What are class rotations? Who participates?
Our specialized class rotations allow our staff to create lessons that concentrate on a specific area of learning. These areas include gym, arts and crafts and the presentation of reading or math concepts. By specializing, the children will be working with teachers who are strong in their area rather than a “jack of all trades.” It also allows materials for each subject area to be concentrated instead of scattered throughout the facility. Our pre-kindergarten students do a full set of rotations each morning that includes art/creative play, gym, reading/language readiness, and math/science readiness. (These rotations are daily with the exceptions of Crenshaw mornings and fieldtrips.) Our youngest groups, still needing the care and consistency of a self-contained learning environment, will be introduced slowly to the rotations as they get older and have more developed skills. They will access different areas of our campus, such as our picnic area, gym and garden, but will keep a familiar
