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Preschool

Currently offering a private in-home co-working space and Spanish Immersion preschool program for children 2.5 to 6 years old. We are located in the Hayden Tract of Culver City.

We are passionate about our curriculum and community and look forward to helping you raise responsible & socially aware global citizens.

Bienvenidos a Chiqui Social!

Classroom Areas

Programs

Morning Schedule

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8:30 – 9:00 Arrive | Self Guided Exploration
9:00 – 9:30 Morning Meeting
9:30 – 10:00 Science, Art, Math
10:00 – 10:30 Snack
10:30 – 11:00 Culinary, Garden, Music
11:00 – 11:15 Story Gathering
11:15 – 11:45 Practical Life, Sensory
12:00 – Outdoor Play & Exploration
12:30 – Say Goodbye

Afternoon Schedule

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12:30 – 1:00 Arrival | Self Guided Exploration
1:00 – 1:30 Afternoon Meeting
1:30 – 2:00 Play, Exploration, Investigation
2:00 – 2:45 Science, Art, Culinary,
2:45 – 3:00 Snack
3:00 – 3:15 Story Gathering
3:15 – 4:00 Math, Gardening, Literacy
4:00 – 4:30 Play, Exploration, Investigation
4:30 – Nos vemos!

Full Day Schedule

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8:30 – 9:00 Arrive | Self Guided Exploration
9:00 – 9:30 Morning Meeting
9:30 – 10:00 Science, Art, Math
10:00 – 10:30 Snack
10:30 – 11:00 Culinary, Garden, Music
11:00 – 11:15 Story Gathering
11:15 – 11:45 Practical Life, dramatic play, movement
11:45 Lunch
12:15 Indoor/Outdoor Play
12:45 Story Gathering
1:00 – Rest/Nap or afternoon project for non-nappers
2:00 – 2:30 Outdoor Play, Exploration, Investigations and afternoon snack
2:30 Nos Vemos

CLASSROOM AREAS

language exercises

Our Spanish immersion program prepare children for reading with a multi-sensory approach including phonics and language experiences. Children learn oral language naturally – they absorb what is spoken in their environment. Her experiences in practical life and sensorial education serve as preparation to acquire language naturally, The sandpaper letters provide a phonetic basis for reading. The language materials are carefully sequenced so that the child gains a gradually increasing awareness of the rules of phonics.

As preschoolers interact with each other, learning to share, take turns, and work together, they begin to build their social skills and learn how to be successful students and individuals.

arts and crafts

Scribbling with markers and crayons is a skill that sets the foundation for learning to write. Holding a paintbrush, stringing beads, and cutting with scissors all hone fine motor skills, which aids in things like learning to tie shoes, fastening buttons, holding utensils. Mastering skills, completing art projects, and learning to express themselves in new ways help kids gain confidence, perseverance and practice patience. These things also help kids come up with positive emotional responses to stressful situations. Painting, drawing, and sculpting help develop visual-spatial skills, especially in toddlers. These skills help kids analyze what they see and make choices based on visual information.

music

Music is one of the most effective ways to acquire a second language naturally. Children tend to be attracted to different sounds, rhythms, and musical instruments. By playing these instruments and following rhythms, children develop their minds, language, and body together.

Through sing-alongs and musical storytelling, children are prompted to speak about the stories being told through songs. Children learn the traditional, classic, and heartfelt songs that have been passed down from generation to generation throughout Latino America and Spain.

edible garden

Through our gardening curriculum, we learn about seasons, which vegetables and fruits grow better at different times of the year, and then they get to experience new flavors and tastes when they try the food from their own harvest making this a full sensory experience.

The outdoor environment works hand in hand with the indoor environment through gardening, life cycles, and classification of plants and animals. These activities help children draw their own conclusions and put an emphasis on love, appreciation, and respect for all living things.

Playground

A well-designed playground entices children to play, imagine and teaches key developmental skills. Playground activities like climbing, pulling, balancing, and sliding are not only fun, they also initiate important body systems to develop and function properly.

The movements children perform on a playground build both gross and fine motor skills, along with core strength. Playground play also enhances the vestibular system — the sensory system that controls balance and coordination — to develop better body awareness.

Damatic Play

An atmosphere of work permeates the room when children are busy at free play. Play is the work of the child. They are learning to develop a rich imagination, which will serve their reading comprehension as they take words on the page and transform them into narrative memory. They are also learning to compromise with their peers, communicate their desires, carry tasks to completion, and problem-solve with others. These are some of the last years for them to really hone these essential skills, which will deepen and guide their academic lives throughout grade school.

Literacy

When it comes to writing, the most important thing to remember is that it should be fun! Shouldn’t that apply to all learning? Writing gets incorporated into children’s daily play time. Starting with fingers and variety of sensory tools such as sand, gel, paint trays, colored pencils, chalk, oil pastels, and even water. Chiquis are offered writing experiences from shaving cream to snow to tracing tables and eventually their own journal.

sensorial exercises

These activities are designed to support the development of all five senses. All information young children take in goes through their senses. By refining their senses, we are helping them achieve more detailed forms of classification in their brains. Each of the sensorial materials isolates one defining quality such as color, weight, shape, texture, or size. Sensory materials help the child to distinguish, to categorize, and to relate to new information they already know.

math and science

Through the use of manipulatives, games, projects, and experiments, children learn basic principles of math and the scientific process. In science, the child’s natural curiosity is stimulated through discovery projects, experiments, and exploration of our outdoor environment. Learning these concepts will help prepare them to think critically and logically for our future world problems. Your preschooler will learn how to count, find and form shapes and patterns, measure, and sorts, categorizes, and compares objects, and interacts with and learns about nature.

dance and movement

Movement is another creative expression where students are encouraged to use their imagination and develop coordination. Through dance and zumba we introduce students to different cultures, music, and traditions. Through yoga children learn mindfulness and meditation which is key to a child’s emotional regulation. Weekly PE classes also include soccer drills and obstacle courses.

practical life

The materials used give the child opportunities to care for themselves as well as their environment around them. The purpose of these activities is to aid in discipline, organization, independence, and self-esteem through concentration on a precise and completed cycle of work. All the practice of these life lessons fall into the following categories: care of person, care of the environment, fine motor development, gross motor skills, and grace and courtesy.

Cooking

The kitchen table begins the journey of sensory learning. Cooking engages the five senses through hands-on experiences: seeing, touching, hearing, smelling and tasting. Cooking can help young kids learn and practice basic math concepts and build language skills. The experience of creating meals help build their self-confidence and lay the foundation for healthy eating habits.

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Learning Pods

We've designed our learning pods to support the social, emotional, and educational needs of children K- 3rd grade while they are not able to be on their school campus.
Each learning pod will consist of 5 students and paired with a teacher/ tutor to assist with logging into online classes and completing school assignments. All our teachers are bilingual and able to support your child in English and Spanish. Afternoon enrichment group activities will be in Spanish and they include art, music, maker's space, math, literacy and home economics.

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Summer Camp

Bienvenidos a Camp Chiqui! We are so excited to get off the screens and be a little less scheduled this summer! Chiqui summer camp is available to kids ages 5 - 8 and will run from June 14^th– August 20^th. Camp hours will be 9 am – 3 pm. For our younger group ages 3 - 5, please visit our PRESCHOOL program.

At Chiqui Social, the safety and well-being of your child is our number one priority. We will continue to follow all CDC guidelines and all protocols set forth by the city and state including mask-wearing, small groups, and hand washing. Because of our limited capacity, we encourage everyone who wants to sign for summer camp to do so quickly, as we anticipate filling up fast. You can sign up now and we will invoice you.

From June 14th to September 3^rd kids 3 to 6 years old will embark in endless adventures, challenge their minds, invoke creativity, and get their bodies moving.

This summer, pods will be 14 campers with two counselors. Chiqui has been safely and successfully running multiple pods for the last 10 months, and we feel this model will best serve the physical and mental well-being of our campers and community. We will be doing most activities outside, and campers will be required to bring their lunch and a full water bottle to camp. Frequent water/mask breaks will occur while keeping campers socially distant and hydrated.

Chiqui sessions require a 2-week minimum commitment. We feel this will give campers a greater opportunity to play safely together in their pod, while allowing them to forge deeper connections with their friends and counselors. A negative Covid Test may be required prior to each camper beginning his/her session.

ABOUT CAMP

With a focus on communication, conversation, and good old summertime fun, chiquitos, both native and non-native speakers, will learn together. Confidence will grow as word structure, vocabulary, and pronunciation lead to increased fluency.

Chiqui campers will engage in hands on projects as we deliver on our core pillars of Culinary Arts, Music, Science, and Creative Arts while also incorporating sports, movement, brain games. This summer, we will also incorporate a some time for academics in the form of journal writing, reading and math. Summer camp creates positive social interactions and a lasting impact on their confidence and creativity as chiquitos learn about people, each other, cultural diversity, and our world. Summer camp also incorporates daily nature walks and playtime at the park. Organic Lunch included and snacks included.

SUMMER CAMP SCHEDULE

9:00 – 9:30 Arrive | Welcome & Free play

9:30 – 10:00 Morning Meeting

10:00 – 10:30 Snack

10:30 – 11:15 Match, Writing, Reading

11:15 – 12:00 Science | Music

12:00 – 1:00 Lunch & Recess

1:00 – 1:45 Art | Home Economics

1:45 – 2:45 Soccer, PE, Water Play

2:30 - 3:00 Say Goodbye

TUITION

$900 per two weeks

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Preschool

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language exercises

arts and crafts

arts and crafts

music

edible garden

edible garden

Playground

Damatic Play

Damatic Play

Literacy

sensorial exercises

math and science

dance and movement

practical life

Cooking

Learning Pods

Summer Camp

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