Social & Emotional Development

As children begin to interact with the world around them, it is important that they learn to get along with others and seek out assistance when needed. 

The “little friends” in the playschool program have the unique opportunity to interact with their peers (other "little friends") as well as our “big friends” – high school students in the John Fraser Secondary School family studies program.  They are provided with numerous opportunities to build relationships with an older individual and have begun to see them as a “source of security and support” (Early Learning for Every Child Today – ELECT).  The “little friends” are “engaging adults in activities in positive ways and see adults as resources in exploration and problem solving” (ELECT), a skill that they will use often throughout their life when dealing with teachers, parents and adults in the community.

Our “big friends” really are a great group of students.  They care about the overall growth and development of their “little friend”.  J