2013 Edition
Loving to learn at Peachtree Park Prep Rushing through your afternoon to hurry and pick up your child as early as you can from their preschool?? Not to worry if your child is a student at Peachtree Park Prep (PPP) ! A very unusual thing happens at PPP on an almost daily basis…. parents arrive for pick up and leave without their child because they want to stay and continue the fun activities and exciting learning… loving to learn at PPP! Peachtree Park Prep is proud to be celebrating their 17th year of serving families of North Fulton County and the surrounding Gwinnett communities. The advanced curriculum is enhanced by specialty instruction in Art, Music, Spanish & Chinese Language Lab, Computer, and Physical Education, offered complimentary, Toddlers through First Grade. Combining high academic standards with an outstanding, long term faculty and administrative staff, Peachtree Park Prep is the hallmark of early private education. Test scores rank students, Pre-K and Kindergarten level, “higher than most schools across the nation”, as noted by ITBS Assessment Scoring Center and has given Peachtree Park Prep accolades as winner of BEST PRESCHOOL from several publications and internet services. Peachtree Park Prep also enjoys an outstanding reputation with the area’s private and public schools. PPP is very proud to have welcomed
many of the area’s private school Admissions Directors for their own private tour of PPP to observe the teaching methods and curriculum used due to the high academic achievements noticed and the high acceptance rate of students going into private school education. “We are very proud that parents will travel to our school even if it might
be a little out of their way for some of our Gwinnett families in Sugarloaf and Norcross and our Milton/ Roswell families. It’s great to know they feel it’s worth it for their child”, notes owner Kay Paschal. “The school is superb! The very long-term, loving faculty and administrative staff at Peachtree Park Prep says a lot about the
way the school is run. If parents of preschool children only knew all the wonderful things going on at PPP, you couldn’t build a school big enough to enroll everyone who wanted to bring their child to PPP…. and a 25% sibling discount too!” Summer Camp at Peachtree Park has been referred to by many as “the best kept secret in Alpharetta”. There are several mega-camps in the area, but the quality of faculty counselors and the awesome field trip venues of PPP’s “BEST SUMMER CAMP …EVER” ranks this day camp heads above the rest. With the right blend of outside physical events~field trips all over the Southeast~TrySomethingNew hobby and academic interests, the campers of PPP enjoy physical fitness, travel, and stay “summersharp”, returning to school reenergized! The Preppie Camp of PPP for Toddlers & Preschoolers features just the right blend of field trips, physical fitness fun, water play, and in-house field trips to compliment the academic camp instruction of each day. ~COME SEE WHAT EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT~ Infants~Toddlers~Preschool~ Kindergarten~First Grade~After School, Morning Prep, Summer Day Camp. Johns Creek 770-497-6680/ Alpharetta Campus 770-667-8854. peachtreeparkprep.com LOVING TO LEARN AT PPP ~ WE’RE AS HAPPY AS CAN BE
Building an early foundation By CAROLYN ASPENSON news@northfulton.com
Teaching early childhood education has been around for decades, but in recent years, prekindergarten has emerged as a natural warm-up for a traditional K-12 education. The state of Georgia pre-kindergarten program is offered at many daycare, Montessori and elementary schools throughout both Fulton and Forsyth counties. To begin pre-K, a child must be 4 years old by Sept. 1 of that school year. But how does a parent know if their child is ready for the jump into pre-K? Reg Griffin of the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning says not to worry. “Our pre-K program is designed to help children develop the necessary social skills to begin a successful start in elementary school,” Griffin said. Griffin said the foundation of the Georgia pre-K program is to introduce children to basic schoolrelated skills such as raising their hand and sitting and paying attention. “Most 4-year-olds are on a level playing field,” he said, “and the program focuses on introductory education, like counting to 20 and basic reading
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skills.” Griffin said there is a curriculum model each pre-K is required to follow, and several curricula companies have designed programs to meet state requirements. Still, pre-K is optional, and many choose not to send their children to a formal school at age 4. In Georgia, pre-K is free for anyone who wants it. Other states offer pre-K for children from lowerincome families, so they can catch up to their more affluent peers in vocabulary and social skills. According to Spark Action, over five million children attend some type of preschool program to help prepare the student academically and socially for kindergarten and beyond. Kelly Piatty, of Primrose School Steeplechase in Cumming, said they often refer parents of potential pre-K students to the state website for information. “We focus on things like letter recognition, social skills, using their imagination and basic reading skills,” she said. Heather Phagan sent her son Sam to pre-K this year. “I was already working on the basics, but he’s is already writing his name and counting,” Phagan said.
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How to get a head start on preparing your child for pre-K Read to your child and introduce him or her to picture books with word recognition. Teach your child colors and numbers. Talk to your child about sharing and taking turns. Teach your child how to express emotion without hitting or showing frustration. Have your child evaluated by a teacher or counselor if you feel your child isn’t ready for pre-K.