Our Curriculum
“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you will feed him for a lifetime.”
West Hollywood Children’s Academy’s balanced learning approach brings together the best early education wisdom with modern research and learning science to inspire curiosity, creativity, confidence, and compassion for a lifelong love of learning. Our program empowers children to reach their potential.
Our well-trained staff organizes activities to help stimulate children’s minds and bodies. They work on developmental, cognitive, social, and emotional skills and also organize activities through daily circle time, dramatic play, sensory, fine motor manipulative, STEM activities, arts and crafts, music, movement, gardening, cooking, and gross motor play. We like to stimulate growing minds so they will achieve great things in the future.
Our learning approach creates experiences for children in both large and small groups, giving them many opportunities to communicate, interact, work, and play together. Each child’s voice is heard to create a balance between belonging to a group and a sense of self.
Themes
Children explore the world through carefully designed thematic units. Our themes are designed to capture the interest and imagination of young minds. Our themes include learning about feelings, nutrition, teamwork, gratitude, sharing and giving, modes of transportation, cultural diversity, social justice, the environment, insects and animals, Holidays, and special days in life like graduating from preschool!
These themes help children know who they are, appreciate their community, environment, history, and the world at large, become well-rounded individuals, and make healthy life choices.
New ideas and concepts are introduced in multiple formats, such as art, drama, print, and puppetry so that all children have a chance to connect with the concepts being presented.
Schedule a Tour
Embarking on the journey to find the perfect preschool is a significant step, and we welcome the opportunity to join you in this process. Schedule a tour to witness our vibrant community of joyful learners and passionate educators. We allow visits on Wednesday and Friday mornings by appointment. Explore our happy and dynamic academy settings to ensure we are the right fit for your family.
Admission Process
Our admission procedure is simple and prioritizes the availability of space alongside a preference for siblings of enrolled students. Monthly tuition is settled by the last day of the preceding month. Should the need to withdraw arise, we kindly request a 30-day notice.
Tuition Inclusions
Investing in your child’s education at WHCA is all-encompassing. The tuition fee covers wholesome organic meals — a hot lunch and two snacks daily — and various enrichment classes designed to support your child’s overall development.
Empowering Individual Voices Within a Community
Understanding that education is not one-size-fits-all, our curriculum dynamically adapts to serve the group best, infusing fun into the foundation of our educational activities. From the outset, we lay the groundwork for literacy, with our preschoolers embarking on their reading journey in a stimulating and supportive setting.
Our philosophy acknowledges the significance of both smaller individualized learning experiences and the opportunities presented by larger group interactions. Children are encouraged to communicate, interact, and collaborate, ensuring each child’s voice contributes to a harmonious balance between a sense of self and community belonging.
Building Life Skills Through Thematic Learning
As our children travel through various thematic units, each theme is carefully designed to captivate their interest and ignite their imaginations. They are taken on a journey through feelings, nutrition, teamwork, gratitude, sharing and giving, modes of transportation, cultural diversity, social justice, the environment, insects and animals, holidays, and special days in life.
These themes serve as windows into the world, assisting children in understanding who they are and valuing their community, planet, heritage, and rich tapestry of the world around them. They are stepping stones toward becoming well-rounded individuals who can make informed and healthy choices.
Diverse Methods to Inspire Diverse Minds
We recognize every child’s uniqueness and the diversity of their learning styles. That’s why we introduce new concepts through various formats – art, drama, print, and puppetry – so that every child can find their own connection to the material. Aside from learning, we want to create meaningful experiences that last a lifetime.
Our curriculum draws on the collective strength of empathy, social skills like perspective-taking and turn-sharing, and respectful interactions. These serve as a foundation for children to forge lasting friendships and stand firm against bullying as they progress through elementary and middle school.