Great Beginnings

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Welcome to the Grassland Great Beginnings Playschool!

For a registration form click here.

Our objective is to provide a preschool program-offering child three to five years of age a variety of experiences in a safe and stimulating environment.

Program Philosophy

The Grassland School Great Beginnings Program is a play-based program which provides learners with a range of activities to explore and meet individual developmental needs through play and interaction with their environment. The Great Beginnings program will strive to meet the physical, social, intellectual, creative and emotional needs of the children in attendance as follows:

Physical Needs
The program will allow for the development of fine, gross and perceptual motor skills; providing a variety of kinesthetic play opportunities.

Social Needs
The program will allow for the development of positive interactions between peers and within groups. Children will be encouraged to learn cooperation, sharing and resolving differences through role modeling, games, stories and prosocial skill centers.

Intellectual Needs
The program will encourage the development of thinking skills, verbal skills, listening skills and observational skills.

Creative Needs
The program will allow for the development of creativity by allowing children to play imaginatively and encouraging them to use all of their senses in play and learning.

Emotional Needs
This program will allow for the development of positive relationships, decision-making skills, expression of feelings and respecting the feelings of others. Zones of Regulation theory will be introduced to learners and parents as a common

Sessions:

  • Tuesdays, Thursdays and every other Friday (please contact us about available session options)
  • Drop off at 9:00 a.m.
  • Pick up at 12:15 p.m.
  • Start date is September 10, 2024 to June 19, 2025 

2024-2025 Great Beginnings Calendar

Aspen View Great Beginnings Handbook 2024-2025

Program cost is $21 per session, due upon registration or as a monthly pre-paid payment (due on the first of each month).

Child Care Subsidy available through the Alberta Government.

  • Pre-screening of all students
  • Services and training provided by EA’s
  • All students welcome regardless of Special Needs

Division Notice

Boyle School to re-open Monday, May 12

The evacuation order for the Village of Boyle was lifted on Thursday, May 8. Boyle School will remain closed on Friday, May 9 to allow students, families, and staff impacted by the evacuation time to return home and recover from this challenging and disruptive experience. In addition, the Aspen View Maintenance Department will be on site to assess the Boyle School building and ensure all systems are fully operational prior to reopening.

Boyle School will reopen on Monday, May 12. Busing will also resume, however, some routes may be cancelled or altered due to ongoing evacuation orders that may be in place in some areas. Please use the Bus Status app or Boyle School/Aspen View websites for updates.

If circumstances change and Boyle School is unable to reopen on May 12, teachers will begin contacting families to arrange educational continuity support until in-person learning at Boyle School can resume.

Aspen View Public Schools sincerely thanks all the firefighters, first responders and volunteers for their heroic efforts in combating this wildfire, and we salute our school families and staff for their resilience and courage through these challenging circumstances.