our school
Foothills Creative Beginnings Preschool and ECS Association is a non-profit society governing the preschool and kindergarten divisions.
The preschool is licensed by Calgary and Area Children’s Services.
The kindergarten operates under Alberta Education and is able to access funds for children with special needs ages 2.5 – 6 years.
our motto
“Too often we give our children answers to remember rather than problems to solve.”
Roger Lewin
our goals
You are your child’s first teacher. Our qualified teachers assist you by:
- providing an atmosphere conducive to your child’s social, emotional, intellectual and physical growth.
- providing opportunities for your child to explore his/her creative potential through art, music, gym, creative movement and free play.
- providing a group setting where he/she may develop a positive attitude toward learning.
- providing an opportunity to gain confidence through practical application of letters and numbers, early writing and reading.
2011-2012 calender
- Sep. 05
- Sep. 06
- Sep. 7/8
- Sep. 09
- Sep. 12
- Oct. 6/7
- Nov. 9/10
- Nov. 11
- Dec. 20/21
- Dec. 21
- Labour Day
- Teachers In
- Orientation Days
- No School
- First regular class
- IPP Days, No School
- Photo Days
- Remembrance Day
- School Concerts
- Last day of 2011 classes
- Jan. 09
- Jan. 20/21
- Feb. 16/17
- Feb. 20
- Mar. 23
- Apr. 02
- Apr. 06
- Apr. 09
- May 17/18
- May 21
- June 20/21
- June 22
- Classes Resume
- IPP Days, No School
- Teachers’ Convention
- Family Day, no school
- Last day of classes beforeSpring break
- Classes Resume
- Easter Friday, no school
- Easter Monday, no school
- IPP Days, no school
- Victoria Day, no school
- Teddy Bear Car Rally
- Teachers only, cleaning
our activities
- Free play - time to socialize and choose activities at centres.
- Art - time to express and record thoughts and experiences using a variety of media.
- Music - time to enjoy rhythm, song, creative movement and drama with our music specialist.
- Gym - time for exercise, simple games and fun.
- Story Circle -time to listen, imagine and learn.
- Cooking - time to work with foods to prepare a snack.
Kindergarten focuses on the academic component of reading, writing, math, science, French, fieldtrips.