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ENRICHMENT
COMPUTER PROGRAM
The ESDC Computer Program was conceived as a respond to the increasing role of computers in today's world.
Our Computer Program aims to increase the quality of computer use by children, by emphasizing that the computer
is not only a source of entertainment, but more so, an abundant source of information, and a tool to help in their
learning.
Computer education starts with children 2 1/2 and reinforced all the way up to 6 years of age. The ESDC
Computer Curricula seeks to support the children's daily learning in their regular classrooms. The curricula
includes 50% technology objectives and 50% classroom support objectives. New themes are introduced every
month to emphasize certain technology objectives and/or classroom objectives. For example, to introduce the
multimedia aspect of the computer, we have the theme: ES Multimedia Directors where the children come up with
their own videos that we later email to their parents. To reinforce the children's math concepts, we have a theme
called ES Number Busters! where they engage in "math mysteries" to solve in Spectacle City!
Children 2 1/2 years old (Preschool Program) has computer class twice a week, for 30 minutes. Children 3 to 4
years of age (Pre K 1 & 2 Programs) has it for thrice a week, also for 30 minutes. Children who are 5 to 6 years
old (Kindergarten Program) goes to computer class four times a week, also for 30 minutes. It would be interesting
to note that only the Kindergartners have internet as part of their curriculum.
MUSIC
Our Music Class is provided for by THE HAPPY PIANO Group®. The Music Preludes® Curricula is composed of individual
lessons presented on various age-related levels, including Infant (6 weeks to 12 months), Toddler (12 to 24
months), Mini (2-year olds), Introductory Level (3-year olds), Level I (4- & 5-year olds), and Level II
(Kindergarten/1st Grade students). Each level is designed to function both independently and as a step along a
learning continuum, as essential music concepts are introduced within each level, and each level includes new and
interesting material appropriate for the child’s developmental age and sophistication. Therefore, children obtain the
benefits of an on-going learning process regardless of the level in which they join the program, and children who
experience the various levels continuously are simply provided with a more comprehensive musical and
educational experience.
Children learn concepts such as Tempo (fast and slow), Dynamics (loud and soft), Pitch (high and low), Music
Appreciation (emphasis on Haydn’s “Toy Symphony” & “Surprise Symphony,” Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons,”
multicultural genres, et al.), Creative Movement and Multi-Cultural Songs, Dances, and Activities (introduction to
traditional folk music and games from around the world) along with an introduction to various types of Percussion
Instruments. Through active participation in our innovatively designed readiness games (including Follow the
Leader, Music Bingo, Grab Bag Game, Go Fish, and the Rhythm Box Game), we introduce Keyboard Vocabulary to
our Level I students and Music Notation to our Level II students.
The Music Preludes® Curricula is currently implemented in over one-hundred preschools throughout the state of
New Jersey and Westchester, NY. It is facilitated in each school by one of our music specialists who teaches the
program to groups of 8-10 children for a one half-hour session each week.
COMPUTER PROGRAM
The ESDC Computer Program was conceived as a respond to the increasing role of computers in today's world.
Our Computer Program aims to increase the quality of computer use by children, by emphasizing that the computer
is not only a source of entertainment, but more so, an abundant source of information, and a tool to help in their
learning.
Computer education starts with children 2 1/2 and reinforced all the way up to 6 years of age. The ESDC
Computer Curricula seeks to support the children's daily learning in their regular classrooms. The curricula
includes 50% technology objectives and 50% classroom support objectives. New themes are introduced every
month to emphasize certain technology objectives and/or classroom objectives. For example, to introduce the
multimedia aspect of the computer, we have the theme: ES Multimedia Directors where the children come up with
their own videos that we later email to their parents. To reinforce the children's math concepts, we have a theme
called ES Number Busters! where they engage in "math mysteries" to solve in Spectacle City!
Children 2 1/2 years old (Preschool Program) has computer class twice a week, for 30 minutes. Children 3 to 4
years of age (Pre K 1 & 2 Programs) has it for thrice a week, also for 30 minutes. Children who are 5 to 6 years
old (Kindergarten Program) goes to computer class four times a week, also for 30 minutes. It would be interesting
to note that only the Kindergartners have internet as part of their curriculum.
MUSIC
Our Music Class is provided for by THE HAPPY PIANO Group®. The Music Preludes® Curricula is composed of individual
lessons presented on various age-related levels, including Infant (6 weeks to 12 months), Toddler (12 to 24
months), Mini (2-year olds), Introductory Level (3-year olds), Level I (4- & 5-year olds), and Level II
(Kindergarten/1st Grade students). Each level is designed to function both independently and as a step along a
learning continuum, as essential music concepts are introduced within each level, and each level includes new and
interesting material appropriate for the child’s developmental age and sophistication. Therefore, children obtain the
benefits of an on-going learning process regardless of the level in which they join the program, and children who
experience the various levels continuously are simply provided with a more comprehensive musical and
educational experience.
Children learn concepts such as Tempo (fast and slow), Dynamics (loud and soft), Pitch (high and low), Music
Appreciation (emphasis on Haydn’s “Toy Symphony” & “Surprise Symphony,” Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons,”
multicultural genres, et al.), Creative Movement and Multi-Cultural Songs, Dances, and Activities (introduction to
traditional folk music and games from around the world) along with an introduction to various types of Percussion
Instruments. Through active participation in our innovatively designed readiness games (including Follow the
Leader, Music Bingo, Grab Bag Game, Go Fish, and the Rhythm Box Game), we introduce Keyboard Vocabulary to
our Level I students and Music Notation to our Level II students.
The Music Preludes® Curricula is currently implemented in over one-hundred preschools throughout the state of
New Jersey and Westchester, NY. It is facilitated in each school by one of our music specialists who teaches the
program to groups of 8-10 children for a one half-hour session each week.
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