Play School Meets:
Monday – 8:20-10:05
Tuesday – 8:20-10:40
Wednesday – 8:20-10:40
Objectives for Children
To encourage development of:
-A sense of trust
-A sense of autonomy
-Self expression
-Creativity
To make a gradual transition from home to school
To enjoy being part of a group setting
To use language effectively in communication
To become positively interested in learning
To understand more about the world we live in
To develop large and small motor skills
To form friendships
To become aware of one’s self as a worthwhile
individual
To realize that school, like home is a place where
one can feel secure and have positive experiences.
Objectives for Seniors
To attend the Playschool children should be at least
three and not more than four years old by December
31st of the year to be enrolled. The children also need
to be toilet trained. Preference will be given to
Westport residents. Also parents will need to
provide their own transportation
The tuition is
$250 per semester.
Applications can be obtained by calling Linda McClary
at Staples High School. 341-1343
To develop an understanding and appreciation of
working with and observing pre-school children
To increase knowledge and skills related to child
guidance, behavior, needs and characteristics of preschool children
To gain practical experience and express their own
creativity in planning and assisting with activities and
routines for pre-school children
To gain understanding of the importance of play in
the child’s learning and personality development
To better understand one’s self through the
observation of the children’s behavior and the study
of theories of human behavior
The Staples Play School began in 1973 to give senior
high students an opportunity to study and experience
child development in a laboratory setting. As juniors
and seniors, prior to working in the play school, the
students have already taken a course in child
development where they have studied the social,
emotional, cognitive, and physical and language
development of children from birth to age five.
The Play School meets three mornings a week for two
hours. There is time for free choice, group activities,
arts and crafts, music, and outdoor play in the gym or
field house. Other departments at Staples have been
very generous in enriching our program and mini-in
school field trips are taken to the library, Television
Production Studio, Biology Labs, Music classes, radio
station, computer lab, etc. We try to take advantage
of the many opportunities of guests who visit the
school such as a morning of African drumming!
Staples Play
School
70 North Ave.
Westport, CT 06880
Voice Mail 341-1343
Play School 341-1344