Self-Directed Learning

The teacher acts as a guide and allows the students natural

curiosity to direct his or her learning.
STATE GOALS:
Michigan ECSQ:
The curriculum is
designed to enable
children to learn
those things that
are important to
them. (page 26)

Michigan ECSQ:
Teachers are
enthusiastic models
of life-long
learning by
providing children
with many
opportunities to
explore,
manipulate,
investigate, and
discover. (page 33)

TOP: Jake uses

his finger to
follow the lazy
eight teaching
focus.

LEFT: Karly uses

a whisk to create
bubbles as a
practical life skill.

RIGHT: Danny
uses a socket
wrench to master
fine motor skills.

Promoting Respect

The teacher promotes respect for all things and all people.
Michigan ECSQ: The
program is structured to
enhance childrens
feelings of comfort,
security and self-esteem
and development of
positive relationships
with adults and other
children. (page 28)

MIDDLE:
The Peace Rose is
used
to promote peace
LEFT: B.A.R.K.
and appropriate
Rules are used to
promote Being safety, problem solving in the
classroom.
Appropriate behavior,
Responsibility, and
Kindness.

RIGHT: The
recycling bin is
used to promote
respect for the
earth.