A hidden gem opened this past September in the city that offers a fine arts program for children three to five years of age.
The pre-school follows an art-based curriculum combined with pre-school academic learning that covers all areas of fine arts such as dance, creative movement, theatre, drama, visual arts and music.
The curriculum can help children prepare for kindergarten by stimulating the imagination while developing cognitive and creative skills. It can also strengthen critical thinking skills, and problem-solving as well as goal setting.
The pre-school’s main goal is to nurture all aspects of a child’s learning in an effort to develop confident and successful learners.
“We feel that those are important areas and educational values that are great for kids in learning. A really big focus for us is developing kindergarten-ready skills for each of the students,” said Shauna Bzdel, assistant director of Kidventure Korner Pre-school.
The program consists of two semesters offering full- or part-time positions. The full-time program would consist of two days a week whereas part-time would consist of once a week; alternating weeks is also an option that they offer.
“We essentially work to help each child grow and accomplish skills based on their cognitive level. We know that this is a really wonderful program,” said Bzdel.
Interaction and socialization are crucial in early childhood development and pre-school gives them the opportunity to develop these skills successfully; some kids going into kindergarten don’t have that exposure unless they attend daycare.
“We aim to instill that love of learning at an early age with our schedule. When kids love to learn then they are going to be able to excel, but if they feel overwhelmed with the learning then that is often when you can see other behavior’s that come into play because it’s a coping mechanism,” continued Bzdel.
The pre-school program will facilitate a big open house on Nov. 10 at the studio from 10 a.m. to 11a.m.
“We will have exciting things planned for the kids that attend the open house. When parents contact the studio they will receive all details pertaining to the event,” said Bzdel.
Families that are interested in the event can contact the studio ahead of time to receive an invitation.
For more information on the open house or to answer questions about registration the public can go online to the studios website danceimagesbybj.com or call/email the studio at (306)-631-0584 or info@danceimagesbybj.com.
