We are focusing on a Growth Mindset versus a Fixed Mindset as well as Stress and Worry this LUCKY month in Positive Psychology! We started of this week discussing how to manage stress better with the staff! Life, and particularly work, can be stressful! Self-care is not a nice-to-have but essential to keep us functioning…
We are continuing to focus on Empathy and Kindness during the month of LOVE! The definition of Empathy means that someone can share or understand the emotions and feelings of another person. Someone may need to have a certain amount of empathy before they can feel compassion. Empathy is important because it is a critical…
Along with Positivity, Engagement, and Meaning (with a focus of Self-Compassion and Resilience), we also focused on Holidays Around the World! For the past two weeks, we traveled all around the world and discussed a variety of traditions and different ways to celebrate. We also celebrated by having our Annual Holiday Party last Friday! The…
Did you know the color green represents kindness? Green is often associated with nature, health, healing, the environment, reliability, generosity, and practicality. It also encourages generosity, kindness, and sympathy. On our Positive Education focus day, we encouraged the children and teachers to wear green! During the designated Special time, the teachers asked the children what…
December is the LAST month of the year, so let’s make it the BEST one! This is the time of year that people usually stress over the upcoming holidays, buying presents, traveling far and wide, cooking, baking, cleaning, the list goes on and on! Instead of stressing over ALL of that, this is the PERFECT…
The BBCLC family came together last night and had our Annual Gratitude Gathering! We could NOT have had this gathering without the HUGE support from our families!!! We are so, so thankful for the VERY thoughtful donations, gifts, and goodies! We sat around the table and enjoyed each other’s company while we enjoyed the delicious…
Last month, we added Specials into our day, and they have been a success! Along with Jumpbunch, Yoga & Medication, Spanish, Author of the Month, we also incorporated Positive Psychology! Our preschool shifted into a Positive Preschool in 2019. What that means is that a few of our teacher and Administration (all staff will complete…
This past week was all about TRICKS AND TREATS!!!! Both centers participated in a classroom pumpkin contest! (We will be announcing the winner shortly, so keep an eye out on our social media pages). We also had a festive cooking class where we made mummy pizzas and monster cookies! We explored the inside of a…
This past week, we incorporated “Specials” into our classroom schedule. Specials include Yoga & Mindfulness, Spanish, Author of the Month, and Jumpbunch. We also have rotating special days, like Bike Day, Pajama Day, Cooking as well as Positive Education. During Yoga & Mindfulness, we started it off with a Sun Salutation warm-up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIGRZS-YMWo We then learned how to…
Happy October 1st! This past week, we discussed and learned all the ways we can help in “Our Community”! We also learned the different types of community helpers, like police officers, mail carriers, teachers, firefighters, nurses, etc. We encourage you at home to review with your child on ways you can help your community as…