The Readiness classroom is a whirl of activity. As your child explores the ever-changing theme of the week, she will begin to make connections between her life and the world around her.
A hallmark of the Readiness year is hands-on, sensory play: drawing in shaving cream, measuring kernels of corn, harvesting herbs from our garden. Through dramatic play, your child will imagine working in a zoo, a weather station, or a pet shop. By asking questions and exploring answers, your child will experience the relationship between cause and effect: What happens when I mix blue and yellow paint? What happens when I add vinegar to baking soda? What happens when I plant seeds and water them each day? As you drive home in the afternoon, you may ask your child, “What did you do at school?” He may answer, “We just played.” Of course, he’ll be right—and he’ll be learning every step of the way.
In our Readiness classrooms, story time is anything but passive. As his teacher reads, your child will predict what happens next, finish a rhyme, or echo a repeated refrain. Students dive deeper into “focus books,”...
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Educators know that working with your hands does wonders for your brain. That’s why our Readiness math program emphasizes hands-on learning. As the year progresses, your child will recognize numerals, count, sequence, pattern, measure, sort,...
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“Every kid starts out as a natural-born scientist,” said astronomer Carl Sagan. Our Readiness students prove that every day. Interdisciplinary units rich in science, math, social studies, and literacy energize young students’ curiosity about the...
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Teachers say that art encourages fine motor skills, neural development, and problem-solving abilities. Therapists say that art allows children to process their world and to deal with strong emotions in a safe way. Artists say...
Read MoreHuman nature drives even the smallest among us to create, to build, to innovate. Construction centers in every Preschool classroom...
To become a confident communicator, a child must become a competent communicator. In fact, confidence and competence form a feedback...
Whoever coined the phrase “a hop, skip, and a jump” must have been parenting a preschooler. Young children need to...
Children grow and develop in similar patterns, but each child develops at his or her own pace. That means young...
What makes ROBS friendships so enduring? Perhaps it’s the shared experiences that begin in the miniature vine-covered house in our...
Our mission charges us to prepare students to become the leaders of tomorrow—in our city, our country, and our world....
Jesus said, “Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs...
After-school learning at ROBS includes Prime Time, our extended-day program, as well as a variety of enrichment classes offered until 6:00 p.m. each day for Readiness – Grade 8.
