Curriculum
Infants Curriculum Highlights
The infant program provides a loving and nurturing environment for children ages 6 weeks to approximately one year, focusing on each individual baby's needs.
Curriculum
- Dramatic Play-rattles; pretend play; dolls; stuffed animals; puppets; dress-up
- Sensory/Art-sand, flour, water, paint play; tactile exploration with textures;filling/dumping
- Curiosity-peek-a-boo; mirror play; smells; mobiles; sorting; block play
- Music-songs; musical instruments
- Literacy-books; teacher talk (vocabulary); rhymes; fingerplays; picture files
- Movement-pat-a-cake; dump and load; activity gym; reaching/grasping; outdoor play/walks
Toddlers Curriculum Highlights & Sample Schedule
The toddler program nurtures children ages 1-2 while encouraging their development through stimulating activities and interactive experiences.
Curriculum
- Dramatic Play-dress up, mirror play, puppets, dolls, stuffed animals, props, (shopping carts, etc.)
- Sensory/Art-paint, murals, crayons, sand play, stickers, sponges, shaving cream, chalk, play dough
- Curiosity-problem-solving, sounds, lacing, “feely” box, puzzles
- Construction-blocks, manipulatives
- Literacy-stories, making books, flannel stories, word games, pictures/labels, narration, teacher talk
- Music-songs, musical instruments, fingerplays, noise makers, rattles, dancing/clapping
- Movement-jumping, climbing, outdoor play, riding toys, ball play, digging
Sample Schedule
9:00-9:30 Arrival/free play
9:30-9:45 Snack
9:45-9:55 Together Time (Circle time)
9:55-11:00 Art, Free Play, Diaper Changes, Lunch prep
11:45-12:30 Outside/Gym Play
12:30-12:45 Free Play/Diaper Changes
12:45-1:00 Music/Dancing/Flannels/Stories/Table Toys
K-2 Curriculum Highlights & Sample Schedule
- Oral language/Listening Skills taught through stories, fingerplays, songs, and rhymes
- Learning Centers for free play and exploration
- Math Skills-shapes, colors, counting, concept of sets introduced
- Letters of the alphabet introduced through weekly thematic units that integrate art, music, movement and circle activities
- Social Studies and Science lessons taught weekly
- Spiritual development through Christian Education, chapel, daily devotions, blessings and Bible stories.
- Social Skills and Independence practiced daily
- Potty Training implemented with gentle encouragement
- Emphasis on Fine and Gross motor skills through play, manipulatives, music/movement, building, and art
- Creativity fostered in all aspects of the curriculum
Sample Schedule
9:00-9:30 Welcome/Center time/Potty time
9:30-9:45 Blessing/Snack
9:45-10:00 Circle time
10:00-10:55 Outside Play/Gym Play
10:55-11:45 Center Time/Potty Time
11:45-12:15 Circle Time/Group Time
12:15-12:40 Lunch
12:40-1:00 Group Time
Related Arts
Monday-Chapel and Music
Wednesday-PE
Friday-Christian Education
K-3 Curriculum Highlights & Sample Schedule
- Children’s Literature-encourage a love of reading and develop emergent reading skills such as correct use of a book, one-to-one correspondence, and ability to track print.
- Oral Language taught through discussions, questioning, flannel stories, songs, nursery rhymes and finger play
- Phonics-introduce letter recognition and beginning sounds
- Shapes-Recognize, trace, and begin drawing-circle, square, triangle, rectangle, star, heart, diamond, oval
- Color recognition-all primary colors, pastels introduced
- Foundational Math Skills-counting to 15, making sets to 10, number recognition to 10, patterns (AB, ABC), graphing, and sorting
- Science-Bi-weekly scientific experiments
- Fine & Gross Motor Skills- heavily emphasized daily through indoor and outdoor play, as well as direct instruction.
- Beginning Writing-start with tracing letters and shapes, and work towards writing name independently
- Social Skills-honed through conflict resolution, sharing, working successfully in groups and independently
- Creativity encouraged throughout the day
- Spiritual development through Christian Education, chapel, daily devotions, blessings and Bible stories.
Sample Daily Schedule
8:45-9:30 Fine Motor & Art Activities; Free Play
9:35-9:55 Morning Circle
9:55-10:10 Snack
10:10-11:00 Center Time/Related Arts
11:00-11:20 Math & Science Circle
11:30-12:00 Playground
12:00-12:40 Lunch
12:45-12:55 Language Development Circle
12:55-1:00 Prepare for dismissal
Weekly Related Arts Schedule
Monday-Chapel & Music
Wednesday-PE
Friday-Christian Education
K-4 Curriculum Highlights & Sample Schedule
- The Letter People curriculum-teaches phonics, recognition of upper and lower case letters, and beginning sounds
- Speaking/Listening Skills honed through classroom discussions, questioning, reading children’s literature, songs, nursery rhymes and finger plays
- Beginning Writing-Writing first name, working towards writing last name, and learning correct formation of D’Nealian letter
- Foundational Math Skills-counting to 30, number recognition to 20, calendar skills, patterns, graphing, sequencing, sorting, intro to skip counting, and simple addition using manipulatives
- Science and Social Studies-weekly lessons integrated with Language Arts
- Fine Motor Skills heavily emphasized through daily writing, cutting, pasting, building, manipulative play, drawing, and/or painting
- Gross Motor Skills- heavily emphasized daily through indoor and outdoor play, as well as direct instruction
- Social Skills honed through conflict resolution, sharing, working successfully in groups and independently
- Exciting Field Trips that coordinate with classroom learning activities
- Creativity encouraged throughout the day
- Spiritual development through Christian Education, chapel, daily devotions, blessings, Bible stories, and community service projects.
K4 Sample Schedule
8:45-9:20 Free Choice
9:20-9:45 Circle
9:45-10:05 Whole group instruction and activity
10:05-10:15 Snack
10:15-10:40 Centers/individual or small group instruction
10:45-11:15 Related Arts
11:20-12:00 Centers/individual or small group instruction
12:00-12:30 Lunch
12:30-1:00 Recess and dismissal
Weekly Related Arts Schedule
Monday-Chapel & Music
Wednesday-PE
Friday-Christian Education
K-5 Curriculum Highlights & Sample Schedule
- Building Blocks™ curriculum-a systematic, multilevel approach to language arts where everyday children are read to, read with using predictable Big Books, and given opportunities to read or pretend read by themselves
- Emergent reading taught through children’s names, quality children’s literature, a print-rich environment, songs, nursery rhymes and learning centers
- Writing- Building Blocks™ develops skills through writing for children (modeling) and writing with children (shared writing and predictable charts)
- Math Skills-counting to 100 by 1’s and 10’s, odd and even numbers, number recognition to 30, calendar skills, patterns, graphing, sequencing, sorting, basic measurement, simple addition and subtraction using manipulatives
- Science and Social Studies-integrated thematic units that extend learning
- Social Skills honed through conflict resolution, sharing, working successfully in groups and independently
- Exciting Field Trips that coordinate with classroom learning activities
- Creativity encouraged throughout the day
- Spiritual development through Christian Education, chapel, daily devotions, blessings, Bible stories, and community service projects.
Sample Daily Schedule
8:45-9:15 Morning Work and Free Choice Centers
9:15-9:45 Morning Group-Calendar, Weather, Devotion, Pledge of Allegiance,
Morning Message, Cheer, Star Student
9:45-10:45 Choice (Centers, Art, Writing Teams, Snack)
10:45-11:10 Literacy Circle (Word Families, Shared Reading, Predictable Chart)
11:10-11:30 Outside Play
11:30-12:00 Math Circle/Related Arts
12:00-12:30 Lunch
12:30-1:00 Math
1:00-1:40 Choice (Centers, Small Group Math, Writing Teams)
1:40-2:10 Outside Play
2:10-2:30 Story Time & Dismissal
Weekly Related Arts Schedule
Monday-Chapel & Music
Wednesday-PE
Friday-Christian Education