Our Preschool Program is designed for 3-year-olds and focuses on building a strong foundation through play-based learning, social development, and early exposure to faith and community.
Children learn best through hands-on experiences with people, materials, events, and ideas. The experiences we provide reflect each child's interests and developmental abilities, ensuring that we meet the needs of the individual child. These developmental practices provide the framework for learning that is necessary for all children to succeed. Educational concepts are embedded in play experiences, teacher-led activities, and intentional learning moments.
We know that not all children learn the same way, so we use a learning-style approach to instruction. By teaching a concept in multiple ways — through stories, pictures, and hands-on activities — we can better meet the needs of all learners. Varying tasks and complexity also allows us to reach children at their own readiness levels.
Each day, your child will explore the sounds of language through songs, rhyming words, and letter sounds. Children begin to understand that written words have meaning and start to recognize and identify symbols, letters, and sounds. To further support literacy development, we encourage communication — speaking, listening, and self-expression — and a love of books through reading, story extensions and dramatic play.
Through our Catholic faith, students explore how we are all children of God. They learn to build positive relationships with family, friends, and teachers, and to grow close to God through prayer.
Gross motor skills are developed through activities involving movement, playtime, and coordination. Fine motor skills focus on drawing, cutting, and beginning writing.