Program Days Below you will find a list of programs that are offered at our school. Please have a look. Spaces fill up quickly! To avoid disappointment Enroll Early! Full Day Program: Runs from 7 a.m to 6 p.m We also offer: Nursery School Programs  From 9:00 a.m to 11:30 a.m / Afternoons 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 Before and After Care 7:00a.m.– 9:00a.m. and/or 3:00p.m. – 6:00p.m. School Age Program (Guardian Angels and Hawthorne Village exclusively) * limited spaces ** limited jurisdiction Infant's Care (6 weeks-18 months) We offer a full- time/full -day care for infants.  Our program is uniquely designed to meet the needs of each child individually, rather then as a whole group, thereby ensuring that we meet each childs individual needs.  Personalized schedules and feeding times allows and encourages each child to develop at his/her own pace, Caring and nurturing are so important at this delicate phase; our program offers lots of one on one attention ensuring lots of cuddles, hugs and love.  Self- Awareness is a large part of infant development thus; we stimulate our infants with several sensorial experiences throughout our days.  Each child's day is carefully charted, allowing parents to see daily events and shared experiences as well as eating, sleeping and bowel movement documenting.  Our infant program offers individualized focus on Muscle and Motor control skills; focusing on strength, flexibility and tone.  Our kids are encouraged to explore their world through time spent outdoors as well as indoors.  Our atmosphere is perfect for growing little minds and bodies. Each child is stimulated through educational toys, equipment, crafts and song. Toddler Care (18 months- 30 months) To ensure growing levels of self-confidence, much nurturing and love is required.  We recognize these needs. Self-help skills are the main focus of this group, as Toddlers strive for independance.  Each child is delicately guided through our various stimulating activities throughout the day.  Cognitive activities, sensorial, Pre-reading and Letter recognition, gaining strength in fingers and pencil control as well as placement.  Also, French, Music and Basic Montessori are encouraged throughout our days.  We provide plenty of group interactions as friendships, social skills and language are an important part of each childs development. Junior Pre-school ( 2 1/2 - 4 years) A junior preschooler seeks and absorbs knowledge in a rapid manner. Junior preschoolers are exposed to many new stimulating concepts to ensure a rich development in all areas of learning. In our program, concepts such as Numbers, Letters and their sounds are now being finely developed . Social skills are refined as a child engages in sharing and exchanging ideas and experiences. Positive interactions are reinforced encouraging child to solve disputes through communication rather than force.  Motor skills are more developed allowing for control and dexterity of smaller items. Phonics, Montessori, French, Music and Computers. Also, Crafts; Sensorial activites and Games help to make this program completely enriched. Senior Kindergarden ( 4 and 5 years) Our Kindergarden ( Senior Preschool ) is designed in a manner to ensure that we cover all elements of prepatory-public/catholic school programs. Personal and Social development, Language, Mathematics, Science and Technology, Health and Physical Activity as well as, The Arts are all reflected in our classroom.  All 7 elements of a Casa ( Montessori) program are offered, they are as follows; Mathematics, Language Arts, Music, Sensory development, Practical life, Science and Culture; thus ensuring a full enriched program. Group activities are encouraged to develop leadership, communication and speculation as well as organizational skills.  Individualized teachings focus on Phonics, Pre-Reading, Reading, Social Studies and Printing.  Our program also includes, French, Mathematics and Computers.

Program Highlights At Building Blocks, we have carefully selected programs to enrich and fulfill all your child's needs. Below are highlights of every day activities at school Montessori Presentations Educational Circles Working with Montessori equipments (Practical life, Sensorial, Mathematics, Language, Science and Cultural Activities) ACADEMIC PAPERWORK    Letters Numbers Pre-Reading Reading Workbooks Printing and Numbers Mathematics COMPUTERS Hands on Computers Computer programs and presentation Computer Body SELF EXPRESSION / CREATIVE Theme related creative Educational circles Sensorial Activities Dramatic Play Theme related Projects FRENCH Educational circles Worksheets Songs and Dance MUSIC Instruments Circles Hands on instrument presentation Self-expression