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    Challenger School - Almaden

    3.8 (32 reviews)
    Open 7:00 am - 6:00 pm
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    Our daughter is currently in 3-year-old program at Challenger School - Almaden. This campus has been a great experience for our family. She simply loves this school. Safety measures during this Pandemic: As our daughter attends this campus (Challenger School-Almaden) we have experienced their amazing protocols for keeping the campus SAFE. They have incorporated the CDC and local health department requirements in order to keep the campus clean and their students and staff safe. Their commitment of implementing the following practices to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 which we as parents witness everyday while dropping and picking up our daughter at the campus. -- Face coverings (all staffs and students wear masks at all times), Physical distancing, Hygiene practices & Cleaning/disinfecting routines The amount of precaution and care this school campus takes to welcome the kids at arrival is amazing. Masks are required and our little girl puts on her mask all by herself while getting ready for school everyday and keeps it on throughout at school as well. Miss Geeta (The Program Director) says the kids they learn so much from each other. All the kids keep the masks on at all times in campus. Thanks to the teachers and staff: Miss Geeta, Miss Gayathrri & Miss Adriana. They take so many other measures above and beyond that words can NOT explain. You have to experience yourself, first hand. Teachers and Staff: Our heartfelt sincere THANK YOU to the Program Director, Miss Geeta, her class-teachers Miss Adrianna, Miss Gayathrri. Myself and my husband both with doctorate degree (Ph.D.) and working as engineers since almost two decades in the bay area have come across with many program directors both in academia as well as in industry. In our opinion Miss Geeta is the BEST program director we have ever met. She taught us how to make pick up and drop off a happy event. She genuinely loves & cares about all the kids. Miss Adrianna and Miss Gayathrri are extremely talented, loving, caring and understanding teachers. Whether it's Math, Science, English, Arts, Music or Yoga they teach and incorporate so effectively into these little kids. We've been incredibly impressed by the teachers skill-sets. Both Miss Gayathrri and Miss Adriana create the right atmosphere in the classroom, support and motivate students to sparkle their interest in learning tasks and helping them to focus while having lots of fun. Curriculum: Our little girl sings this song everyday while going to and coming from school in the car "Every day is a happier day, When we're learning The Challenger Way " Few days ago (March 1st), I asked my daughter what else did you learn today at school. She replied Music Magic, Mama. Then she went on saying our teachers Miss Gayathrri and Miss Adriana are very creative. We learnt an amazing song "Here Is the Beehive". At the close of the song, we enjoyed imitating the flight of the five bees by buzzing and waving our hands in the air. Then, she showed me her dance move while singing this song. THAT WAS ONE OF THE HAPPIEST MOMENT OF MY LIFE!!!! Social Scenes: Last month, my daughter said Mama, we are learning how to treat friends with respect. My teacher teaches us to manage our actions so we can make good choices. We were incredibly impressed with our daughter's progress in this preschool. Reading Readiness: Within 2 months of going to Challenger School - Almaden, she learned how to write all Alphabets (A to Z: upper case and lower case), Her vocabulary has increased significantly and she has been enjoying their reading program "Challenger Phonics Fun". She knows (reading and writing) all the five vowels. Last month, she told me, "Mama, Five Power Letters: a e i o u. These letters are special because they can say two sounds". She is learning all the diagraphs and their usage. Simply AMAZING!!! In her class the teachers have been building a foundation of visual and auditory concepts in reception, memory, and sequence. Science Sense Every month they LEARN and have FUN with so much science facts: Amphibians, Dinosaurs, Bees, Under the sea creatures, Solar System, foreign countries, their people, and customs, different modes of transportation and many more in their science class. Every day she comes home with so many colorful and fun artworks all related to these topics. Miss Gayathrri and Miss Adriana both her teachers are so resourceful and creative. Nimble Numbers We are super excited to see our daughter learning the fun game of Maths. This month she is learning "Adding and Subtracting". Our little girl told us that she learnt all about the founding father, President George Washington, the 16th president Abraham Lincoln and was excited to show us the related artworks she did in her classroom. As parents, it's gratifying to see our child excited about reading, math & science and keen to show off her new skillsets in artwork and music. We are so happy that our daughter goes to Challenger School - Almaden

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