Carmel Mountain Preschool Blog

In the past, we used to tell kiddos that “sharing is caring”. At CMP we like to empower our learners by using the term “tap, tap Turn”.

According to its founders, Anji Play is “an educational philosophy and approach created by Cheng Xueqin, in Anji County, China.

This year, we were honored to have one of our parents, who happens to be a pediatrician, speak to us about the most common childhood illnesses.

Fidgets are small objects that children (and adults) can manipulate with their hands.

Room 11 is just finishing up a week long unit focusing on music. During this unit we have listened to all genres of music including orchestra music, classical music, jazz music, rock music, opera music and pop music.

Emergent Curriculum is a way of planning and implementing lessons that evolve around children’s interests, questions, and observations.

This is one of CMPs many animals, Udon our ball python. While the idea of interacting with a snake may seem dangerous to some, there is little to fear from Udon.

Have you ever looked around CMP and wondered, “Why natural materials and neutral colors? Why so minimalist?”