Our Programs & Curriculum

ArtsCalibre Academy is a Fine Arts-based program where children learn movement, drama, music and other Fine Arts while meeting
or exceeding all the standard objectives for Preschool and Kindergarten.

Among the many educational experts whose philosophies and methods we embrace is Carl Orff:

“The Orff philosophy combines the elements of speech, rhythm, movement, dance and song.  And at the heart of all this is improvisation — the instinct children have to create their own melodies, to explore their imaginations.”
    - Carl Orff Canada

Our Director Sandra Walton has extensive training in the Orff Approach (also known as "Orff Schulwerk").

Goals and Objectives - Preschool

(Kindergarten Curriculum to be released soon.)

ArtsCalibre Academy’s overall goal is to equip children with all the tools necessary to excel throughout their scholastic future, while firmly instilling in them a lifelong desire to learn.  The Arts are the creative vehicle for this process.  Students will also acquire the specific skills needed for Kindergarten.

Our curriculum and assessment process are modeled after Teaching Strategies’ The Creative Curriculum® .

Specific objectives of our program include:

Language / Pre-Reading

Your child will:

  • Recognize and print his/her name
  • Be exposed to the alphabet letters and sounds they make
  • Be exposed to various forms of written language
  • Become aware of the days of the week and months and seasons of the year
  • Develop and demonstrate listening skills, and
  • Be exposed to, develop an understanding of, and demonstrate spoken language

Math Readiness

Your child will:

  • Count objects to 20
  • Demonstrate number recognition to 10
  • Demonstrate one to one correspondence
  • Be exposed to “mathematical vocabulary” such as more, less, large, small, over, under, around, between, beside, etc., and
  • Recognize and name the basic shapes and basic colors

Science

Your child will:

  • Practice observation skills
  • Practice classification skills
  • Observe cause and effect in the world around him/her
  • Design and participate in simple experimentation, and
  • Practice problem-solving and evaluation skills

Social Studies

Your child will:

  • Expand his/her awareness of self
  • Demonstrate an awareness of family structure and responsibility
  • Develop an awareness of his/her community and community helpers, and
  • Practice and demonstrate self-help skills including using the bathroom, proper hygiene, dressing, and eating

Music

Your child will:

  • Participate in musical activities including song, dance, instrumental, movement, games and self-expression, and
  • Be exposed to and gain an appreciation for various styles of music

Other Fine Arts

Your child will:

  • Experience various media in a multitude of ways
  • Demonstrate creative self expression, and
  • Participate in multi-sensory art experiences

Physical Development - Fine Motor Skills

Your child will:

  • Demonstrate cutting on a straight line and a circle
  • Develop proper hand position while using a pencil, crayon and scissors
  • Assemble puzzles of four or more pieces correctly
  • Demonstrate buttoning, zipping and buckling skills
  • Practice applying and controlling glue, and
  • Write his/her name, letters and numbers

Physical Development - Gross Motor Skills

Your child will:

  • Be able to coordinate movements to perform various tasks
  • Perform various movements such as skipping, hopping, running, jumping, etc
  • Be able to follow a path on the ground
  • Be able to stand on one foot and both feet, and
  • Walk backwards, forwards and sideways

Social Development

Your child will:

  • Be able to share, take turns and wait for short periods of time
  • Demonstrate the usage of polite language such as “Please," "Thank you," and “You’re welcome”
  • Practice good manners, such as covering his/her mouth when sneezing, washing hands after using bathroom and before snacks and meals
  • Help to develop and adhere to classroom rules
  • Demonstrate respect for the property of others, and
  • Develop personal responsibility for his/her actions

Emotional Development

Your child will:

  • Demonstrate self-control consistent with his/her developmental level
  • Experience and participate in transitions between activities
  • Participate in choice-making and decision-making activities
  • Learn appropriate ways of expressing emotion through discussion, art, music and movement, and
  • Participate in multicultural activities