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Welcome to The Goddard School® located in Buford, GA! Call us today to schedule a tour to view our beautiful facility and learn how The Goddard School can enhance your child's development and Lifelong Love of Learning®.
The Goddard School can make a positive difference in your child's life. Our warm, loving atmosphere features a year round extended day program from 6:30 AM to 6:30 PM, Monday through Friday. Our program is designed to enhance the emotional, social, intellectual and physical development of your child from six weeks to five years of age. We also offer After-School and a Summer Program for children up to ten years of age.
We Offer…
In addition to Goddard’s great curriculum, health and safety practices and stringent Quality Assurance standards, The Goddard School located in Buford also offers the following:
For Our Children
Music & Movement: Musically Yours, Inc. - Studies have shown music stimulates children's brains while helping them to express their feelings, investigate rhythm and explore other cultures. Children are able to obtain musical literacy through innovative, fun activities and active participation.
Art Appreciation/History: Trampoline™ Learning Programs for Young Minds - Art History for Kids is a unique way for young children to learn about the most influential artists throughout history. Teachers use age-appropriate art projects, games and activities to expose children to art from prehistoric and ancient times through the art of the 20th century.
Physical Fitness and Nutrition: B.A.S.E. (Balance, Agility, Strength, and Endurance) by SPARK - The objective of the Goddard B.A.S.E. Fitness Program is to expose children to the skills necessary to support their active lives, to develop positive self-esteem and to set the foundation for a healthy lifestyle. Goddard's fitness program also incorporates a nutrition component by teaching children how to make healthy food choices. Children learn to identify various foods, investigate food ethnicity and observe the physical changes that can take place in foods during preparation and digestion.
Sign Language: Time to Sign® Program - The sign language program introduces children to American Sign Language (ASL). Children, even infants, learn to sign through the use of songs, games, stories and play. Recent findings indicate that a bilingual approach with hearing children enhances literacy skills and activates brain growth and development. Sign has also been shown to reduce conflict, facilitate an understanding of human emotions and increase children's confidence and self-esteem.
Foreign Language: Trampoline™ Learning Programs for Young Minds - The Explorer Program by Trampoline™ introduces children to the Spanish language and culture. With hundreds of games, songs and activities, the Explorer Program provides hours of learning and fun.
Language Arts: Scholastic's Building Language for Literacy™ - This program equips young children with critical language, literacy skills and experiences they need to build the foundation for success in reading. It is built upon children's home and community experiences to create meaningful connections.
Manners: The Goddard Guide to Getting Along™ - Our innovative program fosters acquisition of the essential skills of friendship, compassion, cooperation, and kindness. The program incorporates a variety of activities that inspire thoughtful discussion; provide practice on an individual and group level; and include class-wide, school-wide and community-wide opportunities for skill building at an age-appropriate level, even as young as 18 months.
Math: The Goddard School math curriculum's purpose is to enable students to classify, sequence, pattern and understand numerical concepts. It is also used as a tool to develop appropriate math experiences for children.
Science: The Goddard School science curriculum's goal is to provide children the opportunity to observe, record and compare the results of activities, experiments and natural phenomena.
Computers: Computers are located in the Get Set 2, Preschool 1, Preschool 2, Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten and School Age Classrooms. We also have a computer lab for group instructional activities.
For Our Parents
*Daily Verbal Communication
*Daily Activity Reports for all ages
*On-Site Owner and Director at the School every day
*Monthly School Curriculum Calendar
*Monthly Newsletters
*Parent/Teacher Conferences
*Student Portfolio Checklists to monitor progress for transitions
*Parents Night Out monthly
We also offer many opportunities for parent involvement at the School through events such as:
*Monthly Classroom Guest Reader program
*Spring Fling and Fall Festival
*Goddard Family Night at Local Restaurants
*Silent Auction Charity Fundraiser
*Teacher Appreciation Breakfasts
*Holiday Cookie Swap
For Our Faculty
*Assistance in obtaining a Child Development Associate's Degree (CDA)
*On-Site Teacher Resource Room and Staff Lounge
*Tuition Reimbursement for expanding their education
*Benefits such as Health, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
*Paid Training through Goddard University for Continuing *Education Units (CEU)
*Teacher of the Month Recognition
COME GROW WITH US®
If you would like more information, or to schedule a tour of our School located in Buford, please call 770-831-2328.
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