EARLY LEARNING CENTER
Housed in a classroom that emerses children in the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest, Seabury’s Early Learning Center (ELC) provides 3 and 4 year old children opportunities to inquire, explore and discover the complexities of the world around them. Seabury's ELC provides a learning environment that stimulates the minds of young children and encourages them to embrace learning. Intellectually advanced children find themselves in a classroom where there is no ceiling on learning, with opportunities to explore concepts at a level that is both appropriately challenging and supports social/emotional development.
Testing is not required for students entering the ELC, however the program is designed with the needs of highly capable preschoolers in mind. The learning environment encourages problem solving, creative expression, development of academic skills, exploration, and discovery. Seabury's ELC is designed to meet the needs of preschool students who love learning and benefit from the opportunity to explore ideas and develop skills that may not be available in other preschool settings.
ELC teachers are trained to recognize a child’s readiness and are prepared to guide individual progress. Children are exposed to an amazing array of knowledge and often learn to read, write and calculate beyond what is typically expected from a child this age.
Students may attend the ELC program as half-day (morning only) or full-day students.
Seabury’s ELC program features:
- Hands-on learning through exploration and interaction with a variety of mat
erials - A supportive, developmentally appropriate setting that encourages growth in skills of independence, concentration and preparation for future academic learning
- A multi-age program where students learn from each other
- Individualized instruction that allows each child to explore new concepts as they are ready
- A highly trained teacher and assistant to guide ELC students, with a student / teacher ratio of no more than 10:1.
- ELC students participate in specialist programs at Seabury including French, music, physical education and library, as well as the weekly all-school gathering