The primary objective of the preschool is to provide learning opportunities that will enable your child to reach his/her God-given potential, and to achieve a positive self-image. Through exploration and discovery in a loving, age-appropriate environment, the child develops spiritually, emotionally, physically, socially and intellectually.
Spiritually
- During daily “Jesus Time” your child will learn Bible stories, songs and prayers, and develop a faith-relationship with Jesus.
- Your child learns that God made and cares for the world and everyone in it.
Emotionally
- Using opportunities to make decisions and choices within limits, your child will build self-confidence and a positive self-image.
- Your child will learn cooperation with others through interactive play at theme-based learning centers.
- Independence and self-discipline are developed through individual free play.
Respect for others’ feelings is also taught.
Socially
- Your child will develop and practice good social manners in various situations.
- Responsibility for themselves and expectations in a group setting will be learned and practiced.
Physically
- Small muscle development for skills like writing, coloring and cutting is encouraged.
- Large motor activities indoors and outdoors provide coordination and physical fitness.
- Movement and music are often part of these activities.
Intellectually
- The program stimulates your child’s curiosity and self- motivation to learn about the world around them.
- Basic skills in the areas of math, reading, science, music, art, and language arts are taught.
- Kindergarten readiness is the focus of the 4/5 classes.
Computers and iPads provide children with the opportunity to reinforce skills and information gained during their preschool experience.
Our theme-based curriculum encourages these goals:
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- Social skills – Sharing and communicating with others
- Learn to interact with adults and children other than family
- Jesus Time stories, worship and prayers
- Weekly Chapel
- Holiday and seasonal Themes
- Improve in coordination and large muscle skills
- Enjoy listening to stories and books
- Use the 5 senses to learn about their world
- Learn songs and finger plays
- Creative art experiences
- Recognize colors
- Introducing numerals 1-10
- Introducing letters in their name and learning environment
- Recognize shapes
- Recognize name / Trace name
- Firefighter Visit
- Pumpkin Farm Field Trip
- Zoo Field Trip
- Grandparents’ Day
- Classroom Holiday Parties
- End of Year Closing Program
- Kindergarten Readiness in math and reading
- Jesus Time stories, worship and prayers
- Weekly Chapel
- Holiday and seasonal themes
- Participate appropriately in group discussion
- Learn songs and finger plays
- Enjoy different types of music and begin to identify instruments
- Run, jump, kick, throw and catch a ball, ride a tricycle, swing independently
- Enjoy listening to stories and books
- Recognize and begin to draw shapes
- Engage in creative art exploration
- Recognize numerals 1-20
- Math skills of patterning, sequencing, sorting, comparing
- Recognize name/ Write name
- Recognize alphabet letters and sounds
- Write letters as presented
- Identify rhyming Words
- Learn to care for physical and dental health
- Memorize full name, birthday, address and phone number
- Make predictions about simple science experiments
- Grow more confident in asking questions and problem-solving
- Identify colors in Spanish
- Count from 1- 10 in Spanish
- Apple Picking Field Trip
- Pumpkin Farm Field Trip
- Science Center “Discovery Room” Field Trip
- Police Officer Visit
- Firefighter Visit
- Grandparents’ Day
- Classroom Holiday Parties
- End-of-Year Closing Program