Enrichments and Specialists

Country Village Day School offers specialist enrichements to the regular classroom curriculum four days a week.  Specialists offer instruction in music, language and literacy, and creative movement.  Each specialist visits the classroom for 15-30 minute segments.  Specialists offer new perspective and expertize in these designated areas.  Their instruction does not replace music, movement, language or literacy in the classroom curriculum, but enhances development in these areas.  Specialists are typically offered during the School Year/Fall Program.  We also have several "extra" programs available to your child requiring additional registration and fees.

Nancy Stewart-Music Appreciation

Ms. Nancy comes Mondays and Thursdays to sing, play music, and do rhythm activities.  Ms. Nancy has been at Country Village teaching music for many years.  Her original songs can be heard throughout all of our days both from the children and on CD.  She combines basic music instruction with fun, relevent and entertaining songs and movement.

Anne Motl-Creative Movement

Ms. Anne Motl visits on Tuesdays and teaches the children creative movement.  They are able to learn coordination, balance, flexibility and simple dance steps through her fun, interactive style.  Ms. Ann also introduces children to vocabulary pertaining to the body, movements, variations in rhythm and speed and spatial relationships.

Ann Crist-Language and Literacy

Ann Crist is our language and literacy specialist who visits on Wednesdays.  She introduces children to literacure and reinforces language develpment through a variety of age appropriate early literacy activities.  The children have fun, participate, and learn, as she shares books and flannel board stories, using puppets, songs, action poems, finger plays and dramatic activities to increase their vocabulary and develop listening, comprehension, obsercation and memory skills.

Extra Curricular Activities (Extra Charge)

The Children's Computer Corner

• Customized, hands-on learning, consistent with each child's level of experience and ability.
• Classes taught by trained teachers using software recommended by educators.
• Problem-solving and teamwork in a positive learning environment.
• Small class size.  Children grouped by age and/or ability
• Reinforcing enrichment skills acquired through discovery, exploration and creativity.
• Using state of the art PC and Macintosh laptop computers
• For more information contact:  Joseph Hughes at (425) 361-3110 or childrencc@msn.com

Dancing Pants Spanish

Dancing Pants is an Early Childhood Spanish program.  The program runs in the afternoons and is taught by CVDS teacher Trish Kellogg and former CVDS teacher Maria Paz.  The children learn basic Spanish vocabulary through stories, songs, art and games.  Detailed information can be found in the CVDS foyer or www.dancing-pants.com.  Some of the benefits include:

• Early exposure to a different language and culture prepares children to meet the challenges of a globalized civilization.
• Learning through play maintains children's motivation, interest and enthusiasm.
• Children learn accent-less second language skills as their brain plasticity develops
• Children build self-esteem and confidence

Dizzy's Tumblebus

The gym on wheels!  Dizzy's Tuymblebus is an Early Childhood experience in creative movement and physical activity in a very unique setting--a school bus!  Detailed information can be located in the Lower School office and in the CVDS Foyer or at dizzys-tumblebus.com.

French Lessons

Veronique Proietto offers French Classes at CVDS that are based on play, games, songs, puppets, acting, and other forms of creative techniques that engage the child.  Each week, a different topic is introduced through fun activities that enable children to understand and speak French in a very natural way.  Information can be found in the foyer.

Lil' Kickers

Lil’ Kickers is more than just a great soccer program for kids. Our balanced and creative approach to coaching will have a positive impact on your child that goes far beyond the soccer field.  Our high-energy soccer classes are carefully designed to enhance your child’s overall growth and well-being.  The result?  Kids with strong physical skills, who are well-balanced and confident.   And, we do all this while your child has the time of their life.  Information can be found near the parent information boards at the Upper or Lower Schools and at www.lilkickers.com.