THE STORY OF PLAY SMARTER KIDS
PLAY SMARTER KIDS WAS FOUNDED IN 2012 AS A MOBILE ENRICHMENT PROGRAM. WE BEGAN BUILDING AND CUSTOMIZING OUR CURRICULUM WHILE WORKING WITH PRE-SCHOOLS, RECREATION CENTERS, PRIVATE SCHOOLS, HISD, & SURROUNDING SCHOOL DISTRICTS. PSK HAS BROUGHT ITS UNIQUE STORIES & ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS TO HUNDREDS OF KIDS IN THE WOODLANDS & HOUSTON AREA.
IN THE SUMMER OF 2016 PLANS FOR OUR FIRST LOCATION WERE UNDERWAY, AND AT THE BEGINNING OF 2017 WE OPENED OUR DOORS TO SHARE OUR STORIES & PROGRAMS WITH THE COMMUNITY!
AS FAR AS THE FUTURE GOES, THE SKY'S THE LIMIT, & WE HOPE TO SHARE OUR PROGRAM WITH HUNDREDS MORE KIDS IN THE YEARS TO COME WITH PLANS OF EXPANDING & GROWING IN JANUARY OF 2018.
Even toddlers can engage in S.T.E.A.M. activities at Play Smarter Kids!
Summer camp is a great opportunity for kids to explore new ideas and areas of play.
If you are looking for a preschool near me, Play Smarter Kids is the place to go!
Even toddlers can engage in S.T.E.A.M. activities at Play Smarter Kids!
Let your child learn with fun and fantastic stories and activities.
Our early childhood learning center puts the needs of our students first.
We are more than just a preschool! Our kids activity center offers fun for children of all ages.
Let your child learn with fun and fantastic stories and activities.
Even toddlers can engage in S.T.E.A.M. activities at Play Smarter Kids!
Summer camp is a great opportunity for kids to explore new ideas and areas of play.
If you are looking for a preschool near me, Play Smarter Kids is the place to go!
Even toddlers can engage in S.T.E.A.M. activities at Play Smarter Kids!
EXPLORE
DIFFERENT
CULTURES
THE STORY OF WHY THERE ARE SO MANY STORIES
STORIES ARE A GREAT WAY TO DELIVERY INFORMATION! OUR BRAINS ARE WIRED FOR IT, & IS WHY OUR ANCESTORS USED IT TO PASS DOWN CULTURE & LESSONS FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS. AT PSK WE USE IT AS A POWERFUL WAY TO INCORPORATE THINGS LIKE HISTORICAL FACTS, GEOGRAPHY, LITERACY, MEMORY & IMAGINATION. WE ALSO USE STORYTELLING AS A FUN WAY TO INTRODUCE NEW CONCEPTS & ACTIVITIES. IT KEEPS KIDS CONSTANTLY MOVING FROM STORY TO TIME TO ACTIVITIES, & GIVES PURPOSE TO EACH LESSON. RESEARCH FOUND THAT USING STORYTELLING AS A LEARNING TOOL HAS BENEFITS LIKE:
Let your child learn with fun and fantastic stories and activities.
Our early childhood learning center puts the needs of our students first.
We are more than just a preschool! Our kids activity center offers fun for children of all ages.
Let your child learn with fun and fantastic stories and activities.
INSPIRE
CREATIVITY
& IMAGINATION
STRENGTHEN
COOPERATION &
COMMUNICATION
INCREASE
VOCABULARY &
LITERACY
CREATE
A RELAXING
ENVIRONMENT
ENCOURAGE
ACTIVE
PARTICIPATION
MY STORY WITH PLAY SMARTER KIDS
MY NAME IS AURORA. FOR AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER I HAVE LOVED STORIES. AS A CHILD, I WROTE STORIES, I READ STORIES, & BEGGED MY PARENTS TO TELL ME STORIES. SCHOOL ON THE OTHER HAND, WAS NOT MY FORTE. AS A SHY & SENSITIVE TYPE, I FOUND SCHOOL SOMEWHAT SCARY. THERE WERE TONS OF KIDS, IT WAS USUALLY LOUD, & I HAD A DIFFICULT TIME RELATING TO THE CONTENT OR OTHER KIDS. MORNINGS LED TO STOMACH ACHES, & SOON I WAS STAYING HOME AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK.
OVER THE YEARS, I LEARNED TO MOVE PAST MY TIMIDNESS, GRADUATED FROM MONTGOMERY H.S., & WAS OFF TO COLLEGE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS. WHILE ATTENDING THERE, I BEGAN WORKING AT BOTH REGGIO EMILIA & MONTESSORI SCHOOLS. MY PASSION FOR TEACHING WAS INSTANT, BUT I COULD NOT SEE MYSELF IN A TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM. I PURSUED MY STUDIES IN INTERIOR DESIGN, EARLY PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY, & SPEECH PATHOLOGY BEFORE GRADUATING.
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SHORTLY AFTER, HAPPENSTANCE LEAD ME TO TEACHING & CREATING STEM & ROBOTICS CURRICULUM; INCORPORATING MY LOVE OF WRITING INTO CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT & TEACHER TRAINING. WHEN I BEGAN PLAY SMARTER KIDS, I HAD A CLEAR VISION ON THE TRADITIONAL PHILOSOPHIES I WOULD INCORPORATE AND MY IDEAS ON MODERNIZING CURRICULUM TO FIT THE NEEDS OF TODAY'S CHILDREN.
OUR PROGRAMS PROUDLY INCORPORATE A DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT THAT CONSTANTLY KEEPS KIDS MOVING, TONS OF HANDS ON ACTIVITIES DURING EACH CLASS, & OF COURSE ...STORIES! OUR PROGRAM ACTIVELY ENCOURAGES & CHALLENGES CHILDREN'S NATURAL CURIOSITY WHILE KEEPING THINGS CREATIVE & FULL OF IMAGINATION.
