|  It's a Big World!
Customized Curriculum, Care, and Convenience
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Hello!
I’d like to take this opportunity to share a little bit about It's a Big World!'s staff and environment. I began my teaching career educating preschool-aged children in Orlando, Florida and my love for it has led me to open my own preschool. I’ve enjoyed teaching for 6 years and have had an array of enriching opportunities educating children from many different cultural backgrounds and ages. My desire to learn about different educational methods led me to research and teach in both public and private schools in the Unites States, India and China. After my preschool teaching experience I taught linguistics, reading, elementary education and basic computer skills. Throughout my experiences and observations, I have concluded there is one definite aspect of learning that “everyone” loves (no matter what age or background) and that element is “PLAY”.
The teachers at It's a Big World! have come from different parts of the globe...United States, Phillipines, India, Pakistan and Cuba. We welcome diversity! The teachers are CPR certified and love children. They either have the educational background or years of experience teaching and caring for children and more importantly they honestly LOVE what they do.
At It’s a Big World!, our goal is to build on your child’s strengths by encouraging self-expression, creativity and individuality in an environment which encourages critical thinking skills and imagination.
We'd love to have you stop by!
Ms.Mika Director
Mission and Philosophy
To some “play” is the opposite of learning but here at It’s a Big World! we maximize “play” as a learning tool. Fun is the name of the game with our teaching style.
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When learning is fun, it is meaningful.
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When learning is meaningful it’s more likely to be retained.
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When information is retained, the building blocks in our mind grow higher and higher.
The Environment
- Nurturing environment - preschoolers still need a caring and nurturing environment at a young age
- High Teacher to child/student ratio
- More individualized teaching opposed to class teaching
- Nutritious meals
- LOTS of room for learning and playing - 3 rooms and a large back yard!
- Focus on fine/gross motor skills, critical thinking, foreign language, reading, math, science and social studies through a fun learning environment!
Director's Background
- Masters Degree in Elementary Education
- Bachelors Degree in Psychology
- 9 years teaching and research experience in the U.S., China and India
- CPR Certified in Infant, Child and Adult Care
- CPR Certified in Health and Safety
- Fluent in English, Basic knowledge of Spanish, Gujarati and Mandarin
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