SPECIAL PROGRAMMING

Montgomery Nursery School is proud to use the PATHS program as our social-emotional learning curriculum.  The PATHS program is evidence based and proven effective.

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Each week, Dr. Andy Sweeney of Basset Psychological Services, Mrs. Sprang, and their puppet friends, Twiggle and Henrietta, come to all classrooms ages 3+ to teach lessons to the children.  Lessons included topics on emotional identification (like happy, sad, mad, frustrated, excited, nervous, and jealous), lessons on how to be a good friend, and ways to cope with and express uncomfortable emotions. Each classroom will receive a 15-20-minute lesson each week to discuss these important topics.

Positive Aspects of the PATHS program:

• Grounded in science of children’s brain development

• Developed and refined through nearly 30 years of research

• Has been included or cited in over 40 published studies and texts

• Received the highest possible rating from Blueprints for Healthy Youth Development (Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, University of Colorado)

• Aligned with the Ohio Early Learning Standards for social and emotional learning

• Correlate to Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and American School Counselor Association Standards