Amalgamated Nursery School
Center in Bronx, NY 10463
The Amalgamated Nursery School is a nonsectarian parent cooperative nursery school which was established in 1933 to serve the immediate community and the surrounding area. Our school holds a charter from the New York State Department of Education Board of Regents and a license from the New York City Department of Health. We also are accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). Every classroom is headed by a certified Early Childhood teacher. Assistants are also experienced in working on an Early Childhood level. Specialists in music and movement are used to enrich the program as well.
As a cooperative nursery school we are governed by elected members of our parent body. The Amalgamated Nursery School is often the first step away from family and home. Through the nursery experience your child will gain independence establish new relationships with other children and learn to work and play in a group situation. The goal of The Amalgamated Nursery School is to help your child develop physically intellectually emotionally and socially. We help to enhance children’s self-esteem and confidence so that they will successfully meet future challenges in school and in life.
- Child Ages:
- 2 years - 6 years
- Licenses & Accreditations:
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - NAEYC Accredited
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The Amalgamated Nursery School is a child’s laboratory for developmentally appropriate learning. It is a place where children can “learn to learn” – where they are encouraged to develop their curiosity explore their interests and realize their creativity. Our curriculum is based on early childhood educators’ knowledge of how children learn:
- Through activity.
- Through first-hand sensory perception of feeling listening smelling tasting and observing
- Through experimentation manipulation and exploration as a result of encounters with a variety of media problems ideas and people.
- As active members of a congenial social group.
- Through the process of identification with adults in their lives.
- Most efficiently when the activity is related to their own purposes and interests.
Curriculum
At The Amalgamated Nursery School your child will be exposed to a varied curriculum which is designed to meet the needs of each individual child. The approach to learning is through “activity centers” that are spaced in different areas of the classroom. The children learn from each other as well as from adults. They are free to move about the room and select the learning experiences that interest them the most. Teachers assist and guide the children in their pursuits. Group experiences of age appropriate duration are used for story telling music creative dramatics and as an opportunity for children to share their ideas with the class group.
