Creative Curriculum is the core framework for all 3K and Pre-K students in New York City Public Schools. Creative Curriculum is a play-based, child-directed approach to early childhood education.

Instead of teachers lecturing or drilling facts, children learn through:

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• Play (structured and free play)

• Exploration (hands-on discovery)

• Problem-solving (figuring things out)

• Following their interests (what excites them)

• Social interaction (learning WITH other kids)

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What Your Child Actually Learns in a Creative Curriculum School.

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To an adult, playing may not seem like learning, but rest assured that your child will be learning every single day in our classrooms. The Creative Curriculum promotes whole-child development. Your child will leave our center smarter, more confident, more emotionally intelligent, and more creative alongside those coveted academic skills. By kindergarten, children in Creative Curriculum classrooms typically have:

 

Academic Skills

• Letter recognition and phonemic awareness

• Counting, number concepts, basic math

• Early writing skills (scribbles, letters)

• Vocabulary expansion

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Social-Emotional Skills

• Ability to follow classroom routines

• Cooperation and turn-taking

• Expressing emotions verbally

• Making friends and resolving conflicts

• Confidence and self-regulation

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Cognitive Skills

• Problem-solving abilities

• Cause-and-effect thinking

• Memory and recall

• Following multi-step directions

• Creative and flexible thinking

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Physical Skills

• Coordination, balance, strength

• Fine motor skills (holding pencils, using scissors)

• Body awareness and confidence