At Florence S. Brown PreK Center at School No. 33, we offer:
- A Full-day program with bilingual 3 and 4-year-old classrooms.
- A student-centered environment focused on nurturing young minds.
- State-of-the-art technology in every classroom.
- A strong, supportive connection between school and family.
- Learning through play and hands-on activities that support all learning styles.
- A focus on language development, self-esteem and independence.
- Enrollment opportunities for school-based health center.
- Support from a program administrator, special education staff, bilingual staff, social worker, speech/language pathologist, school secretary and parent coordinator.
Other program features include:
- Transportation availability for PreK parents via a monthly RTS bus pass.
- School nurse, social worker, psychologists and other medical-related services through school-based health center.
- An on-site parent coordinator, an active parent community, on-site educational resource center, group meetings, classroom activities, celebrations and field trips. Parent Support Staff offer discussions that focus on bridging home and school, and classroom-based parent/child activities. Families are welcome in the classroom.
- Two-Way Dual Language Program: In RCSD, the Prekindergarten Two-Way Dual Language program model of 90/10, includes sequential and simultaneous programs. The teacher and paraprofessional provide instruction in Spanish (90%) and English (10%). The goal of this program is for students to develop:
- Oral language proficiency in Spanish and English
- Literacy in Spanish (immersion for simultaneous bilinguals) in order to be bilingual, biliterate, and bicultural.