• Social and Emotional Development

• Physical Development

• Spiritual Development

• Language and Literacy

• Mathematics

• Science

• The Arts

• Letter and Sound Recognition(Pre-K)

• Number Recognition(Pre-K)

• Reading Readiness

• Shared Reading

• The Creative Curriculum for Preschool
  (in alignment with new AZ Early Childhood Standards as well as NAEYC standards)

• Handwriting without Tears

• Growing with Mathematics(Pre-K)

• Bright Beginnings(Christian Education)

Thematic Units

    All units include integrated learning experiences that include science, reading, math, art, music, and field trips that match the way children develop and learn (developmentally appropriate practice).

    Field Trips / Celebration Days: Farm Yard Celebration Day, Donuts for Dads, Colorful World Celebration Day, Thanksgiving Feast, Christmas Program, AZ Puppet Theater, Vehicle Day, Family Picnic Pot Luck, Riparian Preserve Water Day, Gingerbread House Party, Southwest Mesa Museum, Dazzling Desert Celebration Days, Pumpkin Patch Festival and Animals visit the school.

Weekly Programs

Music and Movement

    This is an all school class that provides music and movement activities for each theme/holiday. Students enjoy acting like a caterpillar during Bug Unit, waving black scarves (bats) during October, going on a Dinosaur Hunt and learning color recognition in the color song. Music and movement activities change monthly. *In December we do an ALL SCHOOL Christmas Program.

Story-time

    This is an all school class that provides students opportunities to experience literature through the use of flannel board, puppets, props, songs, big books, and magnetic stories. Students enjoy seeing books come alive in this fun, interactive preschool program.

Show-N-Tell

    A class time is given to allow students to bring in items from home that have personal meaning to the students. This allows children the opportunity to learn such skills as language development while talking in a group as well as social development of taking turns and listening while others talk.  It is a favorite day for most our students.

Daily Activities:

Art Center, Academic Readiness Center and Independent Center

Sensory Tubs

Block Center

Dramatic Play Center

Literacy Center

Writing Center

Science Center

*interactive, collaborative activities, such as block building and dramatic play, provide rich opportunities for language development.

Outdoor Learning Yard

     Students are given daily outside time to develop gross motor skills. Students have the opportunity to explore water tables, sand, planting boxes for gardening experiences, play tunnel and more.