Golden Pond School
Preschool in Ashburn, VA 20147
The excitement is palpable at Golden Pond School located in Ashburn, Va in the heart of rapidly-growing Loudoun County. Golden Pond aims to be the best early childhood education school in the area.
At Golden Pond, we put the child first in a nurturing yet stimulating and fun environment where learning takes place naturally. Our programs provide children with tactile, hands-on learning experiences because children learn best when they are actively involved in the learning process. The curricular emphasis is organized around manipulating, creating, building, exploring and actively constructing knowledge. Activities are presented in a fun and interesting manner which invites children to immerse themselves in the activities. Our methods, from developmental basics to beginning reading, writing and mathematics reflect an age-appropriate and natural style furthering the development of positive attitudes towards learning. In other words, we have created an atmosphere of joyful learning.
As a result of our curriculum, we have been gratified to see amazing, some would say magical, results in terms of exceptional scores on the Virginia PALs tests for rising kindergarteners, early readers and higher level thinkers. Part of the reason for our success is that we specialize in early childhood education – serving children ages two through 1st grade.
- Child Ages:
- 2 years - 7 years
- Rates:
- $$$
- Licenses & Accreditations:
- Virginia Department of Social Services
- Preschool:
- Yes
- Children per Teacher:
- Infant: -/-, Toddler: 6/1, Pre k: 9/1, Afterschool: -/-
- Hours of Operation:
- 7:30 am - 6:30 pm
Monday - Friday
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Golden Pond School’s philosophy of education is based upon the developmental theories of Piaget and Lev Vygotsky and the brain-based educational research of Renate and Geoffrey Caine. These theories are also supported by the owners, Kathleen Burrells 20 years experience teaching 3-12 year olds and her extensive study of recent cognitive research and its application to education. This means that at Golden Pond we nurture and educate the whole child. We actively promote the emotional, social, intellectual, and physical growth of every child in our care.
At the heart of our philosophy is a conviction that we have an opportunity and responsibility to help children become happy, successful, lifelong learners. Golden Pond Schools programs provide children with tactile, hands-on learning experiences because children learn best when they are actively involved in the learning process. The curricular emphasis is organized around manipulating, creating, building, exploring and actively constructing knowledge. Activities are presented in a fun and interesting manner which invites children to immerse themselves in the activities. Our methods, from developmental basics to beginning reading, writing and mathematics reflect an age-appropriate and natural style furthering the development of positive attitudes toward learning.
At Golden Pond we believe that children come to us with an innate curiosity. It is our job to feed that curiosity and make learning meaningful for each child by incorporating practices that reflect both the childs age and his/her individual needs. We place a strong emphasis on learning to think critically and creatively, to work cooperatively, and to solve problems. We believe that effective teaching capitalizes on the childs natural motivation to explore, experiment, and make sense of his or her world.
To accomplish this we offer an integrated, hands-on science and language based curriculum which includes art, music, movement and Spanish.
