Welcome To ICLK

 

 

Our Approach

  • Children learn by doing, by being actively involved with materials, with their environment, and with other children and adults. This approach is called Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP.) It encourages intellectual development but does NOT stress early academics or rote learning.Solid research and practice over many years have demonstrated that DAP is a natural and organic approach to education. It begins with a thorough understanding of how children grow and learn. DAP encourages each child’s strengths and dispositions as he unfolds and builds on previous development at his own unique rate.
  • Our program is age appropriate because it recognizes that children develop in a predictable sequence in all developmental domains--physical, social, emotional and cognitive. Our program is individually appropriate because it recognizes and respects that each child is a unique person with an individual pattern and timing of growth.

 

Central to DAP at ICLK are:
Interaction & Experience

  • With the environment
  • With equipment and materials
  • With peers and teachers

 

At ICLK we help each child develop his or her potential at his own pace. We nurture each child's sense of wonder, curiosity, caring and confidence. Children develop a sense of themselves as capable individuals as they master a variety of skills--ranging from self help, to motor, to cognitive. We encourage respect for the environment and for the needs of others. We do this through a well-balanced program of experiences that encourages the growth of the “whole child.”

The “4 R’s” are very important at ICLK. By helping children develop healthy relationships and a sense of respect, responsibility and resourcefulness, parents and teachers help children build firm foundations for life.

ICLK’s staff seeks to reach beyond the bounds of our own program to involve ourselves in community activities that will be of mutual benefit, as learning is a lifelong process for us all. We seek to conduct ourselves in a caring and professional manner that will demonstrate our commitment to quality programs for young children throughout the community.