Extending our Learning and Growing Together
Once your child is registered for the Nature Infused Pre-Kindergarten or Nature Infused Pre-Kindergarten class, you are invited to register for our New Nature Pre-Kinder & Kinder Extension Program.
To register please email us at stl@eics.ab.ca or call us at 780-922-5920.
Program Days: Tuesdays, Fridays and the Wednesdays our Nature Infused Pre-Kindergarten Program is not in class providing an opportunity for 5 days a week of learning and growing together.
Cost: $125/month ($1250/year)
What are the benefits of joining the Extension Program?
- Routines are instrumental in supporting successful learning. Providing a 5 days a week learning establishes strong routines of peace and comfort in knowing what each day looks like.
- Children have a natural curiosity about the world around them. Letting them explore their capabilities and taking risks helps them evolve into strong, capable, resilient autonomous citizens.
- It provides additional practice and exposure to foundation learning concepts so they have a solid learning base moving forward.
- Connecting children to nature fosters rich learning experiences, ecological literacy and healthy living. Additionally, it provides opportunities for peace, pause and appreciation.
- It strengthens executive functioning skills, builds strong brain functioning, self regulation and life skills.
- Time spent in natural environments has been proven to be beneficial for both child development and for the physical and emotional health and wellbeing of all age groups. Outdoor learning and play are essential ingredients to a healthy childhood.
- A growing body of research indicates how learning and playing outdoors can improve cognitive functioning, reduce student stress, improve attention, boost mental health, raise test scores and ignite a sense of wonder.