://www.naeyc.org/resources/blog/stem-starts-early

https://www.naeyc.org/resources/topics/stem

STEM is a curriculum that holds hands with the Creative Curriculum and learning by exploration and research.  Basing its fundament into four categories.

 

SCIENCE

Observing, experimenting, asking questions, wondering how things work, making predictions, sharing findings.

ENGINEERING

Problem solving, testing materials, designing, creating, building.

TECHNOLOGY

Being inventive, using a variety of tools, making things work, identifying issues, using computers.

MATH

Patterning, sequencing, exploring shapes, numbers, volume, and size.

 

Importance of STEM in Young Kids?

 

Learning across contexts.

To help a child learn to count, we can give them a paper worksheet or we could give them the opportunity to go outside, collect natural items, and practice counting with those materials. Children gain better understanding of concepts when we provide them with different contexts for learning and different lenses through which to explore.

Early exposure increases passion.

When we expose young children to STEM ideas, we create a foundation for future passion and interest in these concepts, which may lead to continued learning and even a successful career in related fields.

STEM is fun.

Instead of memorizing facts or having an instructed class, children can play while they are learning. Many educators believe that play equals learning, and STEM skills can be easily developed through fun, engaging activities.