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Make life long friendships...Join the Girls of Summer!Please doFREE SKATINGyour partto help theMarch Breakenvironment:Friday March 18th2:30pm - 3:30pmRiver Oaks Arena Pad B2400 Sixth Line, OakvilleBrought to you courtesy of Come to the Oakville Girls Softball Association Recycle yourKrisztina Negliaregistration days and join our free indoor clinics. Sales RepresentativeSaturdays April 2, 9, 16 at Our Lady Peace School. newspaperRE/MAX Realty Specialists Inc.291 River Glen Blvd. 9am-12pmwww.KrisztinaNeglia.comafter reading. Go To www.ogsa.mysportsite.comAdvertorialOakville Christian School launches preschoolOakville Christian Schools mission, We hear a lot about play-based learning Nurturing Excellence in a Christ-Centred lately, and we agree with this theory and are JL Academic Environment, is now being extended very intentional about the way we deliver that, BJI8LFMs Carless explains. to preschoolers! Oakville Christian School has We want to observe what K LCFFbeen offering quality education to students children are doing, how they are doing it, and 9F8?:Jfrom Junior Kindergarten through to Grade 8 what they are saying as they do it.D<I8GI>for 28 years. She explains that this would enable her as a FIGWe are thrilled to announce this new and facilitator to be able to develop curriculum exciting addition to our existing program, says based on the strengths, interests, and talents of Admissions Director Janice Wood. It will defi-those students.nitely fill a gap within our OCS community we As in all of the other classes at OCS, are seeking to meet more needs of our families Christianity will be at the forefront of the pre-and to bring peace of mind to parents as they can school classroom. Students will engage in Bible drop their children all off in one location and know stories, sing related songs and say grace before they are all being well taught and well cared for. meals, with an emphasis on developing The JK-Grade 8 philosophy of teaching and Christian values and character traits.learning at OCS is based on the school-wide Advantages to having a preschool within an ;\[`ZXk\[ kf ?`^_\i C\Xie`e^Enrichment Model. The goal is to optimize the existing school go beyond student readiness quality of scholarship through differentiated for Kindergarten. Having the JK and SK class-learning experiences that take each students room right across the hall provide multi-age FXbm`cc\ :_i`jk`Xe JZ_ffc `j Zfdd`kk\[ kf `ejk`cc`e^ Zfe\eZ\ abilities, interests, learning styles and preferred interaction as well as informal mentoring, `e pfle^ c`m\j [li`e^ k_\`i ]fidXk`m\ p\Xij# Xe[ Zlck`mXk`e^ `e `kj styles of expression into consideration. Through which is encouraged amongst OCS students jkl[\ekj jfc`[ :_i`jk`Xe Z_XiXZk\i kiX`kj Xe[ mXcl\j k_ifl^_ X jX]\# an atmosphere of excellence and creativity, we already. It is also evident that life-long, mean-ZXi`e^# c\Xie`e^ \em`ifed\ek n_\i\ \m\ip Z_`c[ dXkk\ij%provide challenging and appropriate educa-ingful friendships are more readily formed tional opportunities for all students, encourag-when students begin the educational journey at ing each to reach their full potential academi-a younger age.cally, socially, spiritually, and emotionally.The OCS Preschool accepts students from Preschool Director Bronwen Carless explains ages two to four years old with full-day, morn-that throughout the planning of the preschool, ing, or afternoon options. Hours of operation N\ `em`k\ pfl kf m`j`k lj Xe[ j\\ ]fi pflij\c]she believed it was important to incorporate a are from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. with an available after-teaching and learning philosophy that would school program. Tours can be booked anytime merge seamlessly with the rest of the school by calling (905) 825-1247 or by emailing 0',%/),%()+. (() k_`i[ c`e\# fXbm`cc\# fekXi`f c-c *q- nnn%fZjfec`e\%fi^and Emergent Curriculum does just that. ocsadmissions@ocsonline.org.www.insideHALTON.com OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, March 16, 2011 14