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5 Reasons Preschoolers Need Enrichment Classes

Education | February 23, 2022
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Through an intentional design process, The Gardner School has created a rich learning environment to stimulate a child’s physical, social, emotional, and intellectual growth. With our comprehensive and foundational curriculum, our preschoolers engage in exciting learning experiences each day to prepare them for kindergarten and beyond. To take learning a step further than the normal classroom environment, The Gardner School also offers a full suite of enrichment activities. These activities encourage students to be creative and practice their natural gifts, talents, and passions. Our supplemental classes and activities consist of various subjects such as foreign languages, sports, visual arts, performing arts, computer-based learning, and even cooking classes, which help students learn about health, nutrition, and fun ways to cook! The Gardner School offers these optional enrichment activities so that your child has easy access to fun subjects without parents needing to schedule additional classes and activities. Here are our top five reasons why preschoolers need enrichment classes.

New Experiences

In addition to giving children a front-row seat to completely new activities, enrichment classes are wonderful opportunities for them to build additional skills through small group learning experiences, where they can meet new friends who might not be in their regular classrooms. Enrichment classes provide children with the opportunity to see and do many activities that most would never experience until elementary school.

Healthy Challenges

A good variety of enrichment activities can pose healthy challenges that encourage preschoolers to practice resilience and stretch their creative abilities. 

Physical Development

With several enrichment classes focused on fitness and active participation, children can benefit from increased movement and exercise. Our athletics-focused enrichment classes are also a great way to gauge a child’s interest in specific types of sports. This can be helpful in navigating whether parents should enroll children in sports leagues as they mature.

Intellectual Stimulation

As parents choose the activities that best fit the needs or desires of their children, opportunities for mental stimulation are plentiful with enrichment courses like music, drama, art, and computer classes. While preschoolers receive a good balance of multiple learning activities during the normal day, enrichment courses expand the mind by offering children a deeper and more hands-on approach to a specific skill or activity that appeals to their unique interests.

Cost-Effective Convenience

Enrichment classes at The Gardner School are offered during regular school hours. This gives families more quality time after school, rather than rushing from work to school to extracurricular activities such as sports or music lessons that can not only be time-consuming but can also be costly.

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Take advantage of The Gardner School’s variety of enrichment classes to expand your child’s mind and physical development. Your preschooler will be excited about the many new skills and adventures that await them. To learn more about The Gardner School’s enrichment classes, visit our enrichment page or schedule a virtual tour!

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