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Home › Articles › Preschool Prep › A Magical Garden

A Magical Garden

A New Approach to Learning

By Gwen Morrison

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The small class size makes the experience more rewarding for both the parent and the child, as it allows for the use of age-appropriate learning. Poliafito-Ungerman feels that the center is of great interest to parents who have more intellectual drive for their children. "Our parents take the position that they are conduits for their children in experiencing what the world can offer them and therefore driven by a simple concept," she says. "Give your child the tools, and they shall achieve. What better way to learn than through play."

Patricia Goodspeed, a mom from Boynton Beach, Fla., brings her 20-month-old daughter to the center once a week. "In addition to playing, doing crafts, singing and dancing with others, there's an emphasis on the introduction of a foreign language within each activity," she says. "It's a great way to instill social skills in your children in a controlled environment and also offers an added dimension of language introduction while the children are experiencing most of their linguistic development. I'm also learning some Spanish vocabulary and pronunciation."

Another mother, Debbie Reilly from Boca Raton, Fla., is enjoying the Spanish class that her 2-year-old daughter Lindsey attends once a week at A Magical Garden. "I am impressed with the atmosphere," she says. "I know it will open up a lot of job opportunities for her."

Reilly says her daughter is now understanding that there is more than one word for some of the things she is learning about one in Spanish and another in English. "I think she will definitely get it," Reilly says, "I'm learning Spanish, too. That's another reason I picked Spanish, for myself."

Jaffy's 21-month-old daughter has shown a keen inteest in the teachers and has picked up several words in her Spanish class, already. "The teachers say it's a subliminal type of learning process, and the children will pick up the language over time," she says. "As long as my daughter is showing interest, I will continue with these classes. It's unique because there is no program like the Magical Garden in the Boca Raton, Florida area. Children seem to learn a second language in our school system when they are older, and it's too late because it's more difficult to pick up."

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