Day Care Curriculum and Activities
Happy Days at Counterpoint™ Day Care
At Counterpoint™ Day Care the every day curriculum is filled with engaging activities that foster a sense of accomplishment, and march in step with the children's natural curiosity, love of fun, music, and movement. More detailed information about CDC is available within the Parent Handbook.
Circle Time
Each day the children participate in french and english Circle Time where songs, poetry and games introduce and re-enforce basic pre-school literacy and numeracy skills and knowledge. Specially designed cognitive development toys and carefully planned, hands-on activities add to the stimulating variety of activities and contribute to developing fine motor skills.
French, Everyday!
Our daily French Circle Time is a joyous time of singing, puppetry and interactive games. Children learn to understand and speak french using simple songs and phrases and apply new vocabulary throughout the day. This popular feature in the Day Care supports our commitment to second language learning.
Music for our Young Children
Our specially trained pre-school music teacher comes twice per week to the Day Care to get us singing, dancing and clapping to the beat - a definite favourite with the teachers and children alike! These regular classes teach simple songs, melodies and poetry to help reinforce and practice rhythm, tone and pitch and experiment with a variety of instruments.
Fun Fitness for the Young
Boys and girls twirl, roll, skip and laugh during our specially designed Fun Fitness times, which demonstrates through doing that good health and exercise go hand in hand.
I'm a Scientist!
Themed pre-reading, pre-math and pre-science activities taught through games and creative hands-on science projects capture the imaginations of the children and entice them to play and learn at their own pace.
Let's Play Outside!
Twice a day children enjoy activities out of doors in our safe and fully enclosed yard and supervised according to licensed day care guidelines. Ride-on cars, sand play, balls and truck and toys are used to develop our gross motor skills while enjoying the fresh air and the company of friends!
I'm a serious artist!
Whether through purposeful planning, imaginative dress up, or free expression children are lovingly guided to explore art and create their own masterpieces.
We celebrate our diversity!
Cultural diversity is celebrated by sharing traditional costumes, languages and traditions from around the world.
Field Trips
Monthly fieldtrips or visits from special guests highlight our monthly themes. Regular nature walks and trips to nearby parks help children familiarize themselves with their neighbourhood.