Pre-K Program: Fostering a Lifelong Love of Learning
Our preschool provides a comprehensive program that fosters curiosity, independence, and essential skills for future success. We encourage exploration, play, and discovery in a safe environment. Our curriculum promotes STEM learning through hands-on activities, igniting a passion for learning and problem-solving. We also emphasize Kindergarten readiness by focusing on literacy, numeracy, social-emotional awareness, and self-regulation. Our dedicated teachers provide an individualized approach to learning in a nurturing and inclusive environment. Choose our preschool to give your child the best possible start in life and a path to lifelong success.
Pre-K's Program Options
Handwriting Without TearsⓇ:
Science & Engineering:
Providing children with access to building blocks, robotics materials, and hand lenses can significantly foster their scientific and engineering thinking. These tools encourage a hands-on approach to learning, enabling children to actively engage in the processes of building, testing, and designing. Building blocks, for instance, allow children to experiment with different structures and explore concepts like balance and stability. Robotics materials introduce them to basic principles of engineering and programming, while hand lenses facilitate close observation and investigation of the natural world. Through these activities, children develop problem-solving skills, spatial reasoning, and a deeper understanding of scientific concepts. Furthermore, they cultivate curiosity, creativity, and a lifelong love of learning.
Eureka Math:
Eureka Math provides a strong foundation in math, focusing on conceptual understanding and hands-on activities. Key areas include:
Art History, Art & Music:
Art education introduces children to art history, renowned artists, and their masterpieces. Through activities, they learn about artistic movements, techniques, and styles, from ancient to contemporary art. They experiment with materials, developing creativity and artistic skills, and learn to express themselves visually. Art fosters a sense of beauty and aesthetic awareness, enabling them to appreciate the world around them and understand art's role in enriching lives and shaping cultural identity.
Small Class Sizes
Our intentionally small class sizes foster a warm and inclusive environment that nurtures close relationships between students, their families, and our dedicated faculty. Within this supportive and collaborative community, students feel comfortable sharing ideas, asking questions, and engaging in meaningful discussions. This open and collaborative atmosphere not only enhances the learning experience but also allows our teachers to develop a deep understanding of each student's individual learning style, interests, and academic strengths. By recognizing and catering to these unique needs, we can provide personalized instruction and support that empowers every student to reach their full potential.
Our preschool provides a comprehensive program that fosters curiosity, independence, and essential skills for future success. We encourage exploration, play, and discovery in a safe environment. Our curriculum promotes STEM learning through hands-on activities, igniting a passion for learning and problem-solving. We also emphasize Kindergarten readiness by focusing on literacy, numeracy, social-emotional awareness, and self-regulation. Our dedicated teachers provide an individualized approach to learning in a nurturing and inclusive environment. Choose our preschool to give your child the best possible start in life and a path to lifelong success.
Pre-K's Program Options
- 2 Days / 3 Days / 4 Days / 5 Half Days (8:45 AM - 12 NN)
- 2 Days / 3 Days / 4 Days / 5 Full Days (8:45 AM - 3:15 PM)
- Flexible extended day options available
Handwriting Without TearsⓇ:
- Students primarily learn to recognize and form uppercase letters, basic lowercase letters, numbers, and begin to write simple words and sentences, all while developing proper pencil grip and letter formation through multisensory activities and hands-on materials, focusing on building readiness skills for writing before progressing to full printing.
- Letter recognition and formation: Learning the correct way to write both uppercase and lowercase letters with emphasis on starting points and proper directionality.
- Fine motor skill development: Engaging in activities that strengthen hand muscles and coordination necessary for writing, often using manipulatives like "Mat Man" building pieces.
- Directional awareness: Practicing left-to-right movement and top-to-bottom sequencing when writing letters
- Spacing between letters and words: Understanding the appropriate spacing between letters and words while writing
- Multisensory approach: Incorporating visual, auditory, and tactile learning through activities like singing, finger tracing, and using different textures
- Play-based learning: Using fun and engaging activities to make learning to write enjoyable
- Readiness skills: Building foundational skills like body awareness, directionality, and visual discrimination before moving onto full letter formation
Science & Engineering:
Providing children with access to building blocks, robotics materials, and hand lenses can significantly foster their scientific and engineering thinking. These tools encourage a hands-on approach to learning, enabling children to actively engage in the processes of building, testing, and designing. Building blocks, for instance, allow children to experiment with different structures and explore concepts like balance and stability. Robotics materials introduce them to basic principles of engineering and programming, while hand lenses facilitate close observation and investigation of the natural world. Through these activities, children develop problem-solving skills, spatial reasoning, and a deeper understanding of scientific concepts. Furthermore, they cultivate curiosity, creativity, and a lifelong love of learning.
Eureka Math:
Eureka Math provides a strong foundation in math, focusing on conceptual understanding and hands-on activities. Key areas include:
- Counting: Students learn to count objects up to 100, recognizing the last number as the total and understanding one-to-one correspondence.
- Number Recognition: Students learn to recognize and write numbers from 0 to 100.
- Comparing Quantities: Students learn to use terms like "more," "less," and "same" to compare object sets.
- Basic Addition and Subtraction: Students learn simple addition and subtraction within 5 using manipulatives and pictures.
- Shapes: Students learn to identify and name basic shapes such as circles, squares, triangles, and rectangles in 1 D to 2D and 3D.
- Patterns: Students learn to recognize and create simple repeating patterns as AB / ABB / ABB..etc.
- Ten Frames: Students use ten frames to visualize and represent numbers.
- Number Stories: Students learn to create and solve simple word problems using concrete objects.
Art History, Art & Music:
Art education introduces children to art history, renowned artists, and their masterpieces. Through activities, they learn about artistic movements, techniques, and styles, from ancient to contemporary art. They experiment with materials, developing creativity and artistic skills, and learn to express themselves visually. Art fosters a sense of beauty and aesthetic awareness, enabling them to appreciate the world around them and understand art's role in enriching lives and shaping cultural identity.
Small Class Sizes
Our intentionally small class sizes foster a warm and inclusive environment that nurtures close relationships between students, their families, and our dedicated faculty. Within this supportive and collaborative community, students feel comfortable sharing ideas, asking questions, and engaging in meaningful discussions. This open and collaborative atmosphere not only enhances the learning experience but also allows our teachers to develop a deep understanding of each student's individual learning style, interests, and academic strengths. By recognizing and catering to these unique needs, we can provide personalized instruction and support that empowers every student to reach their full potential.
Benchmarks in Child Development for Four-Year-Old
Every child develops individually. Benchmarks provide awareness of the ages and stages of development. You are your child’s best teacher and advocate.
Every child develops individually. Benchmarks provide awareness of the ages and stages of development. You are your child’s best teacher and advocate.
- Language Development: Communication and comprehension skills
- Social/Emotional Development: Behavior and relational skills; an essential component in our pre-K classroom. We help children identify and express their feelings positively, learn how to act in different situations with their peers, and employ coping mechanisms.
- Cognitive Development: Thinking and problem-solving skills
- Motor Development: Physical movement, gross motor, and fine motor skills
- Read, sing songs, make up rhyming words, talk about experiences, provide pretend play toys, write stories as dictated by your child, and allow your child to illustrate.
- Give hugs. Maintain consistent routines. Provide choices within limits. Set clear boundaries.
- Provide building toys, board games, art activities, role-playing, and outdoor play. Assist in observing surroundings. Ask questions. Encourage curiosity. Answer questions honestly but appropriately.
- Promote physical activities and limit screen time.