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The St. Luke Kindergarten Prep program believes that every child should have a loving, nurturing school experience as they begin the learning process. Our program instills confidence, supports individuality, and fosters a fun and wondrous learning environment while preparing children for future success as a St. Luke Kindergarten student. St. Luke’s Kindergarten Prep will introduce a social and academic setting in which your child will receive the very best early childhood experience. Our goal is to develop the whole child academically, spiritually, physically, socially and emotionally. We appreciate the need for children to work at their own pace, and we foster an environment in which they may do so.
St. Luke Kindergarten Prep is committed to the development of the total personality of each child by providing an educational experience:
Intellectually, by encouraging discovery through firsthand experiences.
Physically, by activity that will develop muscle coordination and motor skills.
Spiritually, by daily encounters with God through Bible stories, songs, prayers, and natural conversation.
Socially, by group activity that stimulates togetherness, security, and acceptance.
Emotionally, by becoming confident and developing self-esteem in everything they do each day.
Our curriculum is designed so that children will grow and develop in all areas of life; therefore, we not only teach mathematics, art, music, religion, phonics/language and pre-literacy, but we also encourage physical growth and development and assist children in building their social-emotional skills through guided peer interaction. Children graduate to kindergarten with the love of learning and a desire to investigate the community and world. In addition to our curriculum, Kindergarten Prep students have several opportunities throughout the year to visit “the big school” for assemblies and events, and to interact with our kindergarten staff. These opportunities help to “bridge” children from being prepared for kindergarten to being in kindergarten.
Kindergarten Prep Overview
Curriculum Topics include:
Pre-Literacy - letters and sounds, colors, shapes, writing, books and stories, fine motor skills
Social Skills - following routines & directions, respect, responsibility, sharing, communication skills, teamwork
Moral & Religious Lessons - making good choices, prayers, Bible stories, understanding "Who is God?"
School Community & Enrichment - music classes, library visits, PE, school activities & assemblies, classroom visits, outside play
- Program Details -
Classes are limited to 16 students with one teacher and a fulltime teacher's aide. Graduates of the Kindergarten Prep program are given preferential recommendation to enter the St. Luke full-day Kindergarten program. All students wear St. Luke uniforms.
Children must be four by August 31, 2011. A limited number of three-year-olds may be accepted, provided they will spend two years in Kindergarten Prep. (All children must be potty trained.)
- Schedule & Tuition -
Morning Session - 8:30a-11:30a (optional lunchtime from 11:30a-11:45a)
Afternoon Session - 12:00p-3:00p (optional lunchtime from 11:45a-12p)
Tuition for the 2011-2012 school year is $3200 for In-Parish families or $3700 for Out-of-Parish families. A non-refundable registration fee of $195 is due at the time of registration.
Please contact us for more information & to visit the school
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