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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wasn't really considering Apple Tree until I went to the Expo.  I spoke with the principals from two campuses and they both spent a lot of time explaining their program and they seemed really great.[/quote]

I highly recommend you go for a tour.  And talk to current parents.  And read recent threads on DCUM on AppleTree.  They offer a great program - for a child who thrives in extreme structure.  Your 3YO needs to nap a little bit longer than the designated window - not happening.[/quote]

I agree about the structure, but my child was able to nap 30 mins more on many occasions (the teacher told me and I dropped by a few times).  I think the program is great if you want a traditional program that emphasizes literacy and math.  My child needed a more play-based program so we switched for preK.  Although, to be fair, my child learned a lot that year and just had trouble behaving until we switched to a play-based program.[/quote]

Your child had trouble "behaving" likely because a 3yo program that emphasizes literacy and math is developmentally inappropriate.[/quote]

It's developmentally appropriate for my three year old.  As far as I can tell there is a lot of play and yet after only a few months my very young three year old is already writing and reading simple words.  He's also learned a ton on other topics from family, DC, culture and how to "calm his body down" and behave in the classroom.  Plus he adores his teachers.[/quote]

Same here.  Learning and play are not and should not be mutually exclusive.  My child has an "alpha friend" of the week in his curriculum, they learn a corresponding song about it, sing many other songs that explore concepts like rhyming, alliteration, time, numbers, etc, engage in imaginative play, play developmentally appropriate computer learning games during library time, and attend music and art classes.  All he does is play - he doesn't even know he's learning.  And I am glad that my child is being taught social concepts like how to follow rules, wait his turn to talk, appropriate table manners, impulse control, etc etc.  If your concept of "academic preschool" is that they sit in desks and are drilled on flashcards all day, then I would suggest that you have very little knowledge of what goes on inside an actual academic preschool.  [/quote]

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