An overview of the Greater Summit County Early Learning Center.

1. Welcome to Greater Summit ELC K-2 A QUALITY KINDERGARTEN THROUGH SECOND GRADE EXPERIENCE FOR YOUR CHILD

2. From Preschool to Kindergarten

3. Who are We? The Greater Summit County Early Learning Center is a Free K-2 Public Conversion School- serving families in Summit and surrounding counties since August of 2009 housed in the same building as our S.C.O.P.E. Academy Preschool friends and colleagues Our team is highly qualified and have strong early childhood backgrounds along with years of successful teaching experience

4. Who are We? Our instructional delivery consists of research best practices Our goal is to facilitate a successful learning journey for each child as they engage, imagine, wonder, and self regulate their learning while build foundational skills

5. How are we Different? We offer a longer learning day and provide increased child contact time with the teacher We are child and family centered Technology is embedded into all learning opportunities throughout each day We continually plan for an environment that is literacy rich across all subjects

6. How are we Different? We emphasize 21st Century skills: Communication, Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Collaboration We provide a nurturing setting and foster nurturing skills in our students We match our curriculum delivery to children’s needs We value and believe every child can contribute to our learning

7. What should you see in a quality program?

13. Quality… You will see… Kids collaborating Having a focus and purpose Working independently or in small groups Processing Open ended work

15. projects

16. use of materials

17. self-expression

18. innovative materials

29. What does learning look like? Teacher working with small groups Multiple materials accessible to all children Projects that are unique and develop from student’s own interests A place where the child and the teacher can verbalize objectives

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38. INVITING SPACES Our goal is to invite the learner, motivate, deepen their engagement, focus, and learning through our environment…

46. Our STAFF We monitor our program quality by engaging in continuous adult assessments and reflection of practices weekly Our staff meets weekly to discuss our instruction and monitor that it is a match for each student Teachers and Administrator have strong credentials and the expertise to deliver quality

51. Our Promise to YOU: We will always consider your child’s needs before our own We will be transparent in our work We will encourage you to participate We will be exemplary in our communication We will demonstrate professionalism, expertise, and a high work ethic in all that we do We will always evaluate our program, reflect, revise, and refine