Dunwoody Prep’s teachers provide the individual attention and developmentally appropriate pacing which encourages discovery, investigation, and problem solving. Our students evolve into confident and independent learners.
Early Childhood Curriculum
Children engage in exploratory learning centers where they experience hands on math, reading and writing activities, discovery science, social studies, social emotional skills, art and music. The day is balanced with teacher-led activities in both large and small groups. Our teachers guide and facilitate the learning process while developing an extensive individualized assessment for each child. The Teaching Strategies GOLD Individualized Child Portfolio is discussed in a formal conference with parents twice each school year. During these conferences, a school/home action plan for next steps in the child’s growth is developed. Ongoing parent-teacher communication happens daily.
Kindergarten Curriculum
private Kindergarten was offered during the 2021-2023 school years
Wonders: A Comprehensive PreK – 6 Literacy Curriculum Print and digital resources provide unmatched support for building strong literacy foundations, accessing complex fiction and nonfiction texts, and writing to sources.
McGraw-Hill My Math uses a scope and sequence for concepts and skills reflecting​ CCSS (Common Core State Standards) goals to accelerate student achievement.
Second Step Kindergarten focuses on skills that can help children in school, at work, and in life, such as listening, focusing attention, making friends, and problem-solving.
Handwriting Without Tears (HWT) helps children develop their writing skills through explicit, multisensory, play-based instruction. Children move, touch, feel, and manipulate real objects as they learn habits and skills essential for writing. Research supports multisensory teaching to address children’s’ diverse learning styles: visual, tactile, auditory, and kinesthetic.
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WHY DUNWOODY PREP STUDENTS SUCCEED
Research tells us, children who attend high quality center-based care and who participated in full-day, high-quality programs from birth to kindergarten ….
can improve academic and behavioral outcomes when they reach kindergarten.
tend to have better pre-academic and language skills than other children.
were more likely to attend a four-year college and score higher on measures of academic and intellectual success.
There are five areas of development (domains) that are critical to a child’s readiness for school:
   Physical Well-Being and Motor Development
   Social and Emotional Development
   Language
   Approaches to Learning
   Cognitive and General Knowledge
Children who have competence across all five domains of school readiness are more successful in first grade academically than are children who have competence in only one or two domains. Our teachers guide and facilitate the learning process by linking curriculum and assessment across all five domains.
Dunwoody Prep graduates attend both private and public schools and consistently excel above their peers.
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