Our Educational Approach, Our Activities and Parental Support
1. Our Pedagogy: An Integrated Educational Approach
STEAM Educational Approach
The STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) concept aims to integrate different areas of learning in a transdisciplinary manner. Through stimulating activities and experiences, children are encouraged to explore, experiment and solve problems creatively. This concept promotes the development of children's cognitive, social and emotional skills, preparing them to meet the challenges of our ever-changing society. By integrating the STEAM concept into our pedagogical approach, we offer children a stimulating and enriching learning environment, promoting their overall development.
Comparing Educational Approaches: Montessori, Waldorf and STEM/STEAM
In the field of education, several teaching approaches are distinguished by their unique methods and goals. Here is a comparison of Montessori, Waldorf, and STEM/STEAM approaches to help parents better understand their distinctive features.
2. Our Activities: Learning Through Experience
Children benefit from a quality educational offer, our educators perpetually enrich their knowledge and practices through continuing education. They have a perfect knowledge of the national reference framework for non-formal education that they apply in all daily activities. This framework defines "the educational objectives and principles and allows us to offer children experiences and learning opportunities in 6 different areas, essential for their overall development".
We set up fun and educational activities that promote their physical, mental and emotional development. We take into account their interests, abilities and specific needs to ensure activities are adapted to each child.
Examples of activities around the fields of action:
Creativity, art, aesthetics: Allow children great freedom for their creations, varied supports, attractive and colorful materials. Live diversified sensory experiences, acquire new technical skills.
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Movement, body awareness and health: It is important to encourage children to take care of their health from an early age, by instilling good eating habits, encouraging them to engage in regular physical activity and raising awareness of hygiene rules.
Activity on the importance of brushing teeth
Psychomotor course, etc.
Science and technology: Our nursery allows children to observe, experiment, and question themselves. We let them handle materials, everyday natural products (baking soda, white vinegar, etc.), and we observe physical phenomena through "small experiments".
Openness to the world: It is essential to offer children a learning environment close to nature, allowing the discovery of various sensations, various motor experiences.
By following these principles, we ensure that children learn what they experience in life and grow up in a stimulating and caring environment.
Philosophy
At Les Mousquetaires nursery, we believe in an integrated pedagogical approach that combines the best practices of different educational methods. Our goal is to create an enriching learning environment where each child can flourish and develop their skills at their own pace. By emphasizing children's natural curiosity and providing them with opportunities to explore and discover, we prepare them to become critical, creative and independent thinkers.
3. Parental Support and Sophrology: Personalized Support
“ A peaceful parent is a peaceful child .”
At Les Mousquetaires, we place particular importance on supporting parents, offering them caring and professional support throughout their parenting journey. With this in mind, we've created a dedicated parenting space, led by Camille, a qualified educator and sophrologist.
Quarterly Collective Workshops
Every quarter, we organize group workshops covering key topics such as food diversification, sleep, toilet training, screen management, and many other relevant topics. These sessions offer parents the opportunity to receive practical advice and exchange with other parents, thus promoting the sharing of experiences and the strengthening of parenting skills.
Monthly Sophrology Workshops “Parental Well-being”
In order to promote the well-being of parents, we offer a monthly sophrology workshop called "Parental Well-being". These sessions allow participants to relax, manage stress and recharge their batteries through breathing and visualization techniques. Sophrology is recognized for its benefits on stress management and improving general well-being, offering parents effective tools to better live their daily lives.
Personalized Individual Consultations
To address the specific concerns of each parent, individual appointments are also available. Camille offers attentive listening, tailored advice and personalized tools to support parents in their daily challenges, whether it is managing emotions, relationship difficulties or any other question related to parenting.
By supporting parents through these different initiatives, Les Mousquetaires are committed to fostering a harmonious and fulfilling family environment, thus contributing to the well-being of children and their families.