Applications Being Accepted for Bears and Cubs

Applications for the 2013-2014 East Brunswick High School Bears and Cubs Preschool Program are now available online at www.ebnet.org/preschool, in the main office at East Brunswick High School located at 380 Cranbury Road and at the receptionist desk of the administration building at 760 Route 18.

Free to East Brunswick residents, the Bears and Cubs Preschool is an elective for high school juniors and seniors interested in a career in education. In this double period, full year course, high school students learn, plan, teach and observe children, ages 3-5 years of age, in a laboratory preschool setting. Prior to the arrival of the preschoolers in mid-October, study is devoted to child development, guidance techniques, teaching methods, observational techniques, scheduling and routines needed to work with the preschool-aged child. This unique course allows the students to apply their new skills and concepts to conduct a preschool under the supervision of their high school teachers.

Applications must be returned by May 20, 2013. Notification of acceptance will be sent to parents in mid-June. The first day of school will be in mid-October, 2013. The start date is yet to be determined.

The program operates three days a week on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. There are two sessions to choose from: mornings 8-10 a.m. and afternoons 11:45 a.m.-1:45 p.m..

The criteria to apply are:

• The child must be 3 years old as of Oct. 31, 2013 and no older than 4 years, 8 months

• The child must be toilet trained

• You must be an East Brunswick resident

• The child must be transported to and from the school

• The child must be up-to-date with all immunizations

For further information, please contact Kathy Suleski by calling (732) 613-6992 or (732) 613-6979. You may also e-mail ksuleski@ebnet.org.

-East Brunswick Public Schools