Our Kindergarten class follows an academic developmental learning curriculum.  Report cards are given every nine weeks and conferences are held twice a year or more if needed.  Standardized testing is done in the Spring (Metropolitan Aptitude Test for 1^st grade).

Voyages is the religious curriculum used in our classes from age two through Kindergarten.  Because God is integral in all that we do, Jesus time actually touches every part of the day.  The children are taught that Jesus loves them and is their Friend.  Jesus is real and always near.  And most important, Jesus is our Savior who takes away our sin.  The Bible stories vary depending on the age level, but all are taught in chronological order.

Our reading program is whole language and phonics combined.  We link writing to reading through journal work, and reading rhythmic predictable print.  Oral language is the foundation in Kindergarten, so many activities are designed to increase conversation and interaction.  (DLM/SRA Language Curriculum)

Math, like reading, is integrated into our daily routine and lesson themes.  We use numbers in the real life setting of the classroom.  We believe in active rather than passive learning.  (Everyday Math Curriculum)

Our children are taught music once a week, they have computers in their room for daily use, and they attend chapel twice a week.  Spanish is part of the current program, as well as field trips and class parties.

Our Kindergarten Prep. (K-Prep) class uses a DLM curriculum made up of nine four week themes.  These themes provide learning instruction on varying topics about creatures, families, literature, construction, and imagination.  The curriculum introduces skills such as prediction/comprehension of stories, sequencing, exploration, rhyming, and opposites.

We use the Voyages religion curriculum for our Bible time every day.  We spend an entire week on different stories from the Bible and attend chapel twice each week.

Phonics is an important part of the day, as the children are exposed to letter recognition and sounds through individual centers, small group activities, and whole class instruction.  They are exposed to pre-reading skills, but are encouraged to develop at their own pace.

Math is integrated into many of the activities each day through varying activities.  We use our calendar, pocket chart, counting sticks, and many manipulativies to understand skills such as sorting, graphing, counting, patterning, adding, and subtracting.

The children attend Spanish and music classes for 30 minutes each week and have the opportunity to work on a computer in the classroom. To vary and enhance the learning experiences, we take field trips and have class speakers on various topics.

Preschool classes focus on the social and motor development of young children.

THREE YEAR OLDS

Three year old classes base their daily activities around themes throughout the year.  They work on developing social relationships, extending their attention span, and developing their gross and fine motor skills.

Lessons are divided into large group circle time, small group, and learning centers.  The three year olds attend chapel and music.  They also have the opportunity to go on well-chaperoned field trips.

FOUR YEAR OLDS

Four year old classes use the DLM/SRA Early Childhood Express curriculum for both language arts and math.  In language arts we focus on letter recognition and the pre-reading skills of letter sounds, rhyming and sequencing.

In math the four year olds focus on one-to-one correspondence, number recognition, simple graphing and shapes.