We offer an outstanding kindergarten program for young learners at Happy Hollow.

• Our class size is limited to 15 children.
• We offer students an option of attending half or full day along with before and after school hours.
• Students receive individual teacher attention with a focus on constructivist and multi-sensory learning in a variety of small group settings and group sizes.
• Students receive a strong foundation in Language Arts, Science, Social Science, Math, Creative Arts, Music, Gardening, Conservation and Sign Language.
• Children receive a strong foundation in Phonetics, Science and Math
• Enrichment classes in Organic Gardening and Soccer are offered every year.

We believe that students learn best by being actively engaged in creating their own knowledge within an enriching academic and socially responsible environment.

Happy Hollow provides an environment that offers students the resources and time to explore, experiment, and engage in constructivist learning at its best. We utilize the best research and materials to guide our curriculum choices in relation to language arts, literacy, math, science, social science, creative arts, movement and music. Teachers use direct instruction, guided instruction, role playing, role modeling and free play exploration within a child-centered learning environment that accommodates, challenges and respects the varied abilities, developmental levels, interests and learning styles of all young learners. Multi-sensory instruction, both in small group and individual settings, accommodates all learning styles while direct instruction provides students with many opportunities to learn how to follow instructions and challenge their attention span. We believe that within this enriched and creative environment students have the opportunity to gain self confidence, experiment with and practice academic skill sets, practice social responsibility and respect, and develop to their full potential as important members of their community.

Our program encompasses  all the standard goals and objectives from Oregon's Common Core State Standards in all subject areas. Teachers utilize student portfolios that gather picture/sample work related information to compile daily assessment information in relation to student development towards subject areas and state standards.  Two parent/teacher conferences are scheduled each year to provide an overview of individual assessment information. The literacy, language arts, math, science, social science, geography and art curriculum is literature-based meaning teachers use specific books to teach interesting ideas that tie all subject areas together into a more complete knowledge base. In addition, direct instruction is used to teach phonetics using the Spalding method, which is a multi-sensory intensive, phonetic based, integrated language arts method recommended in Becoming a Nation of Readers.  Math skills are presented using Bridges in Mathematics, which uses extensive visual models, interactive games, literacy and manipulatives to provide a constructivist approach to teaching mathematical concepts and computational skills. Students learn to use numbers to represent quantities, solve qualitative problems, describe their physical world, use geometrical ideas and language, and test spatial reasoning. Developed by the Math Learning Center, an Oregon Nonprofit, and funded by the National Science Foundation, this engaging and interesting multi-sensory approach to math helps students master both essential skills and mathematical concepts. Students learn how to solve a wide range of math problems in real world situations and foster students' interest and enjoyment of all things mathematical!

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