The goal of the Muscogee
(Creek) Nation Head Start is to  provide
a positive learning experience that promotes the growth of the
whole child in their development of cognitive, social, emotional
and physical skills. The Creative Curriculum will provide appropriate
activities on the age and developmental stage of each child. Children
learn through play and hands on experiences, which provides problem-solving
skills, social skills, self-expression and gross and fine motor
skills and language and literacy skill. Parent involvement is
a very important part of the head start and input from them can
come in a variety of ways, volunteering in the classroom, and
input into the curriculum with their knowledge of their child's
needs and experiences, and through home visits and parent/teacher
conferences. The curriculum will reflect the Creek culture and
the Creek language as well as other cultures and the community
and the family in each geographic area. The Creek Nation Head
Start Creative Curriculum will reflect the Performance Standards
and the Outcome domains and indicators for the children to have
a positive feeling for learning and school readiness.
In the daily schedule we feel children learn
best in an environment which provides them with opportunities
to make choices, experiment, explore, and freely interact with
peers and adults. The daily schedule provides for child-initiated
and adult-directed activities including individual and small group
activities. During free time children can choose from five basic
interest centers (Housekeeping, Library, Art, Manipulative, Blocks)
and additional centers are available such as Science, Sensory
Table, Writing center and computers.
Children are screened at the beginning of each
year with a developmental tool called the Brigance. this is to
identify children who may need further evaluation to determine
whether they may have a developmental delay or they may be gifted.
Creek Nation Head Start schedules two home visits
and two parent/teacher conferences a year to let parents know
how well their children are doing and also what they can do at
home to help build skills.
The Head Start also transitions children into
the public school by planning field trips to the school where
they might attend so they get a feel of what kindergarten will
be like and they will be familiar with the setting.
All special needs children are included in all
activities throughout the day. Any special activities that are
on their IEP are included for all children to participate in along
with the child. Services are provided by the local public school
and other sources in the areas when needed.
Parents are invited to come and visit their child's
classroom anytime. |
