LINKS TO LEARNING
We know that exceptional early childhood education goes far beyond isolated lessons. Our proprietary Links to Learning curriculum weaves together multiple disciplines, and is thoughtfully tailored to each child's individual interests and developmental stage.
Does your child like playing with blocks? Our teachers may inspire them to build a tower while naming the colors and counting the blocks, linking language, math, and fine motor skills! Through this approach, children cultivate genuine confidence, essential academic and life skills, and a lifelong love of learning.
Links to Learning was created by our Education Department, a team of experts not only in early childhood education, but also in elementary and secondary education. The program follows your child through each stage of age-appropriate learning and growth, from exploring the world around them to building early reading skills.
SEVEN COMPONENTS, ONE CURRICULUM
We nurture a lifelong love of reading through intentional daily immersion in stories, letters, and language. Our print-rich environments invite students to bridge the gap between spoken thought and written expression, developing the fluency and enthusiasm required to become confident, independent readers.
Mathematics is introduced as a tool for understanding the world. Through hands-on exploration, children compare quantities, recognize patterns, and draw conclusions, building the bedrock for the analytical reasoning and problem-solving skills needed in elementary school and beyond.
Our nurturing teachers guide students to recognize, name, and navigate their own emotions, and to develop empathy for the feelings of others, using puppets, literature, and role play to explore kindness, cooperation, and their place in a broader community.
We help students develop their motor skills through dance, games, and physical activities, introduce foundational concepts of nutrition, and practice self-care routines, including proper handwashing, every day.
Through music, visual art, and imaginative play, students explore color, form, rhythm, and sound, build a rich vocabulary of artistic and musical concepts, and author their own narratives in dramatic play.
Our young scientists engage in hands-on inquiry through experimentation, observation, and collaborative problem-solving, investigating how structures are built, how materials interact, and how machines function.
Students explore traditions, celebrations, and customs from cultures around the globe, and Spanish is woven through the day, introducing a second language in a natural way.
THE HALLMARKS OF LINKS TO LEARNING
Our classrooms are organized into purposeful learning centers, activity-rich environments where children engage in small-group exploration. Whether playing pretend in the dramatic play center or doing an experiment in the science center, our students love moving throughout our classroom.
Literature is at the heart of our instructional approach. From the labels on classroom shelves to the stories shared at circle time, every detail of our preschool is designed to spark a child's natural desire to read and comprehend.
Our educators recognize that every child's educational journey is uniquely their own. Through small-group instruction, teachers differentiate their approach to meet each student at their level, providing appropriate challenge and support.
Social-emotional development is equally important to academic achievement. Each day, our students practice cooperation, conflict resolution, and self-advocacy through structured and spontaneous interactions with their peers.
Through parent-teacher conferences, monthly folders, and our communication app, we ensure that you remain an engaged and informed partner in your child's growth.
LEARNING THAT GROWS WITH YOUR CHILD
6 Weeks - 12 Months
Teachers talk, read, and sing throughout the day, and Baby Sign Language helps infants communicate before speech emerges. Sensory-rich materials and purposeful tummy time spark curiosity and build strength.
12 - 24 Months
High-quality literature, songs, and conversation expand vocabulary. Toys, games, and puzzles introduce shapes, colors, and numbers, while group experiences teach sharing and turn-taking.
2 - 3 Years
Children build print awareness and first-name recognition, group items and notice patterns, and learn to name their feelings. Spanish and social studies are introduced through culturally rich lessons.
3 - 4 Years
Storytime and literary discussion build phonological awareness, hands-on math uses graphs and number lines, and science experiments encourage prediction and critical thinking.
4 - 6 Years
Letter sounds, sight words, and inventive spelling, addition and subtraction, engineering projects, and classroom jobs that build responsibility and leadership before kindergarten.
Visit our classrooms, meet our teachers, and see Links to Learning at work.
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