A Day in The Life of a Student at GICNS
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You may be wondering what a school day looks like at Grand Island Cooperative Nursery School. Well, here's a glimpse into a typical day in our classroom (specific activities vary between ages 3 and 4, but the structure is the same).
Free Play: Painting, Puzzles, Playdough, Coloring, Books, Blocks, Animals, Kitchen, Cars and Trains, Sensory Boxes, Seasonal Boxes, Dress-Up, Dolls, and more. Circle Time: Singing, Weather Observation, Calendar Learning, Finger Play, Dancing, Student introduces their participating helper. Story Time: The teacher reads a story related to the season or theme while students practice listening skills, following directions, and comprehension. Application: Involves coloring, gluing, and/or scissor skills to complete a project related to the day's story. Activity: Students have an opportunity to play games that involve following directions, counting, quantifying, taking turns, and working together in small groups. Snack: Students receive a healthy and balanced snack each day. They line up and find their seats, wait patiently for their classmates before eating, sing a song about being thankful (and Happy Birthday when applicable!), and have a snack or birthday treat together. Lunch Bunch: If your child is enrolled in our full day program, they will participate in lunch with packed food brought from home. During this time, they will be able to focus on socialization skills with their peers, practice manners, and independence at mealtime (opening containers, inserting straws, etc). 
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Included in your tuition, we also offer special enrichment programs monthly to support the current themes and curriculum in the classroom. These can include music class, dance class, and yoga class.
Our teachers have spent countless hours creating a specialized curriculum that is developmentally appropriate and engaging. Themes focus around the seasons, months, or holidays and they cover a variety of subjects therein. Our students learn something new every day! 
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