Sunflowers – Ages 4-5
Children in our Sunflowers Program are the tallest flowers in the garden, and they are reaching for the sun in all areas of their development as they work hard to prepare for Kindergarten. Their world expands as their newfound ability to read, write, and to set and test hypotheses opens up their eyes to exciting new possibilities to engage with everything around them. Children in our Sunflowers Program also begin to take on increased leadership roles within the school, further enhancing their responsibility and collective consciousness. Our Sunflowers Program focuses on:
Sunflowersプログラムの子ども達は、ひまわりが太陽に向かってグングンと高く成長していくように、次のステージであるKindergartenプログラムへ向けて様々な分野で成長していきます。新しく培った読み描き能力や、仮定に基づいた実験などを通し、世界がますます広がっていきます。スクールの中でリーダーとして行動することも増え、責任感や集団意識も高まっていきます。Sunflowersプログラムは以下にフォーカスを当てています：
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Language & Literacy Development
言語と読解力の発達
- Describe familiar people, places, things and events in detail
身の回りの人、場所、物、イベントなどについて詳細を説明できる - Retell familiar stories in order with a beginning, middle, and end
知っているお話を始めから終わりまで順序立てて伝えられる - Utilize writing and drawing to express experiences, thoughts, and feelings
自分の考えや感情、経験を文字や絵で表すことができる - Read basic graded readers, discuss contents of the story, and recall main events
レベル別のリーディングブックを読み、話の内容について話し合ったり、主な出来事を思い出せる - Engage in classroom presentations on topics learned, as well as continuing “Show and Tell”
学んだトピックの発表、 ”Show and Tell” の継続
- Describe familiar people, places, things and events in detail
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Physical Development & Wellness
心身の発達と健康観
- Participate in a wider array of organized sports and other organized physical activities
様々な団体スポーツやその他体を使ったアクティビティに参加する - Participate in planning of health and safety rules for the school and classroom
スクールやクラスでの健康づくりや安全ルール作りに参加する - Assist to lead younger children in the practice of basic safety and emergency response routines
基礎的な身の守り方や緊急時の行動練習において、小さい子の手助けを行う
- Participate in a wider array of organized sports and other organized physical activities
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Nature Studies
自然学習・ふれあい
- Play and explore outdoors
外遊び、散策 - Water plants and tend a class garden
植物への水やり、庭のお手入れ - Learn basic crop growing and crop care techniques
作物の育て方、収穫の基礎知識と世話の仕方を学ぶ - Write and follow recipes to make culinary dishes with personally grown ingredients
育てた作物を材料にレシピを書き、それに従って料理をする
- Play and explore outdoors
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Imagination & Creativity
想像力と創造性
- Create detailed 2-D and 3-D works using a variety of materials and artistic techniques
様々な材料やテクニックを使って平面、立体のデジタル作品を作成する - Utilize acting skills to assume a role in a school play
劇中で役を意識しながら演じる - Gain exposure to a variety of musical instruments and types of music
様々な種類の楽器や、音楽に触れる - Gain exposure to musical notes and beats
音符やビートに触れる
- Create detailed 2-D and 3-D works using a variety of materials and artistic techniques
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Cognitive & Executive Development
認知能力、実行力の発達
- Create and repeat both simple and complex patterns
簡素、複雑な模様を作成したり、繰り返してみる - Identify, count, and write numbers up to 100
100までの数のカウント、認識、読み書きができる - Perform addition and subtraction, as well as measurements
足し算、引き算、測定ができる - Utilize personal knowledge and experience to set and test hypotheses during scientific experiments
科学の実験で自分の知識と経験をもとに仮説を立て、考察できる - Explore a variety of cultures and cultural practices throughout the world
世界中の様々な文化やしきたりを学ぶ - Successfully work in a team to develop a plan for a multistep project and carry it out
チーム一丸となり、段階的なプロジェクトの計画を立て、成功させる
- Create and repeat both simple and complex patterns
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Social & Emotional Development
社会性、感情の発達
- Seek out interactions with a variety of new and familiar people
知らない人や知人などと自ら交流ができる - Routinely share, take turns, and interact with others in a helpful and respectful manner
相手を尊重し、日常的に人と交流したり、順番を守ったり、物の共有ができる - Demonstrate the ability to take responsibility for their actions and apologize for wrongdoing
自分の行動に責任を持ち、間違っていた場合は謝ることが出来る - Recognize and appreciate the similarities and differences among people and develop an appreciation of diversity
人々の類似点や相違点を認識し、多様性を評価する感覚を育む - Successfully solve conflicts using words
言葉を使って問題解決ができる
- Seek out interactions with a variety of new and familiar people
