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Lighthouse Pathways® Approach to Learning
Your Child's Path to Future Success Starts at Children's Lighthouse
Children's Lighthouse is committed to excellence in early childhood education. All children deserve a safe environment that allows them to be expressive and independent learners as they develop in their own learning style. Our Lighthouse Pathways® approach delivers such an environment by providing opportunities for individualized skill development, group learning, self-regulation, and inquiry-based investigation with a focus on 4 key areas; Confidence, Connection, Continuous Improvement, and Curriculum.
CONFIDENCE
We believe in:
- Shaping confident, independent children through inquiry-based, hands-on learning.
- Building positive interactions with highly-trained teachers.
- Guiding each child as a dignified individual with their own unique set of passions, strengths, talents, and creativity.
CONNECTION
We believe in:
- Being community stakeholders with strong relationships within our schools and the neighborhoods around us.
- An emphasis on teamwork between school and home is paramount in developing healthy brains, bodies, and best behaviors in children.
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
We believe in
- High quality early education provided by professionals who deliver learning experiences to meet the individual needs of each child.
- Through exemplary character-building values taught in the classroom, our teachers model and instruct the importance of strong social emotional and communication skills.
CURRICULUM
We believe:
- Our comprehensive proprietary curriculums provide a pathway from infancy to childhood to prepare children for the real world.
- At each Children's Lighthouse Early Learning School, children are empowered to become independent and well-rounded individuals within their global communities.
CONSISTENCY
We believe that consistency for children is important, now more than ever, based on current research. Consistency supports brain connection and emotional stability in a more meaningful way for children. To provide emotional support and deepen each child's learning, Children's Lighthouse Early Learning Schools are committed to providing consistent classroom environments, schedules, learning opportunities, and teacher interactions.
Start Your Child's Path at Children's Lighthouse Early Learning School.
6 Weeks - 24 Months
Lighthouse BRIGHT® supports the development of higher thinking skills
through a curriculum designed to build healthy brains at the earliest age.
- Brain development
- Research-based activities
- Integrated skill development
- Goal focused
- Heart focused
- Time rich in individual language experiences
2 - 5 Years
Preschool children excel with our Lighthouse CARES® curriculum featuring The Learning
Wall, Learning Lesson Session, Centers That Shine, and 3E: Outdoor
Curriculum that involves exploration, experimentation, and exercise.
- Character-building values for social emotional development
- Active engagement through exploration
- Research-based on current early education best practices
- Embedded content in activities and lessons
- Skills based on national and state benchmarks
Kindergarten - 12 Years
xSTREAM Quest® is an exciting curriculum based on STREAM labs in a Questing Studio where Questers earn Solo, Team, Community, and Outdoor Cog Badges on a path to becoming a Quest Master. In the
process, they learn using their higher-level thinking skills in creative ways.
- Science
- Technology
- Reading
- Engineering
- Art
- Math
Questers follow the Mind Quest Path:
- Choose a Challenge
- Choose a Mission
- Search for other Quest partners
- Design a Mission using their Chronicle Log
- Execute their Mission to earn a Cog Badge
- Celebrate Challenge successes!
2 - 12 Years
Campers expand their horizons, embark on new adventures, and most
importantly - have fun! Our exceptional program and dedicated staff
create a summer experience that is unforgettable!
Weekly Themes Include:
- Nature expeditions
- Creative arts
- Group activities and special events
- Cooking classes
- Science projects
- Reading & writing activities
- Experimentation and technology
- Field trips
- Engineering and math exploration
- Journaling activities
See What Lighthouse Pathways® is All About