Preschool

Beginner Threes Program Highlights

• Literacy skills progress through literature, class meetings, songs, and plays to develop a rich base in expressive and receptive language.
• Early math concepts are explored though the hands-on use of materials such as manipulatives, puzzles and blocks.
• Children are introduced to science and social studies through themes including the seasons; weather; exploring our natural environment; family and community; and health and wellness.
• Children are helped to express themselves and build vocabulary by being read to, looking at books, and conversing during circle and activity times.
• Children sing or play rhythm instruments during music class and listen to a wide range of music representing different styles and cultures.
• French is introduced, and children are exposed to world culture
• Social skills and cooperation develop through purposeful work and play
• Imagination is encouraged in art and project-based activities; students have opportunities to be creative every day, using a variety of materials.
• Motor skills are developed; children learn how to move safely and appropriately.

Preschool Program Highlights

• Nurturing and stimulating educational environment for young children.
• Child-centered curriculum supports each child’s learning style and developmental readiness.
• Experienced and talented teachers encourage each child’s development through experiences that foster their passion for learning.
• Specialty teachers lead classes in French, music, library and physical education.
• Children gain confidence, adapt to group experiences, learn to respect others, find their voices, and become life-long learners.
• Special subject teachers lead classes in French, music, library, physical education, and science.
• Twenty-seven-acre campus provides ready access to the outdoors.
• Children develop as learners and practice social skills making the transition between home and school.
• Extensive parent and teacher communications, including home visits, weekly newsletters, student profile reports, and parent-teacher conferences keep parents and guardians informed and involved as partners in the learning process.  The lines of communication are always open between home and school.
• Peer Reading program with Lower School partners model and encourages reading in a healthy, social context.
• Extended Day Program available until 5:30 p.m.
• Variety of enrollment options available.

Pre-kindergarten Program Highlights

• Literacy experiences and the development of skills are embedded in all activities.  A structured phonemic awareness program supports early development of emerging readers and writers, laying a foundation for their transition to Kindergarten.
• Math concepts are introduced with a range of materials to promote the understanding of number concepts, patterning, sequencing, sorting, classifying, comparing, one-to-one correspondence, and spatial relationships.
• Children expand their understanding of science by engaging in concrete activities such as observing plants grow, caring for animals, following the weather, and researching at the pond.
• Social Studies curriculum emphasizes knowledge of the students’ family, community, and the world around them.
• Children sing and play rhythm instruments during music class and listen to a wide range of music representing different styles and cultures.
• Students share their different backgrounds, look at holiday traditions, explore a variety of cultural and ethnic cooking activities, read stories, and listen to music, discovering the many wonderful differences and common threads that bind individuals together.
• The Art program focuses on the process of exploration and creative self-expression employing a variety of media.