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The Toto Station PACKED with FUN
Monday 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Painting
Our painting classes will teach different techniques of drawing and paint, from cartoon art, free hand, feather/finger/brush/sponge painting. Children will learn create unique artwork using additional crafts and decorative pieces available to them. Click here to read more
Tuesday & Thursday 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Artsy Craftsy
Our arts and crafts projects have been selected to encourage each child to tap into their own creativity and imagination. Children will use their creative energies to delight themselves in creating delightful gifts and memories to take home.
The craft will develop motor skills, logic, sequencing, reasoning and imagination. Click here to read more
Wednesday 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Karaoke
The songs, poems and lyrics we will select will become vehicle to teach children how to read. Many of the poems have been written by Rennu Dhillon (Founder of The Toto Station and Genius Kids), each one telling a story or a science/animal fact or teaching an important social/life skill using basic vocabulary. Children will learn to sing, enhance their reading and speaking stances without even realizing it, learn through mnemonics to help them remember lyrics. They will learn the meanings of the songs, building up a collection of performing songs from famous Broadway musicals, artists and movies. Click here to read more
Friday 4:00 - 6:00 pm
Dress Up Drama & Theatre/ Public Speaking
Our philosophy is based on "All actors must, through a process of experimentation, reawaken the sense of wonder and magic which needs to be ignited from childhood". Be it Shakespeare, a nursery rhyme or fairy tale, your child will pretend and play without inhibitions through story telling and games, as we nurture their natural instinct to act and react honestly. Our workshop will instill self confidence, through improvisation and experimentation, focusing each child’s natural energy and concentration as an objective.
Our Impromptu Public Speaking & Communication Classes are on AD-HOC basis where children will learn the art of listening to interesting facts, extracting what is important and presenting these facts in an orderly and organized manner in front of an audience. Did you know that the first book on the importance of Public Speaking was written in Egypt 4500 years ago! This show how early on people had realized how critical it was to have clear and effective communication skills. Our daily classes can be purchased in advance or on ad hoc basis where your child will learn to listen to interesting and important science and social facts & stories, and present the topics in short with expression and confidence. The secret to success is to learn to carve every word before it is told!
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Baby Genius Kids Toddler PreSchool (non-parent participation) - conducted by Genius Kids
9:15 am – 10:45am or 11:45am or 1:00 - 3:30pm Monday - Friday - 3 or 5 days a week/paid monthly. Enrollment is subject to interview with family at Genius Kids. Please contact 510-713-2431 for application process.
Babies learn at a remarkable rate. By exposing your toddler at an early age to phonics, reading, language, music & motor activities, they will increase the rate & development of the neural pathways i.e. the wiring of the brain circuits. The brain operates on a use it or lose it principle. Our 75-minute program exposes your toddler to social skills, music, poetry, phonics and vocabulary, hands on motor development activities, circle time, art/crafts, more music and singing - in an interactive setting. The Genius Kids concept Never 2 Little 2 Learn has been proven to work with their youngest readers developing as early as 2.3 years old. The breakdown of the 75 minutes or 135 minutes structure is simple and fun, with no parent participation.
Using the zip zag methodology which is where we do something different every 15 minutes, the children will enjoy music, learn songs through finger play and actions, develop motor skills through dance and rhythm, learn sounds through phonetic and word picture association, laugh and giggle listening to stories presented with puppets, and explore puzzle configurations. They will ride Thomas the Train, the Toto Choo Choo Express Train and play with tons of toys, puzzles and blocks, exploring ways to learn, laugh and learn more. Snack & Juice is provided - to develop social skills and etiquette. In the event of soiled diaper - parent/guardian will be contacted.
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