Understanding the Pre-K to High School Student Journey


By: Adam Lane, Principal, Haines City High School


 Hello from the staff and students at Another Home Daycare and Learning Center, Brandon, FL. This amazing staff is committed to the physical, emotional, and intellectual development of children between the ages of 6 weeks to 5 years. As a current high school principal, there is nothing I find more rewarding than visiting this daycare, its staff, and its students. The experience of reading to the children, listening to their thoughts, and providing engaging activities is priceless and provides me an understanding of where the Early Learning development of the students begins to where their High School development continues.

As an educator at the high school level, we understand graduation requirements, state testing, and preparing students for the workforce, military, or a post-secondary opportunities, but it is also extremely important to understand the student’s stages of development that come before high school.  As a high school educator, I encourage you to visit a middle school, elementary school, and a daycare/early learning center. This is also valid vice versa, if you are an educator at an early learning center or elementary school, I encourage you to visit a middle school and high school.  The more we as educational leaders understand about the Pre-K to high school journey of a student, the more appreciative, well-rounded, and impactful we become.

Never underestimate the impact you can have on children of all ages, when reading a story to them, creating excitement, engaging in conversation, and empowering them to take the reader's chair for their own delivery of the story. Do not think there is not a high school student out there who would not enjoy sitting down and having you read to them, as much as these preschoolers enjoyed me reading Mickey’s Clubhouse to them. Extra bonus, make sure you show them all the pictures on each page and engage in a follow-up discussion about the story 😊! https://www.anotherhomedaycarecenter.com

If I can ever be of assistance, meet me on the Leading Lane.

https://leadinglane.com & https://www.facebook.com/leadinglane

I appreciate you, believe in you, and thank you! – Adam 

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