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A-12 THE FRIDAY FLYER MARCH 1, 2019
The smiles say, ‘Yes, we love our school’...

ttFROM PAGE A1 Educator Phylicia Heinze answered,
was unable to give the birth date of the “My favorite time of day at CLCC Pre-
child because the mother just found out school is chapel. Each teacher takes a
that she was expecting. turn to creatively teach a Bible story to
The school is governed by Brittany, the entire school.”
who grew up in Canyon Lake and spent Educator Heather Claudio’s favorite
most of her younger years babysitting time of the morning is when it’s time to
and working as a junior lifeguard at the teach the curriculum. “I love watching
lodge pool. She then graduated from each child absorb a new academic skill
the University of Redlands where she and then apply it after it is taught,” she
pursued her early childhood education said.
units. Her face brightens as she ver- Parents also share their excitement re-
balizes, “Once God had set my heart garding CLCC Preschool. Canyon Lake
upon early childhood education, I never parent Shannon Andrews appreciates
looked back.” the teaching of life skills. “My kids have
The teachers at CLCC Preschool use PHOTO BY PAT VAN DYKE
various curriculums as a basis of their learned how to make friends and handle
lessons but develop their own methods situations where they feel uncomfort-
to offer fluidity based on the needs of able or have done something wrong.” CLCC Preschool Director Brittany Youngquist is pictured with 10 of the 80 children who at-
the individual children and the group as Canyon Lake parent Courtney Bye, tend the preschool each week.
a whole. Extracurricular activities are whose son graduated from the preschool,
offered such as the Good News Dance expresses her confidence by stating,
Company which comes to the preschool “The teachers in my son’s room closely
each Tuesday and Wednesday to teach a monitored his progress and provided me
hip-hop and a ballet-tap class. updates about where he was excelling
The staff at CLCC Preschool are care- and where he needed a little more work.
fully selected and go through a rigorous The positive reinforcement in the class-
system of inquiry. room has been great for his self-esteem
The educational approach used by when learning new things and trying to
the preschool is one of Developmentally read and write.”
Appropriate Practices (DAP), which es- Amber Gaudy, also a Canyon Lake
sentially means that the educational staff parent whose child graduated from the
meets children where they are in each preschool, shares, “We have seen our
stage of development with the individu-
al and group in mind. child make huge strides in his grammar
The overall goal of DAP is to set and writing skills. We were very pleased
achievable yet challenging learn- with the curriculum.”
ing goals and to focus on each child’s However, the best indicator of how
unique learning style as they help each successful a preschool program may be PHOTO BY PAT VAN DYKE
child reach those goals. is found in the faces of the children. At
When asked, “What is your favorite CLCC Preschool, the smiles clearly say
time of the day at CLCC Preschool?” “Yes, we love our school!” The preschool's playground brings excitement and fun to the day.

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