San Marcos Parent Child Workshop
Children’s Curriculum
Children thrive at San Marcos Parent Child workshop! All children are given the opportunity to learn and take initiative and responsibility by choosing their area of activity. Because of the low adult/child ratio (1:4), each child is assisted and encouraged in this exploration in both our indoor and outdoor classrooms! Read on to see what makes SMPCW so special!
Our Philosophy
SMPCW provides and recognizes partnership with families as an integral part of the community. To support each person’s growth, we work toward individualizing our program for children and families. We acknowledge that each person brings different needs, skills, interests, backgrounds and life experiences.
We believe adults and children learn best through active participation with their environment and with others.
We embrace a hand’s-on approach to learning for all ages.
We emphasize the value of parent education for the positive development of the family. We recognize the family to be the most important influence in the child’s life and work to support the growth of parenting skills and knowledge.
We support a holistic perspective of human growth and development.
Our curriculum is based on promoting children’s social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and creative development.
We dedicate ourselves to promoting anti-bias attitudes and practices as we celebrate all cultures, ages, roles, and human diversities.
Areas of Exploration
Indoor Experiences
Block area
Dramatic role-playing and housekeeping
Books, games and puzzles
Manipulative toys
Writing
Cooking
Science
Crafts and art activities
Outdoor Experiences
Zip-line
Space to build, run, explore
Crafts and art activities
Woodworking
Animal Care
Sandbox
Water play
Climbing structure
Bikes, trikes and scooters
Large blocks, ladders, planks
Cooperative Group Time
This part of the day is our closure for the children. It develops community and offers a wonderful time for observation of children in a group. Children have the opportunity to learn new songs, explore curriculum concepts a little more closely and build on pre-k skills.
Extra Curriculars
Throughout the year we offer a variety of classes and experiences such as music classes from local artists and teachers, visits from dentists, fire fighters, tow trucks and more!
Daily Schedule
Morning Schedule
8:30-8:45 – Workday parents arrive and help setup the morning.
8:45-9:00 – Children arrive and School begins. Children enter the program, greet their friends and teachers and choose from several activities to participate in. They move freely from outside to inside activities as their interests dictate.
10:00-10:30 – Snack
10:30-11:30 – Children play outside
11:30-11:40 – Clean-up
11:40-12:00 – Group time (2 groups)
12:00 – Cooperative Morning Program Ends - Parents arrive to pick up children. Final cleanup by workday parents and daily wrap-up discussion with Director. Afternoon Program children arrive and have lunch in the back yard.
12:00-12:30 - Workday caregivers to assist with cleanup (12:00-12:15) and attend the end of the morning meeting (12:15-12:30)
Extended Day Schedule
Morning program end at 12:00
12:00-12:30 – Lunch for afternoon program children and workday caregiver’s children.
12:30-1:00 – Transition to inside quiet time
1:00-2:00 – Rest time and quiet time activities
2:00-2:30 – Snack time
2:30-3:30 – Children play inside or outside - Parents arrive to pick up children
Afternoon Program Ends.
The PM Program is based on the same play-based, exploratory learning model that the cooperative program is, but will be staffed by professional educators exclusively (no parental involvement required).
Our program consists of a preschool (children’s curriculum) and parent education classes (Adult Curriculum). There is a high level of Parent Participation required. If this sounds of interest to you, we invite you to review the Enrollment Process.
