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                                                                         Emergent Curriculum
                                                  Child-led, Teacher Enriched


All Steps Academy programs are 
based on the “Emergent Curriculum” philosophy of learning. Whether your child is in an all-day daycare program or attending our Out of School program, they will all have the same experience of having a strong voice in their learning experiences with us. 

This means we observe what the children are excited about, what trends they're following and then wrap language, math, arts/crafts, writing, science, social studies, multiculturalism and more around these pieces of insight. 

For example:  
     • If the children are interested in Pokémon® or superheroes or car races, we might talk about the different
       elements by organizing them into groups (
e.g. sequencing, categorizing, defining, matching, 
       multiculturalism [Japanese origins]). 
 
     • Two children could come to school excited about a construction site nearby so we could discuss the tools
       and jobs linked with building a house (associating, logic, keen observation techniques) and what the 
       necessary steps might be to complete a house from beginning to end (basic programming, linear thinking,
       patterns, site words, listing).
 
    •  A child may have a birthday coming so perhaps the teacher will do something called a verbamime,
       enacting without props on how to bake a cake (measurement, physics [actions/reactions], imagination,
       creativity, social interactions). 
 

Emergent Planning is a wonderfully effective method of teaching children the basics with a STEAM-based teaching approach in such a way that they are learning without even realizing it!
First Steps Academy (FSA)
Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday 7:00am - 6:00pm
​Email: registration@firststepsacademy.ca | Phone: ​403-460-8308
FSA Address: 2122 - 8561 8a Ave SW | Calgary‎ Alberta, Canada | T3H 0V5


Big Steps Academy (BSA)
Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday 7:00am - 6:00pm | Phone: 403-288-0125
​Email: registration@firststepsacademy.ca
 
BSA Address: Cougar Ridge SW | Calgary Alberta, Canada | T3H 4E5
  • Home
  • About
    • Our Philosophy
    • Our Programs
    • Emergent Curriculum
    • A Look Inside our Centres
    • Staff
    • Meals
  • Summer Camps
    • Kinder Camps
    • OSC Camps
  • Fees
  • Forms
    • Attendance/Absence Forms
    • Portable Record Information
    • Withdrawal
    • Inquiry to Register
    • Registration Form
    • Daycare Parent Package
    • Kinder/OSC Parent Package
    • Banking Information
  • Contact