What is WRNS’s Philosophy and Curriculum? Winton Road Nursery
School provides time and materials for the child to learn
through experimentation, manipulation, and observation.
Children’s understanding of their immediate world is enlarged
through concrete experiences that give meaning to concepts of
size, shape, distance, and time. Exploration of everyday
phenomena stimulates children to ask questions, think for
themselves, and try out new ideas. Children are encouraged to
express themselves creatively through song and dance, art media,
and dramatic play. They develops skill using the body
effectively in rhythmic response to music; in coordinating use
of small muscles to cut, paste, and draw; and in role-playing.
Acceptable means of expressing aggression may also be channeled
through these outlets. Climbing and balancing equipment are
provided for the development and coordination of large muscles.
Time is devoted to hopping, skipping, jumping, and exercising in
general. Emergent writing skills (i.e., drawing a