Goddard School teaches healthy habits
Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem .Boardman's Zain Ahmed (left) picked a picture of a pizza from a bag that pre-kindergarten teacher Sara Rolland held Nov. 3 while playing a game of food pyramid. The class had to decide whether the food was healthy or unhealthy.
Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem .Canfield residents Mason Perkar (clockwise from left) and Sam Canter sat with Boardman residents Bree Latell and Zachary Walter after they made their own sandwiches Nov. 3. Goddard School's junior kindergartners chose from apples, bananas, frosting, jelly, sprinkles and peanut butter to include in their sandwiches.
Neighbors | Shaiyla Hakeem .First Steps head teacher Martha Hoag (back) helped Austintown's Alex Conley (left) say "please" in American sign language. She was asking for the truck that Canfield's Sisi Nalluri held.
Students are never too young to learn about nutrition — at least that is the motto of one early childhood center.
The Goddard School For Early Childhood Development, located in Boardman, accepts children from infancy to 6 years old. Kim Lipari, owner, said the school has different themes each week as well as overall monthly themes that correspond with major holidays and events.
This month’s theme is “Think Thanks.” Tying in with Thanksgiving, the weekly themes deal with healthy eating habits, manners and Pilgrims and Indians.
The classes are intended to tie in aspects of major holidays and everyday learning activities.
“We want to make their holidays more meaningful,” Lipari said. “We also want them to have fun while learning.”
Everyday learning skills at Goddard include sign language, crafts, music education, yoga and learning words in foreign languages.
Next month’s theme, Celebration of Light, will focus on colors, night versus day and how colors are created. They will also learn how to say colors in different languages.
“We want them to expand their horizons,” Lipari said.