🍎 The major goals for all students at GFCC are to feel that school is a fun place to be, to learn that teachers and classmates care about them, and to know that Mom or Dad will always come back at carpool time and take them home. 🍎 The main focus at GFCC for a 4-year-old are learning Social Skills: Making new friends Following directions Peacefully resolving ones own conflicts (conflict resolution) 🍎 Also of prime importance at GFCC for a 4-year-old is learning how to: Tak

🍎 Are there any Frozen fans in our GFCC family? 🍎 Let’s make some Frozen play dough! 🍎 Playing with play dough is great for building fine motor skills which are essential to children achieving age appropriate pencil grips and learning to write. 🍎 GFCC uses the Handwriting Without Tears program in our curriculum. #whygfcc #bestpreschoolever Registration is open for the Fall 2021 classes! Click the link for details. https://www.gfcccary.com/registration The Best Ideas fo

🍎 GFCC's monthly curriculum is designed to nurture the social, emotional, physical, and cognitive development of preschoolers. These components are equally important in building a child's kindergarten readiness skills. We want them confident in their ability to thrive in a kindergarten environment where academic demands are higher and independent skills are necessary. 🍎 Each age level has a set of developmental goals that teachers use when making their lesson plans. These

Snow may be coming to the triangle area! What a great activity to teach letter recognition, strengthen fine motor skills and build concentration! I can hear a little voice saying the letter name each time a cotton ball is pinched into place. #whygfcc #bestpreschoolever Raising Dragons - Activities For Kids Snowball Letters ages 2-6 This fun, winter-themed, letter recognition activity can be done with cotton puffs or marshmallows and is great for building fine motor and con

🍎 The major goals for the 3-year-old are to feel that school is a fun place to be, to learn that teachers and classmates care about them, and to know that Mom or Dad will always come back at carpool time and take them home. 🍎 School at GFCC is a place where we learn about: Taking turns Sharing Talking to each other about things that happen in our lives Caring about our classmates and friends by cheering each other on when we accomplish things; comforting each other when we

Happy New Year from Greenwood Forest Children's Center! 🍎 REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for FALL 2021! #whygfcc #bestpreschoolever 🍎 Our Class Offerings, Age Requirements, Fees, Registration Forms, Tour Scheduling Information and more can be located on the Registration tab of our website or by clicking on this link and all of the internal links within the Registration tabs: https://www.gfcccary.com/registration

...Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Greenwood Forest Children's Center! 🍎 REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for FALL 2021! #whygfcc #bestpreschoolever 🍎 Our Class Offerings, Age Requirements, Fees, Registration Forms, Tour Scheduling Information and more can be located on the Registration tab of our website or by clicking on this link and all of the internal links within the Registration tabs: https://www.gfcccary.com/registration

🍎 Our Kindness Calendar suggestion for December 14, 2020 is to "Make a Card." 🍎 REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN for FALL 2021! #whygfcc #bestpreschoolever 🍎 Our Class Offerings, Age Requirements, Fees, Registration Forms, Tour Scheduling Information and more can be located on the Registration tab of our website or by clicking on this link and all of the internal links within the Registration tabs: https://www.gfcccary.com/registration

🍎 Our Kindness Calendar suggestion for December 11, 2020 is to "Sing a Song." Singing is a healthy activity for children and music just makes all of us happy! 🍎"Singing encourages language development, communication and increases vocabulary. Children singing cause the brain to perform multiple tasks at once. This helps to develop memory. From remembering lyrics to remembering a cue to start singing, the brain learns to be able to handle more tasks that it is required to p

🍎 Our Kindness Calendar suggestion for December 10, 2020 is to "say Excuse Me." 🍎 "Explain to children that there are words we say when we do things that might be considered rude. For example, if we cough, sneeze, or burp, we say “Excuse me.” We might also say “Excuse me” if we accidentally bump into someone. By saying “excuse me,” we are letting people know that we did not mean to interrupt or bother them. " ~ from the web article: "Please and Thank You: Raising Polite K