Centers and Circle Learning model derived from the words: Beyond Centers and Circle Time (BCCT) for model activity in Early Childhood Education, is an approach to play-oriented activities on child development. Model of learning center and Circle Center and Circle Approach - CCCRT - developed by The The Creative Center for Childhood Research and Training, Inc.. (CCCRT) in Florida, United States, widely used by the kindergarten, because this model is perfect and oriented the activities. As the purpose of The The Creative Center for Childhood Research and Training, Inc.. (CCCRT):
"The goals of CCCRT are to provide training and conduct research that focuses on the development of young children with and without disabilities, create high quality early childhood programs, and teach others how to organize early childhood programs for excellence. Through over 20 years of research and 30 years of direct experience with young children, the staff at the Creative Pre-School and the consultants for CCCRT have perfected The Creative Pre-School Model Program Curriculum, Beyond Centers & Circle Time: Scaffolding and Assessing the Play of Young Children".
PRINCIPLES AND APPROACH OF CIRCLE CENTER
- The entire learning process based on the theory and empirical experience.
- Each of the learning process must be directed for stimulate all aspects of children's intelligence (multiple intelligences) through a planned and purposeful play and support for educators (teachers) in the form of 4 different types of stepping.
- Placing the main environment regulation as a starting point that stimulates the child to be active, creative, and continued to thinking to explore his own experiences.
- Using the standard operational in the learning process, which includes: (a) teachers organize the environment play a stepping the environment that supports the development of children, (b) there are educators (teachers), which served to welcome arrival of children and allows for free play first (time for adjustment ), (c) all children attend the opening game with the guidance of educators (teachers), (d) educators (teachers) give time to children to the restroom and drink a rotating basis / habituation to queue;(e) the children go to groups each guided by an educator (teacher), (f) educators (teachers) sit with students to form a circle to give stepping before the game experience; (g) educators (teachers) give time enough for children to undertake activities in playing centers that are prepared on schedule ; (h) during the child was in center, rotating of educators (teachers) give stepping to every children; (i) educators (teachers) with their children's clean up tools and the game place;(j) educator (teacher) give time to children to the restroom and drink in turn; (k), educator (teacher) sit with their students by forming a circle to give stepping experience after playing; (l), educator (teacher) with children eat lunch brought (not in position of rest), (m) activities cover; (n) the children go home in rotation; (o), educator (teacher) clean up and tidy place / check the records and administrative completeness; (p) educator (teacher) conduct discussions evaluation today and plan tomorrow; (q), educator (teacher) go home.
- Require the educator (teacher) and managers to follow of training courses before applying this method.
- Involving parents and families as a unit the process of learning to support the activities of children at home.
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