Crestwood School Our School Programs
Toddlers
Crestwood’s Toddler program is based on hands-on learning through socialization and play. With small student to teacher ratios, children have one-on-one instruction. Your child will explore at circle time, create projects and develop language all through hands-on activities including the Smart Board. By the end of the school year, we expect to teach our Toddlers to know their letters, shapes, colors, and be able to count and recognize numbers one through five. Each child will develop socially, emotionally, physically and intellectually.
Our Toddler program is infused with daily specials. Your child will have art, Music, Physical Education, Science and Spanish once or twice a week depending on your program choice. They will also have interactive lessons on a Smartboard. All of the specialists collaborate with the Toddler teacher to enhance the education of each child.
Nursery
Crestwood’s nursery program is based on hands-on learning with a small student to teacher ratio. Children grow academically and socially through cognitive, social, and kinesthetic learning. By the end of the school year we expect to teach our Nursery students to spell and write their first names, recognize their last names, write, cut and draw independently, among other skills. Children work on activities, including the Smart Board, that strengthen their fine and gross motor skills and foster a love for learning!
Our Nursery program is infused with daily specials. Your child will have art, Music, Physical Education, Science and Spanish once or twice a week depending on your program choice. They will also have interactive lessons on a Smartboard. All of the specialists collaborate with the Nursery teachers to enhance the education of the children. Nursery students have Mandarin language instruction added (taught by a native Mandarin speaking teacher) to their program. Field trips to the Dentist, Farm and Fire House are added to the Nursery program.
Pre-Kindergarten
Crestwood’s Pre-Kindergarten classroom reflects a positive learning environment with hands-on learning and small student to teacher ratio. Children expand on their learning through the use of a Smart Board, writing, reading, art, and play. Pre-kindergarten students leave with a knowledge of sight words, beginning reading, pre-math, number recognition, counting, 1:1 correspondence, graphing, and an overall love for learning.
Our Pre-kindergarten program is infused with daily specials. Your child will have art, Music, Physical Education, Science and Spanish once or twice a week depending on your program choice. All of the specialists collaborate with the pre-kindergarten teachers to enhance the education of the children. Our pre-kindergarten children take field trips to the Dentist, White Post Farms, Long Island Children’s Museum, Vanderbilt Planetarium and a Fire House.
Every day at Crestwood is an adventure in learning. Crestwood’s Pre-k program stimulates creativity while developing basic fundamentals and forming a solid foundation for learning.
Kindergarten
Crestwood’s Kindergarten classroom environment reflects real, relevant teaching and learning. Our classroom curriculum incorporates listening, speaking, reading and writing in meaningful contexts. Students also participate in hands-on learning through the use of a Smart Board. With small student to teacher ratios the classroom encourages children to see themselves as readers, writers and problem solvers.
Kindergarten students work in learning centers where they use language to accompany their activities, expanding their vocabulary. Centers allow children to work at their own pace and gain responsibility for part of their learning. Learning centers foster a motivation to learn through expanding cognitive skills, building self-esteem, expanding language and literacy skills and enhancing creative problem solving.
Our kindergarten program is infused with daily specials. Your children will have Science, Foreign Language (Mandarin & Spanish), Fine Arts (Art & Instrumental Music), Physical Education and interactive lessons using a Smartboard. We encourage our students to be well-rounded and enthusiastically seek opportunities for personal and community achievement. Our students will get the opportunity to shine in many different areas of expertise during the school year. Crestwood recognizes students who refuse to settle for less than their best and exhibit those characteristics that exemplifies success!
Parent & Child-Crestwood Cruisers
Our Parent and Child program (ages 16-24 months) runs for six weeks on Tuesday from 10:00am-11:30am invites you and your child to spend quality time together with other parents and children in a similar age group. This hands-on program includes music, creative art, creative movement, playtime, story time and snack within Crestwood's magnificent outdoor and indoor facilities. Our Cruiser’s program is run by our School Director, Miss Stephanie.
