Preschool
The curriculum will be structured, well planned program that is flexible enough to accommodate the individual needs of each child through the unique style of the teacher. Goals will be enhanced through a variety of interest centers designed to provide child centered, age appropriate activities, as well as thematic units that offer content learning interrelated with the activities. Our program encompasses the academic standards set by the Ohio Department of Education.
The curriculum will emphasize the following areas:- Spiritual
- To develop an appreciation and response to God's love for them.
- To experience prayer as talking with God.
- To encourage a growing faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, experiencing that faith on their individual developmental level.
- Social Development
- To encourage the child to be aware of his/her own behavior and how it affects others.
- To aid the child in thinking about solutions and alternatives for solving conflict.
- To provide experiences that will help develop empathy, cooperation, and social skills.
- Emotional Development
- To foster positive self-esteem through the use of praise, encouragement, and positive reinforcement.
- To assist the child in accepting negative emotions (i.e. jealousy, fear, anger, etc) and channel these emotions into appropriate and positive modes of expression through work and play.
- Cognitive Development
- To sharpen the children's abilities to select and gather information, heightening awareness of objects and activities around them.
- To assist children in conceptual development through stimulating and meaningful activities.
- To help children apply gathered knowledge in solving problems and understanding cause and effect relationships through guidance, encouragement, and modeling.
- To provide opportunity for children to express their creativity.
- To provide the children with experiences to better get them ready for Kindergarten using the Early Learning Content Standards through the Ohio Department of Education (English, Language Arts, Mathmatics, Science, and Social Studies).
- To improve competence in problem solving, and early Math and Science abilities.
- Physical Development
- To explore one's own body through the use of creative movement, dance, and outdoor play.
- To provide opportunities for gross motor development, following the natural progression to fine motor development.
- To develop the child's responsibility for his/her personal care such as eating, dressing, and toileting.
Preschool Sample Daily Schedule
9:00 am - Welcome & Gathering
9:15 am - Opening Circle/Music/Chapel
9:40 am - Free Play
10:15 am - Clean Up
10:30 am - Large Motor
11:00 am - Snack
11:30 am - Dismissal
Classes:
Music and Movement Class:
T-Th classes, M-W-F classes & 5-Day classes:
Introduction to Spanish:
5-Day classes
Class Size- Maximum of 1:10 with classes containing up to 20 children.
