July 2020 - Adams Traditional Beginnings

Showcasing the Arts at Our Early Childhood Preschool Summer Camp

Spending time singing and playing with musical instruments, or painting a masterpiece with your child seems like a fun time spent together, but did you know music and art education can significantly increase your child’s development? Research shows the positive effects music and art has on student’s learning and developmental skills. Making music and creating art influences a student’s motor, language, social, cognitive, and academic performance when attending a high-quality early childhood preschool.

This summer, preschool and kindergarten children have the opportunity to increase their motor and cognitive skills while having fun at Adams Traditional Summer Camp. Pre-k and kindergarten students can spend their summer days enjoying arts, crafts, music, and much more. Learn more about Adams Traditional Summer Camp HERE. We would love to have your child join us for a fun summer of learning and play!

Playing Music and Creating Art at Our Early Childhood Preschool is a Pretty Big Deal

Research illustrates the many ways music and art facilitate deeper learning in all school subjects. Playing with musical instruments, singing, and creating arts and crafts of all kinds provides a rich experience that benefits students’ as they progress into formal learning. Learning songs, using basic rhythm instruments, or creating artwork involves using multiple skillsets simultaneously. Neuroscience studies indicate the brain of a musician, even a young one, works very differently than the brain of a non-musician. When involved in music and art education, students experience more substantial neural activity growth, making their brains work even harder and benefitting all aspects of their development.

Ellen Winner, professor of psychology at Boston College, and Gottfried Schlaug, professor of neurology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, led a study that found changes in the brain images of children involved in weekly music instruction and practice. The students in the study who received music instruction had improved sound discrimination and fine motor tasks, and brain imaging showed changes to the networks in the brain associated with those abilities, according to the Dana Foundation, a private philanthropic organization that supports brain research. Music and art education are related to spatial intelligence, improved test scores, and even an increased IQ, even when introduced through the beginning skills of early learners.

Register for Adams Traditional 2020 Summer Camp Today

At Adams Traditional Summer Camp, your child will enjoy these incredible brain working activities. The pre-k and kindergarten camp includes games and centers, music and movement, arts and crafts, circle time and stories, and phonogram and math review, plus play and free time.

While your child is having the time of their life enjoying summer camp, you can feel confident that he/she is gaining essential and vital cognitive growth skills that will benefit your student’s academic journey. Download our complimentary summer camp info HERE. Or, if you are ready, register for Adams Traditional Summer Camp at our early childhood preschool HERE.

Our Early Childhood Preschool in North Phoenix Creates a Strong Foundation for Your Preschooler’s Developmental and Future Success

Adams Traditional Beginnings, an early childhood preschool in North Phoenix, provides a strong academic foundation that enhances a child’s learning and creates social/emotional competence. Learn more about the ways Adams Traditional Beginnings prepares children to succeed in academic kindergarten HERE.

Want even more information? Download the complimentary Adams Traditional Beginnings info kit to learn more about our high-quality early childhood preschool in North Phoenix HERE. Or come see in person why children thrive here. Schedule a tour HERE (please scroll to the bottom of the page). Of course, you can always call us at 602-938-5517 x 327 or email us at preschool@atbchoice with any questions.

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About the Choice Academies Family of Schools

Adams Traditional Beginnings is part of the Choice Academies educational group, focused on traditional, back-to-basics education within a framework of high standards and high expectations in a safe environment. Choice Academies’ schools provide students with a strong foundation of knowledge, teach critical thinking, develop good citizenship, and fundamental leadership skills. Students and families benefit tremendously from the consistent academic journey of graduating from Adams Traditional Beginnings to Adams Traditional Academy and then on to Jefferson Preparatory High School. Find out more about the Choice Academies family of schools HERE.

Sources-

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5626863

https://www.pbs.org/parents/thrive/the-benefits-of-music-education

Local Preschool Summer Camp at Adams Traditional Beginnings

Being bored is just not OK! Right now, your preschool or kindergarten student could be having fun and learning at the same time! We invite you to check out what our local preschool, Adams Traditional Beginnings, has going on all summer long. Fun, interactive, and educational – children are never bored, despite the long hot Arizona summer. With games, crafts, art, music, story time, reading and writing, and even math review, there is so much your child’s curious mind will interact with every day of camp!

Having Fun in the Heat While Growing Young Minds Through Centers and Activities

Preschool and kindergarten children are naturally enthusiastic and curious learners. They love to ask questions, investigate, examine, and experiment with growing their mind and better understanding the world around them. At Adams Traditional Summer Camp for Pre-K and Kindergarten children, we use centers. Did you know that centers are a great way for students to grow?

What in the World is a Center?

Learning centers are different parts of a classroom, each focused around a specific subject or activity. One center can involve your child’s dramatic play, one center can revolve around art or music, and other centers can be focused around manipulating objects or recognizing letters and numbers.

Why are Centers Important?

Centers focus on the development of the whole child. Academic development is vital to prepare preschoolers for kindergarten and elementary school. Social, emotional, and physical development works hand in hand with your child’s academic success. Diverse learning centers implement the best activities for child-initiated exploration and discovery.

How do Centers Impact my Student’s Academic Journey?

A 2018 research study at Adnan Menderes University concluded that learning centers have a significant, positive impact on preschool children’s early academic and language skills, mathematical development, and print awareness skills. Children experience new information and material without fear of failure because they can focus more on the process than the result. Learning centers also teach young students how to relax in an academic environment by reducing tension and pressure. Children can feel confident in comfortable surroundings feeling free to express themselves.

Enroll Your Child in Adams Traditional Beginning’s Local Preschool Summer Camp Today

We offer an age-appropriate program for preschoolers/kindergarteners, as well as a program for first through eighth grade. Every student that attends the Adams Traditional Summer Camp is saved from boredom, has fun, and makes new friends, all while exploring new educational concepts. Learn more about Adams Traditional Summer Camp HERE. You can also take a tour of the campus prior to enrollment if you prefer. Reach out to us at 602-938-5517 x 327 or preschool@atbchoice.org with any questions about our boredom busting summer camp.

Adams Traditional Beginnings, our local preschool in North Phoenix, is passionate about returning to the basics of traditional learning and its benefits for children’s future success. Although we have lots of fun during our summer camps, it is still a priority to offer high-quality learning experiences that impact your child’s academic journey.

Our North Phoenix Local Preschool Believes in a Traditional Education

If you are considering preschool that prepares your child for success in kindergarten, please consider Adams Traditional Beginnings! We are a conveniently located local preschool with a proven curriculum and highly qualified teachers. Download the complimentary Adams Traditional Beginnings info kit to learn more about the benefits of attending a high quality, local preschool, HERE. Or schedule a tour HERE (please scroll to the bottom of the page). You can always call us at 602-938-5517 x 327 or email us at preschool@atbchoice with any questions. We look forward to meeting you!

Adams Traditional Beginnings is part of the Choice Academies educational group, focused on traditional, back-to-basics education within a framework of high standards and high expectations in a safe environment. We offer a continuum of education from Pre-K through high school. All of our Choice Academies’ schools are highly rated, and provide students with strong educational foundations and teach critical thinking while developing good citizenship and leadership skills. Read more about the family of Choice Academies’ schools HERE.

Sources –

https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1199380

https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/blog-posts/allie-magnuson/learning-centers-part-1-why-theyre-important/