PHILOSOPHY OF KENDALL CHRISTIAN PRESCHOOL

The Early Childhood Education program at Kendall Christian School is designed to assist children in the development of mind, body, and spirit in a Christ-centered environment.  In this environment they can participate in activities designed to enhance their developmental stages of growth.  The children's spiritual, intellectual, emotional, physical, and social development are carefully considered as they are nurtured, instructed, prayed for and encouraged.

BIBLE                                                                                               

The Early Childhood Bible program is designed to build Christian character.  The Bible has a prominent place in the curriculum of our school.  Biblical principles are integrated throughout our entire program.  As children listen to stories of God's actions with His people, they begin to learn who God is, that He cares for us and that He created a beautiful world.

Bible provides the following opportunities for the children:

·         Obey God's commands

·         Respond to God and others with love and joy

·         Remember and retell Bible stories

·         Ask for and accept God's forgiveness through His son, Jesus Christ

·         Display appropriate behavior in church and chapel

·         Join in prayer and songs of praise

LANGUAGE ARTS     Top

In the Early Childhood program at Kendall Christian School language is viewed as a gift from God.  In its spoken or written forms, language is the means by which we communicate our emotions, thoughts and ideas.  Teachers and children share in the daily discovery of words in order to assist children in developing communication skills necessary for the expression of their thinking and problem solving skills.

Language Arts provides the following opportunities for the children:

Speaking:

·         Acquire new words and concepts

·         Develop fluency

·         Develop creative oral dramatic expression

·         Learn to speak in complete sentences

Listening:

·         Focus attention on speaker without interruption

·         Follow oral instruction

·         Listen to literary selections daily for personal enjoyment

·         Sequence events in a story or experience

Writing:

·         Develop fine and gross motor skills and a familiarity with writing

·         Write his/her name (or a symbolic representation of it) on his/her paintings, drawings, etc.

·         Use drawing/writing as a means of self expression

Reading:

·         View the written word

·         Discriminate visual patterns

·         Recognize or identify letters, numbers and shapes

·         Appreciate stories through pictures and words

SOCIAL STUDIES     Top

The Social Studies program assists children in acquiring: skills for healthy interaction with others, a strong sense of competency, and knowing and valuing who they are, including exploring their culture and appreciating their unique family.

Social Studies provides the following opportunities for the children:

·         Develop more positive self esteem

·         Cooperate with others

·         Observe their teachers as role models who demonstrate

·         God's love and care

·         Give and receive affection

·         Develop self-control

               · Increase in independence

               · Experience non-sexist role models

               · Understand and care for their physical selves

               · Develop language skills