Acclimation (12 months to 24 months)
Our acclimation classroom is a 1-5 ratio with a max of 10 children per day. This class is for children about 12 months up to 24 months.
Unlike in our Newcomer class, the Acclimation class works with a community schedule. This means that the students are joining each other in activities throughout the day such as snack times, open curriculum time, outside times, and nap times. Since this is a new experience for our students, we spend time exploring what it means to be part of a community. There are lots of conversations outlining what we are doing and what comes next so we all understand what is happening. While these students are navigating their days together, they are still engaged in solitary play from a developmental standpoint. This allows them to focus on developing their individual skills and follow their individual interests. Children in this age are generally fully mobile although not fully walking and are enthusiastic about exploring all things in their environment. We strive to match their curiosity by exposing them to art, science, sensory, literacy, small motor, imaginary play, and gross motor play outside.
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Meet your Teachers
Miss Ruth
Hello, my name is Dina Ruth Aguilar, but you can call me Ruth, I was born in the city of Honduras, in 1983, I arrived in this country at the age of 23, I a wife and mother of 4 beautiful young women, and I have a 4-year-old grandson, I have 19 years of experience working as a nanny from my house, I have served in my church for 6 years. I started as a teacher with children from the ages of 1 to 2 years and now I am a teacher coordinator, serving in my community, always willing to learn, I love working with children, working with children is a true joy, their purity of heart is an inspiration for all of us. As the center of each home, they bring love and warmth without expectations of reward.
In my free time you can find me, decorating birthdays and events, serving in my community, or sharing with family, I love plants, reading, having a coffee in the rain, I believe in friendship, I believe in God and his goodness, every day I am grateful to be standing, I love different cultures, they open your mind to different points of view and help you develop a broader vision of the world.
Miss Ora
Ora’s birthday is January 20th and loves coffee, daisies, vintage clothing shopping, and bakery hopping. She comes to Bella Mente with 3 and a half years of previous experience as a para-educator in the public school system, where she found relationship and connection building with the children deeply fulfilling. Ora’s sister, Jamie, introduced her to Bella Mente and Ora quickly fell in love with early childhood education. After spending months as a float and baby room aid, Ora is thrilled to jump into Acclimation where she can continue the connections she’s made in Newcomer and pour into the friends beginning their educational journey.
Ora has twin boys in high school that she is shuttling around to varsity football practice and having dance parties with. Her favorite colors are black and grey and loves drawing and photography in her free time!
