Hello KD!
“Animal Chris” arrived on Wednesday, November 9 with a parrot named “Sydney”, a painted turtle named “Rainbow”, a katydid named “KD” and a Ferret named “Wyo”. Chris gives the children the option to touch, hold or just look, depending on the animal. The children are introduced to each animal and most react with curiousity, some with trepidation and others with uncontained excitement.
The older children typically exhibit more scientific curiousity — observing very carefully and...
Animal Keith came this week and brought a few animals — some to touch(but not the face or tail) and some just to look at.
There was a a tarantula…
a scorpian…
snakes….
and a bunny that was so soft and cute!
More photos in Eileen’s Photos
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In addition to the daily activities in each classroom, CCDC offers several “specials” — Music, Coach John (or Pat), Animal Embassy, Spanish and Yoga. There are many photos in “Eileen’s Photos” on this site. ( password protected) The photos capture the interest, enthusiasm and fun of the these enriching experiences.
Here are just a few from the last few weeks to whet your appetite:
Spanish…
Animal Embassy with “Animal Keith”…
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We have a full week of Animal Embassy visits during the summer. This year, Animal Keith was here for three days and Animal Chris for two, one just for the Preschool 4′s class. The babies — now almost Young Toddlers — stopped in for several classes to join the fun and start their journey towards animal ambassadorship! There were snakes,turtles, lizards, frogs and toads, Inca...
“Animal Robin” came with “Webster” the baby duck on Wednesday. The children were able to watch her walk and swim and listen to her “peep”. (That’s right baby ducks peep and don’t say “quack” until they get bigger!) They were also able to touch her very soft feathers — she was so cute! Webster eats lettuce and caught and ate crickets so fast you wouldn’t...
One of the highlights of the final year at CCDC is our field trip to Burying Hill Beach. This year, it was a spectacular day — bright and sunny and warm enough for the children to wear bathing suits. The school bus arrived at 9:30 and as always, the ride was a huge hit.
Chris Evers from Animal Embassy met us there to lead our investigation....
Chris, Robin, Aida and Keith ( a new Animal Embassy Ambassador) have been to visit us the last few months. They have brought tiny frogs and big frogs, frog eggs, a salamander, a leopard gekko, an owl, an enormous snake, a large turtle, various sea creatures and chinchillas. Each classroom has provided our families with details of these visits in their daily activities blog.
In April, we...
Chris came on February 9 to see the toddlers and preschool classes. He had his owl friend “Inca” and several different kinds of snakes, a turtle and a hedgehog that the children have a chance to name.
The toddlers were enthralled with each creature they saw and the preschoolers — especially the 4′s — had many great questions.
Here are some examples of the questions they asked:
“How do...
On Wednesday, November 10, Chris brought animals to share with the youngtoddlers, older toddlers, preschool 3′s and 4′s. He chose the animals to highlight the five senses:
Inca the spotted owl has big eyes to see at night. She also has two ears that are hidden under her feathers — one ear points up to hear what’s above and one points down to hear what’s below....
The month of September brings new classrooms, new friends and the continuation of some of our favorite “specials” – music, Animal Embassy, yoga and Coach John.
Our goal with these specials is to expose children to a broad range of experiences. All of these teachers have been carefully chosen and would be considered experts in their respective fields. Most importantly, they also reflect the priorities we emphasize here at CCDC – thoughtful and sensitive interaction, developmentally...
