Three-year-olds with the “Let me do it!“ attitude need integrated, hands-on learning experiences. Experimentation and exploration build higher-level thinking, language, math, social and motor skills; 3-year-olds love fun and challenging experiences. The 3-K teachers offer activities to creatively stimulate minds to the highest level possible by partnering with parents to provide a strong spiritual foundation in a loving, nurturing Christ-centered environment.
Our 3-K Preschool Program operates on a set schedule with instructional time beginning at 9:00 a.m. School days are busy with circle time, centers, show and tell, Spanish, music classes, etc. This is all before rest time, which begins at 12:45 p.m. Supplemental planned activities, that are appropriate for this age, continue throughout the entire day.
3-K classrooms are set up to allow for individual exploration and learning. Learning environments include activities such as the reading/listening corner, science center, dramatic/home center, blocks, sand play, small manipulatives, and most children’s favorite, the art area. New Items are periodically introduced to further their understanding of the coordinated weekly/monthly theme.
Extra-curricular activities include but are not limited to chapel time, P.E., music and movement, Spanish, art, library, science/discovery classes, and a media lab that is equipped with books, a story time area, and computers.
Program Features
- Low student-to-teacher ratio.
- Care and education in a Christ-centered environment.
- Thematic elements to enhance and encourage hands-on learning.
- Focus on channeling natural curiosity and developing academic skills.
- Regular communication between teachers and parents to keep parents informed about their child’s day.
Criteria to enter a 3K Program
- Preschoolers must be 3 years old before September 1st of the year entering the program.
- All immunizations must be current.
- Children must be completely, 100%, potty trained.
Characteristics of a potty trained child;
- Able to indicate to an adult the need to go potty and/or should respond when asked to use the bathroom.
- Ability to effectively pull down their own clothes and undergarments and then pull them up again after they have gone to the bathroom.
- Capability to assist with the changing of their clothes if a potty accident should occur, which occasionally may happen while napping.
