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Summer Program:

SUMMER FUN -- THE REGGIO EMILIA WAY
The Learning Center of Dr. Phillips - Summer 2008

To further pursue the Reggio Emilia principles this summer, we are going to implement one summer long project where the investigation of the project will be done by all the children in our school, from the 2 years old to the 5 years old.

Reggio Emilia promotes the right for our children to understand our community and work with members of our community. To that end we are introducing the research on Dr. Phillips, the man, the orange groves and its legacy. We will also be working on various short projects. Although they are shown as weekly projects, they may take less or more time depending on the interests of the children and the amount of knowledge the children want to gain.

It is interesting to note that during each week items such as the colors, numbers, letters, shapes, etc., usually learned in a predetermined theme approach will be learned in connection with the short duration projects the children will be working on. Additionally, we will continue to work with our children during the summer to further the development of all skills. As importantly, we will organize a few field trips to support our projects and to just have fun. Water play will be done throughout the summer and events such as a puppet show, parties, etc. will be scheduled as we get closer to the month of June.

As a reminder we have already scheduled the Sea World field trip on June 6 to open the summer program. Please remember that we can only do a field trip if we have enough chaperones.

The first week of the Summer 2008 Program will be spent determining where the interests of the children lie in the following subjects.

5/27 - 5/30
Transition: Transition to summer. Seeking interest in each topic below. Let's have fun!!!

6/2 - 6/6
Cooking Camp: Cooking activities will take place as scheduled by the teachers. Teachers complete documentation on summer curriculum.
Sea World Field trip on 6/6/08.

6/9 - 6/13
Fabulous Fathers: The teachers will plan with their class for Fathers' day. The participation and activities will vary from class to class.
Fathers' day celebration 6/13

6/16 - 6/20
Sports of Course: The teachers and children will get involved in different sports and water play activities and will compete in an Olympic at the end of the week. Ribbons will be awarded. Our parents who are into sports will be invited to participate and coach our teams. Field trips could be made to the local sport facilities, Skating Rink, Park, Family Aquatic Center, YMCA, etc.
Olympics on 6/20

6/23 - 6/27
Music in Me: The teachers and children will determine the instruments, type of music, etc. they want to explore in the U.S.A and around the world. Field trips could be made to local music stores, music instrument stores, parents who are musicians will be invited to perform, etc.

6/30 - 7/4
Land of the Free, Home of the Brave: The teachers and children will review our Heritage and celebrate the Wild, Wild West and the Fourth of July.
Celebrating 4th of July on 7/3 - TLC closes on 7/4
Water play cancelled this week.

7/7 - 7/11
Mysteries of Science: The teachers and children will explore scientific discoveries, conduct science experiments and possibly make field trips to the Orlando Science Center, Ripley's Believe It or Not, Wonder Works, etc.

7/14 - 7/18
Arts and Crafts: The teachers and children will explore the arts and crafts that are of interest to them. This experience will enhance the sensory motor skills of our children. There are many different ways to experience arts and crafts using unusual materials.

7/21 - 7/25
This is a 3 days week as TLC closes for the annual professional Development Training for the teaching staff on 7/24 - 25 (training ends on 7/26).
Various review activities will be done during those 3 days.
This is also the last week for Water Play.

7/28 - 8/1
Movie Stars: The children will be learning about their favorite movie stars. Field trips to see a movie could be scheduled for older children.
The summer long Dr. Phillips project closes on 7/31.

8/4 - 8/8
Fun Week: The teachers and children will experience the true Reggio Emilia way of learning. They will decide that Monday what they want to do for fun that week or they may choose to include in this week's activities the items of interest to them that did not "fit" in our subject areas. It is their week and they will plan it to get the most fun from it.
Orientation for Fall 2008 program to be scheduled this week (TBD)

8/11 - 8/15
Transitioning to Fall program: Children and teachers get organized for the Fall Program.
Orientation for Fall 2008 program to be scheduled this week (TBD)