ENRICHMENT PROGRAM
GREENLEAVES MONTESSORI
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS
Elementary
6 – 12 years
Multisport
Objectives:
Develop physical activity and motivation for sport in children as well as work in a transverse way the emotions and the team work. All of that while learning knowledge about varied sports.
Content:
- Athletics events with both individual and team circuits. Improvement of throwing skills, marksmanship, speed, endurance, jumping…
- Introduction to handball.
- Introduction to volleyball.
- Footballbasket: fun activity where we will join the rules of football and basketball.
Modern dance
Objectives:
Contribute to the training, both academic, sportive and artistic of the child. Reinforce their psychomotor development so that they acquire balance and coordination. And develop their physical and mental condition. Introduce modern music in different ways.
Content:
- Coordination excercices, basic steps, beat music-movement.
- Introduction to zumba.
- Introduction to Funky.
- Introducción hip hop – jazz dance.
- Introduction to moonwal.
Chinese
Objectives:
Learning a second language following our innovative philosophy where we focus on the use of the language through vocabulary and needs of the child learning it as the mother tongue is learned: through using it, making mistakes and introducing it as something natural.
Content:
- Salutes and presentations.
- School and subjetcs.
- Esentials verbs to express themselves.
- Hobbies, sports and activities.
- Food and animals.
- Games and handicrafts of Chinese culture.
Sculpture and ceramics
Objectives:
Develop their creativity and manipulation to create, mold figures made with different materials.
Content:
- The clay. Mold clay and create developed figures based on the imagination of the child with his hands. Create reliefs, include painting and decoration.
- Prepare a project and draw a sketch.
- Use of potter’s lathe.
- Decoration and painting with acrylics.
- Finish: varnish, drying.
Educational robotics
Objectives:
Create projects and generate knowledge about the basic features of any machine or technological element that may be found in the child’s life. Go deep and create technological projects.
Content:
- Introduction to robotic. Basic elements.
- Create sequences and instruccions.
- How to manipulate a robot.
- Programming videogames with Scratch.
Music school
Objectives:
In the instrument class we work on a practical way, seeking to develop the musicality and creativity of each student, respecting their learning rhythm and developing their skills. Listening, creativity and improvisation are encouraged, starting from understanding to reach musical reading and writing.
In Greenleaves we offer these activities:
- Piano: Group classes from 2 to 4 students.
- Percussion: Group classes of 5 students maximum.
Cooking applied to well-being
Objectives:
Encourage the development of a healthy relationship with food.
Develop the capacity of comprehension through fun and easy activities.
Incorporate decision tools (discover the flavors of food and become aware of its benefits) to choose in the future healthy eating habits based on your own taste.
Content:
- Tasting and explanation of food (nutritional properties, types of family, ways of cooking them…).
- Elaboration of recipes, and also of own recipes, encouraging creativity based on their tastes.
- Special visits to the people around the kitchen: farmers, nutritionists, fishermen…
- Excursions to farms, kitchens, orchards…
- Realization of a recipe book of natural and balanced cuisine, created with their favorite
Drawing and painting
Objectives:
Develop manual skills, imagination and interest in painting and tracing. Provide children with painting as a form of express their emotions and feelings. Knowing different textures and manipulating different types of paints.
Content:
- The Charcoal technique.
- Watercolor technique.
- Technique of drawing with reliefs from nature.
- Manipulate with their hands.
Elementary
6 – 12 years
Multisport
Objectives:
Develop physical activity and motivation for sport in children as well as work in a transverse way the emotions and the team work. All of that while learning knowledge about varied sports.
Content:
- Athletics events with both individual and team circuits. Improvement of throwing skills, marksmanship, speed, endurance, jumping…
- Introduction to handball.
- Introduction to volleyball.
- Footballbasket: fun activity where we will join the rules of football and basketball.
Modern dance
Objectives:
Contribute to the training, both academic, sportive and artistic of the child. Reinforce their psychomotor development so that they acquire balance and coordination. And develop their physical and mental condition. Introduce modern music in different ways.
Content:
- Coordination excercices, basic steps, beat music-movement.
- Introduction to zumba.
- Introduction to Funky.
- Introducción hip hop – jazz dance.
- Introduction to moonwal.
Chinese
Objectives:
Learning a second language following our innovative philosophy where we focus on the use of the language through vocabulary and needs of the child learning it as the mother tongue is learned: through using it, making mistakes and introducing it as something natural.
Content:
- Salutes and presentations.
- School and subjetcs.
- Esentials verbs to express themselves.
- Hobbies, sports and activities.
- Food and animals.
- Games and handicrafts of Chinese culture.
Sculpture and ceramics
Objectives:
Develop their creativity and manipulation to create, mold figures made with different materials.
Content:
- The clay. Mold clay and create developed figures based on the imagination of the child with his hands. Create reliefs, include painting and decoration.
- Prepare a project and draw a sketch.
- Use of potter’s lathe.
- Decoration and painting with acrylics.
- Finish: varnish, drying.
Educational robotics
Objectives:
Create projects and generate knowledge about the basic features of any machine or technological element that may be found in the child’s life. Go deep and create technological projects.
Content:
- Introduction to robotic. Basic elements.
- Create sequences and instruccions.
- How to manipulate a robot.
- Programming videogames with Scratch.
Music school
Objectives:
In the instrument class we work on a practical way, seeking to develop the musicality and creativity of each student, respecting their learning rhythm and developing their skills. Listening, creativity and improvisation are encouraged, starting from understanding to reach musical reading and writing.
In Greenleaves we offer these activities:
- Piano: Group classes from 2 to 4 students.
- Percussion: Group classes of 5 students maximum.
Cooking applied to well-being
Objectives:
Encourage the development of a healthy relationship with food.
Develop the capacity of comprehension through fun and easy activities.
Incorporate decision tools (discover the flavors of food and become aware of its benefits) to choose in the future healthy eating habits based on your own taste.
Content:
- Tasting and explanation of food (nutritional properties, types of family, ways of cooking them…).
- Elaboration of recipes, and also of own recipes, encouraging creativity based on their tastes.
- Special visits to the people around the kitchen: farmers, nutritionists, fishermen…
- Excursions to farms, kitchens, orchards…
- Realization of a recipe book of natural and balanced cuisine, created with their favorite
Drawing and painting
Objectives:
Develop manual skills, imagination and interest in painting and tracing. Provide children with painting as a form of express their emotions and feelings. Knowing different textures and manipulating different types of paints.
Content:
- The Charcoal technique.
- Watercolor technique.
- Technique of drawing with reliefs from nature.
- Manipulate with their hands.