School readiness skills
The Maple Kids Entry to School Program is specifically designed to impart essential skills to children on the Autism Spectrum to ensure that they are ready to enter the Canadian school system. Developed by expert educators with more than 20 years’ experience, this program covers all the basic school-readiness skills across 6 key areas:Â
- Communication
- Play
- Social Interaction
- Functional routinesÂ
- Behavioral self-management
- Pre-academics learning and attention
Personalized care
- Independent, teacher-directed, and small-group activities that encourage investigation, exploration, and discovery
- Learning approaches that adapt to each child and incorporate their strengths and interests
- Curriculum that supports creative expression, literacy, music, and more
- Confidence-building opportunities to solve problems and make decisions
- STEM learning that encourages future-forward skills
- Safety, security, and cleanliness practices that meet or exceed all state, local, and national guidelines
Maple Entry to School
Our Entry to School program is a crucial milestone, carefully crafted to give you complete confidence in every aspect of your child’s experience. This includes their health and safety, ready-for-school curriculum, and the full support of experienced teachers. We base our program on research-backed approaches that effectively prepare children for kindergarten and beyond. Furthermore, we maintain safety, security, and cleanliness practices that exceed all state, local, and national guidelines.
Our approach involves hands-on activities that promote the development of skills essential for your child's success in kindergarten and beyond.
Math 101
Integrating numbers into real-life routines. Learning by counting objects, number sequence and writing.
EZ Reading
Daily reading activities using 'look, listen, repeat' exercises and advancing to phonics, writing, listening, and speaking.
Social Café
Helping children develop social skills around communication, behavior, learning and self-help so they can apply them at school and at home.
Rhyme Time
Improving memory, spoken and physical coordination through rhymes, dance and music.