Our curriculum is:
EMERGENT
Students are engaged learners who explore, and make new discoveries every day. Through experiences with peers, teachers, and materials, they learn about themselves and their world in a way that is relevant and exciting to them.
ACCESSIBLE
Every student, regardless of ability, has the opportunity to fully participate in the same rich Triumph school experience. The curriculum honors the interests, learning styles, life experiences, culture and individual needs of each child.
RESEARCH AND STANDARDS BASED
The curriculum is directly aligned with kindergarten standards and based on up-to-date research about how children develop and learn.
Our students learn and apply skills in Triumph's five large, sunny classrooms and outdoor play area. The small group size allows teachers more time to interact with and observe each child's interests and activities. Our teachers assess the development and progress of each child on a regular basis.
Our program includes:
- Writing
- Library
- Cooking
- Dramatic Play
- Science
- Sand and Water Play
- Class Meetings
- Block Play
- Gardening
- Art
- Music and Movement
- Outdoor Learning
We strive to connect children's school experience to the community. Triumph partners with community organizations, schools and businesses to provide the best experiences for our students. Our collaboration with Oak Park's 40 Acres Art Gallery will enable our students to tour the gallery; exhibit their work; interact with visiting artists; and learn from art students. Local high school students volunteer their time to garden, paint murals, and teach music with our students. Triumph will host our Young Author's Fair at Underground Books and our annual spring play at the Guild Theatre.
We believe that developing a sense of community and social responsibility is as fundamental and far-reaching as teaching our children how to read and do math. We support students in their social and emotional growth by living the Triumph values: honor, stick with it, explore, and together. Except for “together,” which encompasses the whole school and our approach to teaching and learning, the values are actions. They are constant, active, and powerful. When they are lived out by our students and staff, the school grows and the students triumph.
HONOR
Show respect and understanding towards all people and things in the Triumph community. If your cubby is messy, you don't honor it. If you do not listen to your family at home, or your classmates speaking at school, you do not honor them.
STICK WITH IT
When something is hard, work harder.
EXPLORE
Ask questions about what you are learning. Discover new things using all your five senses. T alk about your experiences, and make choices about what you want to learn.
TOGETHER
We are a community that works, plays and solves problems together. We learn more when we learn alongside our friends, classmates and families. |
