Accredited by NAEYC

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PRESS RELEASE

St. Sarkis Armenian Apostolic Church of Pasadena
L. & H. Tavlian Preschool & Kindergarten
Earns National NAEYC Accreditation

from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) – the nation’s leading organization of early childhood professionals.

“We’re proud to have earned the mark of quality from NAEYC, and to be recognized for our commitment to reaching the highest professional standards,” said Helen Manoucherians, Director of L. & H. Tavlian Preschool & Kindergarten in Pasadena.  “NAEYC Accreditation lets families in our community know that children in our program are getting the best care and early learning experiences possible.” 

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AEYC Visitation

  
The Foothill Association for the Education of Young Children (AEYC) is an affiliate of the California Association for the Education of Young Children which is an affiliate of the National Association for the Education of Young Children ( NAEYC ), contacted Mrs. Helen Manoucherians, program director at L. & H. Tavlian Preschool and Kindergarten, announcing that they were selecting quality schools like ours for a “Tour”. They commended our commitment to quality and were grateful if we would share our ideas on “best practices and curriculum for young children” with teachers, directors, educators, and etc… while touring the school on Saturday November 7, 2009 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, we hosted 96 educators. They were very pleased and commended our centers and resources, taking pictures, asking for our curriculum, safety guidelines booklets, calendar, and menu, etc…
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Opening Ceremony of the school year 2009-2010

H.E. Archbishop Moushegh Mardirossian,  Prelate, at the prayer ceremony
Kids and faculty celebrating the first day of the school.

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

Curriculum
Our curriculum is based on "Hands-on" learning which develop children's understanding of what they can see, touch, hear, smell and taste.  The focus is on child-initiated activities.

Safety and Security
Our teachers are trained to insure the safety and security of the students.   CPR and First Aid is required of all staff members and is renewed every year.   We are practicing an emergency drill almost every month.

Our gate is locked during school hours and we use a buzzer system to open it.

Nutrition
We serve the highest quality of nutritious home made food prepared by a caring cook at the premises three times a day for breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack.

Our meals feature fresh fruits, vegetables, legumes, fresh meat, etc.

Values
The child must learn about the importance of values in the early years, like:

  • Family

  • Friends

  • Religion and Love

  • Responsibility

  • Caring and helping