Ages 3 and 4
The Academy offers both full-time and part-time preschool enrollment. Full-time students attend five days a week from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Part-time students have two options: five mornings a week or three full days (Monday, Wednesday, Friday). Admission is open to students who are three years old by the first day of school and who are fully toilet trained.
Preschoolers participate in a rich, age-appropriate academic curriculum based on the Core Knowledge Preschool Sequence. The Sequence provides detailed, specific content and skill guidelines in the following areas:
Physical Well-Being and Motor Development
- Movement and Coordination
Social and Emotional Development
- Autonomy and Social Skills
Approaches to Learning
Language
- Oral Language
- Nursery Rhymes, Poems, Fingerplays, and Songs
- Storybook Reading and Storytelling
- Emerging Literacy Skills in Reading and Writing
Knowledge Aquisition and Cognitive Development
- Mathematical Reasoning and Number Sense
- Orientation in Time and Space
- Scientific Reasoning and the Physical World
- Music
- Visual Arts
Children enjoy two spacious, comfortable rooms with abundant natural light, and inviting play and work areas. Our experienced preschool teachers bring warmth, enthusiasm, and creativity to their work, providing a safe and nurturing environment for the Academy's youngest students.
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