Landmark Preschool in Redding, Ridgefield, and Westport will hold OPEN HOUSE on each of their three campuses on the following dates:
Tuesday, Feb 12th 10:30 AM Threes, Fours & Fives
Monday, Feb 25th 10:30 AM Twos
Tuesday, Feb 26th 10:30 AM Threes, Fours & Fives
Monday, Mar 4th 10:30 AM Threes, Fours & Fives
Tuesday, Mar 5th 10:30 AM Twos
Monday, Mar 11th 10:30 AM Twos
Tuesday, Mar 12th 10:30 AM Threes, Fours & Fives
What makes this preschool wonderful? Many things! Here are a few:
- Dedicated and experienced teachers and teacher assistants- many of whom been part of the Landmark family for more than ten years.
- Spanish class for three to five year olds
- Incorporation of touch-screen technology
- A campus and playground created with your child's developmental level in mind.
- Low student:teacher ratios (4:1 for 2 year-olds and 6:1 for 3 – 5 year-olds)
Please RSVP to kswabsin@landmarkpreschool.org
I had the privilege of visiting Landmark Preschool in Redding just prior to the start of the 2012-2013 school year. Read my story below for an ‘inside look’ at a very special preschool.
From the first little footstep that eagerly ran through the gates of the playground at Landmark Preschool in Redding, it was clear that this was more than a school, it was a family. Tucked away on Portland Ave in the Georgetown section of Redding, Landmark is making a child’s first experience with school magical, rewarding and empowering.
Last week, moms and dads, along with their youngsters, gathered for some afternoon fun. This ‘end of summer’ event, organized by the school admissions director Kimberly Swabsin, was an ‘ice breaker’ of sorts, enabling little ones entering preschool for the first time to meet and greet friends and ‘get a taste’ of the great things that await them at Landmark. Laughter abounded as the excited kids played in the sandbox, on the slide, and with the many ride-on toys.
“The teachers go above and beyond,” remarked Wilton resident Julie Setterlund. Setterlund’s daughter, Emma-Hayes, was taught by Mrs. Megan Maloney last year. At year’s end, Maloney compiled a cd with all of the children’s favorite songs. The musical compilation coincided with the curriculum. “There were songs about dinosaurs, the Solar System and the Rain Forest…we sing the songs in the car all the time,” she adds.
The campus upon which Landmarks sits is charming and inviting featuring three spacious playgrounds, each with a child’s developmental level in mind. A stimulating enclave that promotes positive learning experiences, each of the classrooms at Landmark share the same appeal. The small student to teacher ratio (4:1 in the 2’s and 6:1 in the 3-5’s) allows for students to receive the attention they need so that various modalities of learning can be incorporated into each school day.
“I’m so impressed and pleased with Landmark,” said Autumn Derby whose two year old daughter, Elleana, will soon start school at Landmark. Derby’s older daughter, Avalaine, is a graduate of Landmark and will now be attending Ridgefield Academy. And, keeping it all in the family, in few short years Derby will send 4 month old Isla to Landmark.
Julie Setterlund sums it up nicely adding, “Emma-Hayes just started kindergarten at Miller-Driscoll in Wilton and she is totally prepared- academically and socially. I couldn’t be happier.