We have been pondering our decision for social preschool for a while and if we made a good choice. Every time we stepped foot into the school our DD would turn into a simplified version of herself. She would speak in her usual sentences while in the car, but the minute she went into the classroom she would shorten her responses and speak in 3 word sentences. At first I took it as an adjustment and her being shy but she was starting to bring it home and reverting back to things she normally would never do. She was able to draw circles and basic letters before she was a year old but being in the school she started to scribble like typical toddlers do and when I pushed for her to control her writing, I was informed that she couldn't and it was too hard. We also noticed the teachers babied her because she was the youngest in the class and she took on the role. Though I had no complaints about the school in general we concluded that it just wasn't a good fit. But where do we put her? She went to a summer camp for Spanish Immersion and we knew she excelled in the camp. They had been very impressed with her and informed us that she comprehended everything by the third day. Though DD had never complained about the school she was attending she had been asking to go back to the Spanish Immersion program for about a month now. I called them hoping by some miracle they would have a spot. Talk about the stars aligning ... they had one spot open but had people on the waiting list. Once I explained who my daughter was they remembered her and bent over backwards to get her in. We are so excited!!! She will be starting her new school this week and I am crossing my fingers that it works out.
We are super excited about their curriculum. They are about 2 years ahead of public school's curriculum. The 3 yr olds are doing what kindergarten kids do in public school.
