Small groups are better for kids.
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At Alpine, each small group has its own teacher and classroom.
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When children are in small groups,
they make better friends and have a more peaceful day.
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When a teacher has a small group,
she assesses and teaches more effectively.
With small groups, each teacher gets to know her students well, so she can plan activities at each one's ability level.
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We like finding the perfect pre-reading, pre-writing and pre-math activities for each child.
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The smaller the group... the more we learn.
First, we filled some cups with snow. When it melted into water, and the cups were no longer full, we got to talk about density!
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When a neighbor brought some furry friends to pet, we compared the fur on the goats, sheep and rabbits and talked about texture.
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We counted the seeds from various pumpkins to see for ourselves how different each pumpkin can be.
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While making ice cream in a bag, the children learned how properties of matter can change.
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Getting a lot of attention builds children's self-confidence.
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