Park Royal lineup Is three

Oeana Lancaster
News Reporter

deana@nsnews.com

THERBP’S a new
preschool in town. and
it’s opening at Park

Royal Shopping
Centre in September.

But if you like the con-
cept for your child, even if
you don’t actually have a
child yet, you'd better get in
line.

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“We have a three-year
waiting fist.” says Core
Education and Fine Arts
(CE&FA) founder Natasha
Lochkrin. “Pregnant parents
want to get their kids regis-
tered for when they’re
three.”

The school is based on
the philosophy that children
can be motivated to learn at
an early age and enjoy them-
selves at the same time. Once
the positive link to tcarning
is established, they'll enjoy it

“for life.

“I’ve found with this pro-
gram, the children really
want to learn, they’re really
curious. And they go on to
do well in higher grades.”

The school is to have

{three classes of 16 children in

September, aged from three
to five years old. Each class
will have two teachers.

“They learn through play
— letters, colors, numbers —
it’s all done through games,”
says Lochkrin.

The children also learn
creative self-expression
through self-directed play,
and learn to be comfortable
with their teachers and class-
mates.

. The curriculum includes

HERE'S ; a quick guide
to the most common
types of preschools.

pre-mathematics, pre-read-
ing, pre-writing, fine motor
skis, physics, geography,
music, art, physical educa-
tion, character growth, lan-
guage immersion, gardening
(biology) and more.
Lochkrin says as well as
her own methods, she has
borrowed some ideas from

other carly childhood educa- : [

tion methods, such as
Montessori.

As well as the classrooms,
CE&FA has a library, play-
rooms (including a circus
room), 2 family room, movie
room and an outdoor play-
ground.

Even the chiidren’s nutri-
tional needs are met by an in-
house chef, who will prepare
both a “gourmet menu” and
a “vegetarian gourmet”
menu.

Despite the unavoidable
wait for expectant. parents,
the school is’ still accepting

registrations for. children to.
program” in:

enter the
September.

Lochkrin also has plans to
expand ~— both at Park
Royal, and to open a second
facility in. Vancouver.

For more information,
call 913-7713 or 729-4332. ”

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