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Our Teachers
Khalida Siamer, Director & Head Teacher
Khalida has over 10 years of experience working with children, as well as an Associate’s Degree in Child Development in the works. She has extensive experience creating safe, enriching and fun environments for children and maintaining close relationships with families and caregivers. Khalida is also a mother of four. She hopes to share your memories and watch your children grow from their first day of school until their high school graduation and beyond!
Philosophy
At Saratoga La Petite Garderie, we understand that the preschool years are the most vital years in a child’s development. We believe that like shaping putty, whatever skills and values children learn at this age will shape them into their future selves. We believe that in order for our students to be positively ‘shaped’, they must pick up academic and lingual skills with an equal amount of social skills. This way, we create a balance between academics and social development, the most vital factors in a child’s development and future.
Saratoga La Petite Garderie Preschool aims to support each child’s potential with regard to certain principles:
- To consider that humans are social creatures and learning is a social endeavor.
- To develop the whole child.
- To leave a life long impact on the child
- To celebrate and support the relationship between family, school and community.
- To support a child’s development of self-esteem and acknowledge the leadership potential within each individual.
- To develop the ability to communicate with others and the interest in reaching out to others.
- To respect each other and the precious and fragile environment we have inherited and will offer to the future generations.
- To each do what we can to make the world a better place.
- To foster a child’s love to learn and discover new things.
- To facilitate and value each student as a lifelong learner and a resource to other learners.
- To balance a child’s social skills and emotions with academics and cognitive development
About our program
Young children flourish in a nurturing and enriching environment with guidance. Our environment stimulates independent learning activities as well as teacher-guided discovery. We use differentiated instructions, integrating movement, pre-reading, math skill development, science and social studies. We encourage thinking, curiosity and problem solving. We also emphasize the development of social skills and value the importance of children’s social and emotional competence to their academic achievement and future social relationships and mental health.
Your child will explore the classroom and choose activities in various areas. They may work individually or with others. They also learn through observation of peers. At the same time, teachers are actively observing; they are aware of the developmental levels and needs of each child while working with individual children or small groups. The observational records and ongoing assessment determine individual learning plans. The goal is to develop self-motivation and engagement in lifelong learning.
Admissions
Join the Saratoga La Petite Garderie community in four easy steps:
1. Explore our website
We’ve provided information about our philosophies and offerings to help you decide if our program may be right for your family.
2. Tour the school
Come see what makes Saratoga La Petite Garderie unique. Please schedule a tour by filling out the “Schedule Tour” form.
3. Submit an Enrollment Application
If you would like to enroll, please submit an application. Please note that we require tours for all prospective families. Do not submit an application if you have not toured.
4. Enroll
After reviewing your application, we’ll send an enrollment invitation. Upon accepting your invitation, you’ll pay your deposit (usually equal to one month’s tuition), fill out enrollment documents and review our Parent Handbook.