The Kids' Place teaching children the skills of friendship, of connecting with others in a positive fashion is a step toward making a more peaceful world.
Children do not necessarily learn consideration for others, fair play and empathy either on their own or simply by observing others.
Therefore we structure our programs to provide opportunities to teach these skills.
For the younger children we reflect their feelings and mediate solutions for them.
We encourage older children to resolve problems on their own when we feel they have the skills, modeling phrases for those who need it.
We always emphasize how each child feels in a conflict, a technique to help develop empathy for others.
Our classroom groupings are planned with varying ages and levels of social skills.
A shy child can be paired with one with stronger social skills to carry out a task or play in a learning center.
This can help the child with more limited social skills learn to negotiate, particularly when an observant teacher is nearby to facilitate problem solving.
We look to find "win/win" resolutions, and to teach children to find them independently.
Our goal is to teach children how to be friends and how to resolve conflict peacefully in the hope that this skill will equip them to function successfully as they grow.
The Kids' Place teaching children the skills of friendship, of
connecting with others in a positive fashion is a step toward
making a more peaceful world. Children do not necessarily learn
consideration for others, fair play and empathy either on their own
or simply by observing others. Therefore we structure our programs
to provide opportunities to teach these skills. For the younger
children we reflect their feelings and mediate solutions for them.
We encourage older children to resolve problems on their own when
we feel they have the skills, modeling phrases for those who need
it. We always emphasize how each child feels in a conflict, a
technique to help develop empathy for others. Our classroom
groupings are planned with varying ages and levels of social
skills. A shy child can be paired with one with stronger social
skills to carry out a task or play in a learning center. This can
help the child with more limited social skills learn to negotiate,
particularly when an observant teacher is nearby to facilitate
problem solving. We look to find "win/win" resolutions, and to
teach children to find them independently. Our goal is to teach
children how to be friends and how to resolve conflict peacefully
in the hope that this skill will equip them to function
successfully as they grow.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Frequently Asked Questions
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The application deadline for The Kids' Place Inc. is rolling (applications are reviewed as they are received year-round).
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