Spring 2008 Newsletter Page 3

Text Box: Young children acquire knowledge about the physical and social worlds in which they live through playful interaction with objects and people. At the Child Center, the teachers prepare the learning environment so that it provides stimulating and challenging materials and activities for the children. Each day’s schedule provides opportunities for children to explore and express themselves through art, music and movement, language, math, dramatic play and hands-on science activities. A pre-established routine followed consistently each day enables the children to easily anticipate what will happen next. The daily schedule also supports our goals of helping the children feel secure, independent and able to move from one activity to the next with ease and confidence. The following list is just a sampling of the skills and values learned in our preschool program:

CCC Board of Directors Welcomes Its NEW MEMBERS

Like the Center, Our Board is Reaching Out to Our Surrounding Communities

	Missy Davis came to us from Goshen and currently has her oldest daughter enrolled at the Child Center. She graduated from West Virginia University with a B.A. in Psychology and an M.S. in Industrial Relations. She most recently worked as a Human Resources Professional. Along with raising her two young girls with her husband Jim, she enjoys reading, making blankets and relaxing at Woodridge Lake.
	Melinda D’Onofrio resides in Goshen with her husband, Jeff and their two children. Prior to becoming a full time stay-at-home mom, she was an Executive Personal Assistant with a wide variety of responsibilities. Melinda also served on the board as Administrative Vice President for the Moms Club of Stamford North, a chapter of the International Moms Club Organization. Her eldest has been enrolled at the Child Center for the past two years.
	Carol Ebersol has lived in Cornwall since 1981. She has been a Montessori teacher since 1980 in the area schools and is currently at The Cobb School in Simsbury with a primary class of ages 3 – 6. She is also running a business that offers protection from all our wired things, including cell phones, computers, etc. Carol and her husband, Peter, have three children, Marielle, a junior at Kenyon College, currently in New Zealand, Christian, a freshman at Bowdoin, and Schuyler, who is finishing 8th grade at Washington Montessori School and will be attending Hotchkiss in the fall.
	David Hubbard is a practicing attorney in New York City. He is married to Anna Utrata Hubbard, a former teacher at the Child Center and mother of 4 year old Iris, a student at the Center. They live in Cornwall.

· Art Area To think and create, to use the right or left hand, hold scissors and cut, to get messy

· Reading Corner To sit still and listen to the teacher, to love books and stories

· Music Area To keep the beat and distinguish between high and low sounds, gross motor coordination

· Dramatic Play Area To express our feelings, appreciation for the ideas of others

· Block Area Math concepts such as shapes, sizes, and how objects relate

· Puzzle Area To recognize colors, create patterns, match pictures, sort objects, develop memory

· Science Area To recognize seasonal changes and acquaint ourselves with the natural wonder of our Child Center’s woodland, stream, and pond.

CCC Board of Directors Welcomes Its NEW MEMBERS

Like the Center, Our Board is Reaching Out to Our Surrounding Communities

David Hubbard is a practicing attorney in New York City. He is married to Anna Utrata Hubbard, a former teacher at the Child Center and mother of 4 year old Iris, a student at the Center. They live in Cornwall.