Our Curriculum

Our curriculum at the El Segundo Co-Op emphasizes play and hands-on experience. We endeavor to create a stimulating learning environment that balances sensory activities, cognitive skill games, and fine and gross motor activities. The curriculum revolves around a monthly theme, with planned daily activities that build upon the theme. Some of these activities include:

Child-centered art projects, easel painting and play-dough
Outdoor play, such as climbing, digging, running and ball games
Science and nature projects, including a magnetic sand table
Reading books in our library area
Musical activities and instruments
Fantasy play
Movement and dance
Sand, water table and seed table play
Building toys and manipulative activities, such as puzzles, blocks and trains
Guest visitors and field trips

Through these types of play, our programs develop and satisfy a child’s natural desire to learn, so s/he may gain:

Self-reliance
Independence
Respect for others and the environment
Cooperation
Logical thinking
Hand-eye coordination
Problem-solving skills
Readiness for formal learning

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