20 months old - 2 years old
School Schedule: 7:30 AM until 1:00PM Mon. – Fri.
The toddler program at LAM School International is much more than child care services. HighReach Learning curriculums (ww.highreach.com/), developed for children from infancy through four years old are utilized in the social, emotional, educational and physical development of your toddler. We also integrate Montessori and early childhood stimulation. Your child can be enrolled by reaching 20 months, at any time during the school year. Areas covered in Nido:
• Social/Emotional Development
• Language
• Small and Large Muscle Development
• Problem Solving
• Color and Shape Recognition
• Phonological Awareness: Songs, Rhymes, Fingerplays
3 years old by October 1st
School Schedule: 7:30 AM until 1:00pm Mon. – Fri.
The pre-kinder program at LAM School International helps your child become more independent in an age-appropriate way. High Reach Learning Curriculum includes educational games, books, instructive programs and Montessori learning center. The children also check books from the library, have Show & Tell, Mini play gym, block center, computer lab, and Star of the Week activity once a week. Areas covered in pre-kinder are:
• Science, Social Studies, Art, Music
• Pre-Math, Pre-Reading, Computer
• Block Center
• Small and Large Muscle Development (Mini gym)
• Problem Solving
• Color and Shape Recognition
• Phonological Awareness: Songs, Rhymes, Fingerplays
4 years old by October 1st
School Schedule: 7:30 AM until 1:00pm Mon. – Fri.
During the Kinder I school period, the children are preparing to meet with success into Kindergarten II (Pre-first). Trained teachers incorporate the curriculum to correlate with the theme of the unit. Individual needs of children are met through work jobs, centers, educational games, learning through dynamic instructions and Montessori learning center. The children also check books from the library, have Show & Tell, Mini play gym, block center, computer lab, listen & do and Star of the Week activity once a week. Areas covered in Kinder I are:
• Science, Social Studies, Art, Music
• Pre-Math, Pre-Reading, Computer
• Block Center
• Small and Large Muscle Development (Mini gym)
• Pre-writing
• Problem Solving
• Color and Shape Recognition
• Phonological Awareness: Songs, Rhymes, Fingerplays
5 years old by October 1st
School Schedule: 7:30PM until 1:00 PM Mon. – Fri.
Kinder II at LAM School International is the most important educational base in order to your child’s elementary school education. Trained teachers revise the curriculum to correlate with the theme of the unit. Individual needs of children are met through work jobs, centers, educational games, and Montessori learning center. The children also check books from the library, have Show & Tell, Star of the Week Activity and attend computer lab once a week. The areas covered are:
• Science, Social Studies, Art, Music
• Pre-Math, Pre-Reading, Computer
• Block Center
• Small and Large Muscle Development (Mini gym)
• Problem Solving
• Color and Shape Recognition
• Phonological Awareness: Songs, Rhymes, Fingerplays
Elementary School at LAM School International covers 1 st -5 th grade. These grades are self-contained classrooms with specialized bilingual teachers along with the English Immersion program provided in order to maximize the academic core subjects: Math, Language Arts, History, Science and Technology. Other courses included in the curriculum are: Spanish, Physical Education, Art, and Music which are also conducted by specialized teachers in English or Spanish. Fifth grade is considered a “transition to middle school year” and both team and individual teaching are offered in some core subjects as preparation for the middle school experience is approached.
Teachers use the LAMS approved Consensus Curriculum (revised summer 2007) to develop their individual class curriculum. Learning objectives for each grade level is carefully revised within the guidance provided by the LAMS Elementary School Curriculum, on a yearly basis and in accordance with the modern technology. This process provides teachers the flexibility in developing a learning program geared to the ability levels of their students in a given year. In 2007 LAMS begins with the SRI (Scholastic Reading Inventory) which provides a consistent whole-group test format for grades 1-12th and provides a Lexile measure and correlation to grade level ranges, as well as norm-referenced data. These standardized test scores measures and provides data to our curriculum development and implementation.
Middle and High School at LAM School International covers 6 -12th grades. Middle School and High School classrooms are geographically located in a separate wing within our LAMS facilities. Block scheduling is used in order to provide the students with a pre-college preparation. Core subjects are taught in English, and some subjects in Spanish as required by the local Ministry of Education. Teachers use the LAMS approved Consensus Curriculum (revised summer 2007) to develop their individual class learning objectives for each grade level, and it is carefully developed within the guidance provided by the LAMS Curriculum. This process provides teachers the flexibility in developing a learning program geared to the ability levels of their students in an academic year. In 2007 LAMS implemented the SRI (Scholastic Reading Inventory) which provides a consistent whole-group test format for grades 1-12 and provides a Lexile measure and correlation to grade level ranges, as well as norm-referenced data. These standardized test scores measures and provides data to our curriculum development and implementation. Every year the implementation of a new task of improvement has been part of our ongoing process of education.
Every year the implementation of a new task of improvement has been part of our ongoing process of education.