USLC offers quality education in a carefully designed environment to support relationships among children, parents, and educators.
Vision:
The long-range vision of USLC is to create and operate an efficient, organized and quality based educational institution for early learners through High School, while making a higher thinking skills level curriculum available to other markets. USLC is responsible and accountable for providing the necessary educational tools and skills for students and teachers to develop superior levels of achievement. USLC will emphasize academic, social, and physical excellence as targeted areas of student demonstration. In addition, Universal Satori Learning Centers, Inc. will actively engage local corporations, parents, teachers, students and the community in all aspects of learning and character building. The paradigm that emerges is an educational system that places its emphases on learning, developing skills and achieving academic success.
School Colors:
Dark Blue and Silver
LOGO:
Universal Satori Learning Centers’ logo is reflective of our “Education of the Total Child” pedagogy.
The Music Symbol = All minds have harmony
The Chess Symbol = Train the mind to function using logic
The Mathematics Symbol = All functions in life are mathematics
The Fencing Symbol = Train the body to work as effectively as chess trains the mind.
Pre-Kindergarten (Ages 3-5):
Pre-Kindergarteners at Universal Satori Learning Centers, Inc. (USLC) receive a unique combination of our professionally developed curriculum and our exclusive enrichment programs. The students (3-5 year olds) learn through a variety of stimulating, hands-on experiences, all designed to advance their development and prepare them for kindergarten.
Our Pre-Kindergarten program goals are aligned to State of Texas learning standards, ensuring that USLC’s curriculum builds the skills that children need for future academic success. Above all else, our staff is responsive to children’s varying needs and abilities, which builds each child’s confidence and instills a love for learning!
Pre-Kindergarteners enjoy child-centered activities in advanced math and science, reading, writing, art, and computers. Every day starts off with Chess and Circle Time, which includes songs, music, poems, and group discussions. Universal Satori Learning Centers, Inc. supplements our outstanding Pre-K program with our exclusive enrichment programs, including Introductory Spanish, Computer Instruction, and Music – this unique combination of traditional instruction and enrichment programs is the cornerstone of the
USLC Early Learning Program.
Our Pre-Kindergarten Environment:
Universal Satori Learning Centers, Inc. environment is bright and colorful, encouraging children to be creative. Each pre-kindergarten classroom has been designed to offer a variety of stimulating activities. We incorporate many interest areas in our classrooms, including: -Language & Literacy
-Science
-Handwriting
-Creative Art
-Computers
-Chess
-Music Appreciation
-Health
-Spanish
-Physical Education
-Math
Interest areas are structured to offer opportunities for both quiet and active play, while promoting cooperation between children, and allowing them to organize their time. Our teachers encourage children to use their imaginations and to make their own decisions.
Our classrooms (3-5 year olds) maintain a child to staff ratio of 11:1, allowing staff members to work with the children individually, in small groups, and as a class each day. As with the other age groups, a daily report is sent home, summarizing your child's day at USLC! In addition, our staff maintains an assessment portfolio for each child, which tracks developmental progress using graphs, checklists and work samples. Children’s assessment portfolios are stored in the classroom with their journals, alphabet books, and other work in progress – these materials are always available for parents to review.
MISSION
The mission of Universal Satori Learning Centers, Inc. (USLC) is to create:
-a challenging and intellectually engaging learning and performing art's area within a safe, nurturing environment by providing varied learning opportunities,
-that focus on the development of instructional excellence, leadership, and character as well as building
-partnerships with our students, parents and the general public to ensure a diverse community of lifelong learners.