Kindergarten Program

Overview

The Kindergarten Program is concerned with all facets or dimensions of a child's personality. The development of children's desired value judgment, and attitudes are considered to be of as great a concern to the teacher as the student's acquisition of true information. Attitudes, values and beliefs are fostered in a program that is organized around activity centers which are carefully planned with materials and supplies that will foster the development of each child at his own rate. The Kindergarten Program seeks to develop the whole child; spiritually, academically, physically, aesthetically and socially in keeping with the school's vision statement and the Ministry of Education guidelines.

Curriculum Organization

The Kindergarten Program is organized around activity centers. These activity centers are flexible and adaptable to the different themes (weekly/monthly units) around which the program is presented. These themes are carefully chosen from one of the FOUR REALMS: humans, animals, plants and physical things. Just as Creation is a unity and interrelated, the theme will attempt to show the relatedness of all things in God's world including learning. These subjects, listed below, are not taught as isolated skills but rather relate to the total learning experience of the child. Library, computer and chapel are all part of the program as well so that each child will have his/her horizons expanded academically as well as socially, emotionally and spiritually as much as possible.

Parent Volunteers

Parents are an essential part of the kindergarten program as a close bond must exist between the school and the home for the sake of the child. Parents are encouraged to:

  • Assist children with tasks given to them by the teacher (coats, tying shoelaces, cutting and pasting)
  • Help children do their duties such as cleaning cages, watering plants, etc.
  • Display finished student projects
  • Set up activity centers with books, tapes, paints, games, science items, etc.
  • Read or tell stories
  • Share their personal hobbies with the class
  • Play a musical instrumentHelp with typing, copying, phoning, mailing, repairing, etc.
  • Assist with baking and making costumes and arranging parties or other special occasions
  • Assist with field trips: planning, making bookings, arranging travel, supervising, etc.

School Days and Hours are:

8:30 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday until Christmas
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday after Christmas