FCS Curriculum

Franklin Children's School's curriculum and assessment process is developmentally appropriate and is guided by the standards set forth by the Office of Early Education and Care of Massachusetts.  The goal of our curriculum is to present meaningful learning experiences whereby children learn through play.  Our focus is on the process of learning, and not the product.  Our curriculum is also based on weekly themes that are influenced by the criteria set forth in the Massachusetts Frameworks and the ten standards of the National Association for the Education of Young Children.   Our curriculum goals, objectives, and assessment methods are based upon the four areas of early childhood development.   These four areas of development include a child’s social/emotional/self-help skills, physical development, cognitive development, and language development.  Our main objective is to foster the social, emotional, physical, and intellectual growth of each child in a nurturing, secure, and fun, learning environment.

In each of these areas of development there are specific goals and objectives that we hope each child will master.  As educators we realize that each child is unique and develops at his/her own rate of growth and development.   We know that children master and gain new skills when they are developmentally ready.  Therefore, the specific goals /objectives of our curriculum outline are continually adjusted and re-evaluated to meet the needs of each individual child.