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KCI uses Conscious Discipline as our social and emotional curriulum. A structure of the curriculum is a "Wish You Well".
In Conscious Discipline, “Wish You Well” is a calming, connection-building ritual where children place their hands on their hearts, breathe deeply, and Read moresend loving thoughts to someone who is absent, hurting, or in need of support. This practice builds empathy, emotional regulation, and a sense of school family. The "Wish You Well" is backed by brain science, and is designed to add feel good chemicals in your brain, turn on problem solving, and pull you from fight or flight.
Relax your body and take a deep breath. Put your hands on your heart and think the happiest thing in your life and send the love to the absent person and say," We wish you well."
🐞🦋 Fairview kicked off the school year with a buzzing classroom theme: Bugs! Our students explored their creativity by painting and decorating different types of bugs using paint and markers. We love seeing their imaginations come to life through hands-on art experiences! 🎨✨
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The Tigers classroom at our Muldoon center did a fun health and nutrition activity where they got to taste lemons and grapefruit. The children made predictions about what they would taste like and compare them to other fruits.
Students in Class 2 are practicing sorting!
As children sort objects by color, they are building important early math and thinking skills like noticing similarities and differences, classifying objects, recognizing colors, and explaining how things belong together.
Hands-on Read moreactivities like this help our preschoolers strengthen problem-solving skills while learning through play!
Mountain View welcomes Fall! 🍂
Kicking off our 2026-2027 Open House with a fun icebreaker game to find hidden artists in our mist. We enjoyed getting to know our parents and seeing our parents connect with each other as we drew self-portraits of each other!
📚 Building a Love of Reading. One Book at a Time! 📚
KCI’s Early Head Start Home-Based Program is excited to bring even more literacy into the home this program year! From September through July, enrolled families will receive a new book each month, along with a specially created Read moreMonthly Book Guide to help families make the most of reading together. 💚
Our Book Guides include simple conversation starters, questions, activities, and parent tips that turn story time into an opportunity for language development, learning, connection, and fun. Even just a few minutes of reading together each day helps make books a familiar and enjoyable part of family routines. ✨
📖 Our September book, Charlie Chick Goes to School, was a perfect way to kick things off and our families are already putting their books to good use! We love seeing these special reading moments happening at home. ❤️
KCI is able to access high-quality books and educational resources through First Book, a nonprofit dedicated to increasing access to books and educational resources for children in low-income communities.
We can't wait to see where this year's books take our youngest readers! 📚
🏠 Our First Group Connection at Fairview! 🐦
In September, the KCI Home Visiting Team hosted our first Group Connection at our new Fairview Elementary School location!
We had a great turnout and loved welcoming our Home Visiting families into our new space. Families received Read moreprogram updates, spent time connecting with one another, and got creative with canvas art and birdhouse painting! 🎨🖌️
A big thank you to all of the families who joined us and helped make our first Group Connection at Fairview such a fun evening! We’re looking forward to many more opportunities to learn, create, and connect together! 💚💙
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