Pre-Kindergarten

Our Pre-Kindergarten class focuses on the following key academic areas:

Language Arts

Students experience our award-winning book list through reading periods each morning and afternoon. Phonics and blended sounds allow children to begin sounding out words by the end of the year (sometimes fully reading!). Continued emphasis on proper pencil grip and ability to write all letters in both upper and lower cases.

Math and Science

Number recognition of numbers 1 to 30. Counting by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s and 10’s. Sorting and classifying, graphing, coins, simple addition and subtraction calendar skills. Introduction to measurement, proportion and analogy. Outdoor nature exercises to learn about seasons, trees (parts of a plant), sky, earth, day, and night. Identifying land animals versus water animals.

French

Children respond to questions and commands in French and learn French counting and the French alphabet. Students are taught authentic pronunciation of numbers, colors, songs, and rhymes. Audio recordings to help children practice and produce authentic pronunciation are used as well.

Bible Knowledge

Daily devotionals that center upon God’s unending love for humanity. Proverbs that teach the importance of values such as honesty, forgiveness, and humility.

Music

Preschool and Kindergarten students develop a foundation of musical skills by comparing music through dichotomies (loud/soft, fast/slow) and by expericing music through physical action and written notation. Students learn to match pitch with their voices and to keep a steady beat both with their bodies and with instruments.

Visual Arts

Drawing geometric shapes and applying them to drawings of animals and people. Create compositions from basic shapes. Learning primary and secondary colors, and experimenting with different pencils and crayons.

Social Studies and Social Development

Learning about family, cultural traditions, and celebrations. Children are given the freedom and encouragement to express their ideas, to share with others, and to enjoy the interactions with other classmates.

Physical Education

Children benefit from close proximity to Central Park on all good-weather days. Recess and physical activity exist every day. Children are introduced to fundamental motor skills with focus mainly on gross motor movements.