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pfc weekertoefcteijemm 28ll preschool teaches youngsters self confidence shes known as auntie pat to more than 1500 past and present youngsters who have scampered into her basement preschool centre with minds eager to be stimulated and while pat byer calls her homerun operation the mother goose pre school it should probably be labelled the little train that could school for pat believes that the most valuable thing you can give a child on the verge of heading out into the world is a positive self image instill in a childs mind the notion that the sky is the limit she insists and the world becomes their oyster pat opened up her stouffville school 21 years ago when she realized she was on the wrong track as a primary reading super visor with the york region board of education she found herself missing the classroom environment and m karas vision centre 31 laser k radial k hexagonal k astigmatic k tired of wearing glasses or contact lenses choose between radial keratectomy procedures to 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directly to her with no previous school influence was like being given a clean slate with which to work hers was an environment where the desire to learn would be fos tered the ideal preschool set up for so many parents who werent contented to see their youngsters spin their wheels intellectually until they were in grade 1 to focus your business call ruth leblanc 2942200 pat along with her side kick of 20 years marion hodgson found the kids to be like sponges absorbing everything sent their way the more they were given in the way of learning experi ences the more they wanted the program became the ideal complement to home environ ments where kids were encour aged to pursue their earliest cere bral interests pats school is far from a babysitting centre it is a place where cognitive skills are discov ered and nurtured the students are not drilled or made to read or play with computers rather they are given thetools to work with so they will in effect teach themselves to read or solve basic intellectual problems with a five to one teacherstu dent ratio pat is able to take each child and set an individual course she seeks to identify each childs strength then works towards enhancing skills in that area there is no pushing the kids end up leading the way confidence is also built up by having the youngsters perform various concerts on stage pat notes that the last three directors of the annual stouffville district secondary school variety show all attended her school as pre schoolers pat says she and marion are enjoying their work more now than ever before with their own offspring well past the stage where they need constant atten tion they are eager and rested each day on the job advertisement focus on business aoesce fioelis many thanks for your valued patronage hair transplant clinic 724 initial consultation free her work says pat is me like fun than a job and with the ten dency towards respecting the emotional and physical as well as the straight intellectual needs of children both in the home and in schools these days pats approach is getting more and more reinforcement the kids are experiencing a balance of playful nurturing and positive thinking training in pats opinion children should be encouraged to believe that if they think they can do something then it can become a reality for them they leave pats school with a healthy belief in themselves the past two years have been a special treat for pat as the first offspring of her earliest students have found their way to her pro gram she has given no thought what soever to retiring because shes having too much fun m mm quality shoes for the whole familys needs men women and childrens shoes now at savings up to 50 off the bridal post 548 carltort road kennedy carlton rd 9468358 to fogus your business call ruth leblanc 2942200 s carpet ascot kinds of luxury saxony carpet from 4 ft99 j ai full colour range free padding 12 mm rnbb installation metal estimate commercial glue down 880 persy tel 2928203 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