Kindergarten Open House
*The event has already taken place on this date: Thu, 02/17/2022
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Join us for an Enrollment Open House for the 2022-2023 school year! Come learn more about SEEC and if our Kindergarten program is a good fit for your child(ren). We follow an object based emergent curriculum for all our ages that engages children in inquiry and careful looking. Learn more about our enrollment process here: https://www.si.edu/seec/enrollment
At SEEC we invite children to be extraordinary, to wonder, and to explore the world around them. We teach children to search for knowledge rather than simply be fed information. We give children the time and space to see the effects of their curiosity and to think richly and deeply about things. Through a combination of hands-on exploration, learning through collections and exhibits, and play, children are able to experience the world in ways that are developmentally appropriate and engaging. Our work supports the latest neuroscience research on brain development in young children and invites children to share and explore their own ideas.
Enrollment in the SEEC program is based upon an annual random number drawing lottery process that includes consideration of factors such as parents’ place of employment, child’s birth date, and sibling status. Smithsonian employees get priority for all open spaces at SEEC. Each spring, enrollment is determined for the upcoming fall through the lottery process. If a vacancy occurs during the year, a child will be selected from the remaining applicants according to the same lottery results, but always giving priority to Smithsonian staff members.
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