Welcome to Active Explorers
Active Explorers is a licensed sports-integrated preschool center that provides early childhood education and physical activity for children aged 3 to 5 years. Our unique and child centered program builds a strong foundation for children through a Reggio-Inspired approach to teaching and learning. We integrate gymnastics and physical activity as a crucial point of a child’s self-progression. Our program affords children the opportunity to have daily access to engaging and challenging circuits that encourage and refine gross motor development, body/spatial awareness, eye-hand coordination, balance, strength and cooperation.
Meet Sarah Curtis – Owner and Director
Sarah Curtis is fully certified as a Child Development Supervisor. She holds a Bachelor of Education and Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Calgary and an Alberta teaching certificate. Sarah has had the opportunity to work in many different youth settings as a teacher and coach. She has been employed as a teacher with the Calgary Board of Education since 2008, working with children from kindergarten to grade 6 in a classroom setting and a learning support role. She has been a preschool, recreation and competitive level gymnastics coach for over 10 years, holding Level 1 & 2 Theory, Technical and Practical certification and Level 3 Theory with the Alberta Gymnastics Federation. She is a mother of three energetic little girls, and believes strongly in fostering independence, curiosity and a love for learning. As an educator, she is very passionate and committed to providing meaningful and engaging learning opportunities for children.
Meet Jessica Veltman – Teacher
Jessica Veltman is fully certified as a Child Development Supervisor. She graduated Mount Royal University in 2009 on the Dean’s Honour Roll List and holds a diploma in Early Childhood Education. She is a Reggio-Emilia inspired teacher who has always had a passion for educating young children. She finds their natural inquisitive nature, their admiration for things they discover, and the joys of being in their presence fulfilling in every way possible. She has had the privilege of teaching within various organizations over the past decade that have inspired and enabled her to grow both professionally and personally. She is a yoga teacher, and an ongoing student studying mindfulness and how to incorporate it into a classroom setting. She enjoys being active, getting into nature, and reading and writing as much as humanly possible. She is continuously looking for new and invigorating ways to assist the children in learning about the world around them, through inquiry-based learning and the development of an emergent curriculum based around what is of interest to them!
” Tell me and I forget, teach me and I remember, involve me and I learn.” – Benjamin Franklin
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