Welcome to Olive Children Preschool WS
Ms. Sheela Pasi
Sheela has Bachelor’s degree in Science from India. She has been working with kids teaching dance and computers for the past 17 years.
To pursue her love for teaching in educational field she joined Mission College and completed 40 ECE units .
She believes all kids are like delicate flower who deserve to have a safe environment to learn and grow and bloom.
She is also a member of NAREA and she attended their conference and training to advance her love of teaching and to know better how the environment can be the Third teacher for a child .
Summer Camp 2020
How the Learning Looks Like During Covid-19
Social Distance Protocol
At Olive Children, we want to ensure the health and safety of all children and staffs during these unprecedented times. Please note the following Social-Distancing Protocol that our facilities follow.
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Low class sizes to promote social distancing within the classroom environment.
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Stable groups of students and staff throughout the school day. Students and instructors in each class will not commingle with children, including outside playtime.
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During drop off, 1 parent per child will be permitted on our facility. Parents will wear a mask or face covering, will drop off at the door, at all times. and will not be permitted to enter the facility.
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All students will wear face shield or masks at all times, except while eating and drinking or engaging in physical activity.
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Temperature checks will be taken on all children and staff upon arrival along with a verbal questionnaire regarding symptoms and possible exposure.
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All staff will take a health self-assessment daily when reporting to work.
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Staff will wear face shield or masks at all times, except while eating and drinking.
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All children and staff will wash their hands upon arrival and throughout the day.
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A thorough mid-day cleaning will occur each day.
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A strict sick policy will be enforced among students and staff that will not allow anyone with a fever of 100 degrees or more to return until they are symptom-free for 72 hours. A doctor’s clearance is required upon return.
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We will be using Clorox wipes, Alcohol Spray, and UVC (UltraViolet C) disinfection, and EPA registered Hypochlonous Acid spray to disinfect our facility in each classroom and common areas nightly to cover all surface areas. (Information can be provided upon request)
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If a family travels out of the country or a region deemed a “hot zone” for COVID cases, they must self-quarantine for 14 days before they return to school.
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If a child is exhibiting any COVID symptoms, they will not be allowed to return for 72 hours. If the symptoms persist, they will not be able to return without a negative test result or a doctor’s note
Reggio-Inspired Preschool with STEaM
“No way. The hundred is there.”
-Loris Malaguzzi-
The child is made of one hundred.
The child has
a hundred languages
a hundred hands
a hundred thoughts
a hundred ways of thinking of playing, of speaking.
A hundred always a hundred ways of listening,
of marveling, of loving,
A hundred joys
for singing and understanding
A hundred worlds to discover
A hundred worlds to invent
A hundred worlds to dream.
Mission & Vision
We believe all children should realize their potential to transform the world, and in the “hundred-languages” of each child. We define our education as research and believe it is based on reciprocal relationships among children, teachers and parents. We strive to create learning experiences that facilitate each child’s unique emergent interests.
Our program allows students to deeply engage in learning, in a fun and challenging way which provide preschoolers various opportunities for growth in STEaM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math).
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We believe that each child possesses internal resources and talents which need support, time, and quality relationships (with adults and peers) to come to fruition.
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We believe every child has a "hundred languages," through which he/she can express thought and feelings, questions and doubts, dreams and desires and build knowledge.
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We believe it is more important to listen than to be heard; more challenging to ask questions than to require answers; more beneficial to scaffold choices than to micro-manage behavior.
In order to cultivate beneficial lifelong characteristics like pro-active communication, group conflict resolution, intrinsic motivation, healthy risk-taking, and resilience to failure, we are deeply committed to intense interventions in each child’s journey.
Core Beliefs
Our Program
The first Reggio-inspired and STEAM-based preschool in Fremont area, Olive Children Preschool | Little STEaMers offers a stimulating educational program in a warm, nurturing setting. Imagine your child creating, designing, playing, and learning using a variety of materials, loose parts, and resources. All while a dedicated teacher intentionally asks your child questions to engage them in the Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math of what they are doing.
Reggio Approach
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Children, even very young children, are capable of constructing their own learning
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Teachers and students co-construct knowledge together through inquiry
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Teachers analyze student understandings and offer invitations or questions that deepen student learning
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Children are capable of expressing themselves in various “languages,” many of them involving arts or construction, and should be offered the opportunity to do so.
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Teachers are not “fountains of knowledge”, they are “fountains of questions”
STEaM for Young Children
Innovation and creativity go hand in hand with our developmentally appropriate STEAM curriculum. The curriculum will
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Engage children with the knowledge and life experiences
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Teach children to navigate challenges and generate solutions
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Develop critical thinking skills, and be a problem solver
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Challenge children with interesting problems and help facilitate their journey of discovery in solving them.
The child is an explorer and researcher of the world. The teacher's role is that of a fellow investigator and partner-in-learning.
Tri-Lingual Languages
Why Olive Children Preschool
Role of Teachers
We as Educators are not only nurturers, we are partners, facilitators, observers, and co-learners who have a deep understanding of developmentally appropriate practices
Role of Parents
We will succeed more if we join hands together, we believe that every child can bond stronger with the teachers if they see their parents and teachers are a strong team
Planning of Emergent Curriculum
We plan learning beginning with observations of children in action, then a thoughtful response.
"Child initiated, teacher framed", both have a voice-- therefore curriculum is a collaboration.
The Learning Environment
The environment itself is viewed as a teacher, inviting children into action and guiding them into individual and small group play
Observation and Documentation
We learn best about children by watching them in action and taking note of he learning that they are experiencing.
Areas of Development
Preschool Daily Routine
Our daily routine helps children feel safe and secure. Children quickly internalize the predictable order of the day and know they will have opportunities to self select activities, participate in large and small group, as well as interact one-on-one with a teacher.
Circle Time / Large Group includes movement, music, pretending games and physical fitness activities. In addition to the joy that comes from shared experiences, children build their ability to listen, express emotions and take turns.
Small Groups Hands-on activities are planned and led by the teacher using research based school readiness curriculum resources that bridge to higher learning standards.
Plan-do-Review We support children’s ability to make plans, carry them out and reflect on them. Our teachers ask children to choose something they would like to do from among the many classroom options and then fully participate with them as they follow through with their ideas. Review follows with a small group discussion of how the plans went, what they discovered and possible next steps.
Parent Cooperative
We value the participation of families in enriching children's experiences and forging connections between home and school.
Parent Jobs
A variety of roles in school management and support.
Classroom Support
Parental assistant, teaching in classrooms, preparing snack, sharing interests, about once every month.
Olive Events
Family events and fundraisers occur throughout the year and are largely created through family assistance.
Work Days
Twice a year parents come together for work days taking on school wide projects, support classroom readiness and staging
Outdoor Playground
