Every child is naturally curious, and our classrooms nurture that instinct through:

• Hands-on, curiosity-led exploration
• Open-ended inquiry inspired by real-world questions
• Creative expression in art, music, movement, and storytelling
  
• Early STEM/STEAM foundations introduced through play and discovery

Children observe patterns, experiment, and build prototypes across multiple learning domains, preparing them not just for kindergarten, but for a lifetime of critical thinking and creativity.

At WELA, science, technology, engineering, art, and math are seamlessly integrated into daily activities:

• Nature investigations: from bugs to clouds, every day is a new discovery
• Engineering play: block building, marble runs, and structural challenges
• Art-meets-math design: pattern work, symmetry, and shape exploration
• Sensory science: water, sand, light, and texture-based experimentation

Our preschoolers don’t memorize—they experiment, build, question, and refine.

Our curriculum brings together:

• Montessori structure, where children engage with tactile, purposeful materials at their own pace
• Reggio Emilia inquiry, where learning emerges from children’s interests and collaborative projects

This approach respects your child as a capable, autonomous thinker, while offering gentle guidance, reflection, and real developmental support.

 At WELA, the outdoors is a living classroom. Daily activities include:

• Gardening, composting, and plant care
• Insect observation and habitat study
• Weather tracking and pattern observations
• Building, sensory, and art projects with natural materials 

These experiences cultivate mindfulness, observation, and environmental awareness—essential skills for science, sustainability, and systems thinking.

Westcliff Early Learning Academy offers a preschool experience that is:

• Grounded in research, yet filled with heart
• Focused on future-ready skills, without pressure
• Bilingual and globally aware, starting with Vietnamese dual-language immersion
• Reflective and responsive
• Rooted in joy, because learning should feel like discovery, not a task

We partner with families who value education, intention, and innovation and who want their children to be known, supported, and inspired every single day.