{"id":30030,"date":"2015-05-17T08:00:18","date_gmt":"2015-05-17T12:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jacksonvillemom.com\/?p=30030"},"modified":"2017-06-26T22:58:28","modified_gmt":"2017-06-27T02:58:28","slug":"social-graces-and-preschool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jacksonvillemom.com\/ages-stages\/school-years\/social-graces-and-preschool\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Graces and Preschool: Can They Really Go Together?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not only is the answer yes, it\u2019s FUNdamental! You\u2019ve heard the expression \u201cyou can\u2019t teach an old dog new tricks,\u201d right? Well, the same can be said for manners. Social graces \u2013 self-confidence, respect, consideration for others, common sense and manners \u2013 are difficult if not impossible to instill as children grow older. When taught from the beginning, they become the basis for the child\u2019s moral compass.<\/p>\n

The Chappell Schools<\/a>\u00a0have been providing quality education to the children of Jacksonville, Florida for more than 55 years; we consider ourselves rather, ahem, \u201cseasoned.\u201d Founded in 1958 by Mrs. Chappell, we have a different concept of caring for youngsters. We care for the TOTAL child. In addition to the school readiness skills we teach, we gently weave social graces into everything we do.<\/p>\n

We also provide excellence in\u00a0academics. We create \u201csuper readers!\u201d Chappell is the ONLY preschool in Florida teaching the Sunform Alphabet system<\/a>, and we have three-year-old readers that prove its effectiveness.<\/p>\n

Even our infant and \u201cwobbler\u201d classes share the same curriculum theme as their VPK counterparts. Sure the books and the lessons are age appropriate, but when we\u2019re reading about\/talking about say, animals, we ALL read about\/talk about animals!<\/p>\n

If you are new to the State, do you know about Florida\u2019s Voluntary Pre-kindergarten (VPK) program? This is a free<\/strong> program to ensure our 4-year-old children are ready to excel in kindergarten! Chappell offers VPK year round \u2013 so if your child is set to start kindergarten in the fall and they haven\u2019t been to VPK, you can place them in our summer VPK program. Or, if your child turns four on or before by September 1, you should enroll him or her in the fall VPK program.<\/p>\n

Chappell has eight locations in Duval County and we care for youngsters from six weeks of age through VPK. We are the official childcare provider for FSCJ, and four of our campuses are nestled on the college campuses throughout town.<\/p>\n

We partner closely with you, the parent, to develop confident and socially responsible young men and women. Our three-year-old children learn sharing and patience through our Teddy Bear Tea program, and the four\u2019s graduate to a full, fine dining experience. This summer, we are introducing a Barney Party for our two-year-olds featuring Barney\u2019s \u201cPlease and Thank You\u201d song.<\/p>\n

As part of our fine dining curriculum, our four-year-old gentlemen learn to pull out the chairs for the four-year-old \u201cladies.\u201d They know the difference between a salad fork and a dinner fork, and how to properly eat soup and \u201cpat\u201d their mouths with a cloth napkin.<\/p>\n

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Learning manners at our Teddy Bear Tea Party.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Aside from etiquette, we also get dirty and grow our food! We eat fruits and veggies from our organic gardens. We recycle, we teach a responsible lifestyle. We\u2019re fit \u2013 we\u2019re active \u2013 we\u2019re EcoHealthy\u00ae. Best of all \u2013 we\u2019re happy!<\/p>\n

Whether you\u2019re looking for a preschool for your child, or a summer program<\/a>, we hope you\u2019ll come and introduce yourself! We have a wide array of summer programs available: Summer camp<\/a>, Summer VPK and VPK Masters just to name a few. There are nearly 700 families that currently call Chappell home and we invite your family to join us!<\/p>\n

Thank you to The Chappell Schools for sponsoring this post!<\/em><\/p>\n

If you would like to read or leave a review about Chappell School, visit our Around Town Directory below.<\/h3>\n