PRESCHOOL
Why should I choose a Christian Preschool for my child?
At PRCA, children are challenged to learn and grow each day, guided by our dedicated and loving teachers. Each age group has developmentally appropriate lessons specifically designed to help students grow academically, socially, and spiritually.
Every day is full of rich, rewarding experiences to promote whole child development.
Our curriculum challenges our students to develop fine motor skills that will lead to quality penmanship.
Dramatic play is used to develop creativity, expand vocabulary, and cultivate social skills.
Manipulatives, sequencing, sorting activities, and sensory tubs introduce order, addition, subtraction, fractions, and problem-solving to our budding mathematicians.
The foundation for reading is set through finger plays, rhyming, alliterations, phonemic awareness, sequencing, and a strong exposure to children’s literature, both fiction and non-fiction.
Our small scientists develop an appreciation of their world through hands-on exploration, nature walks, working in our science garden, and experiments and observation.
Our teachers provide a hands-on teaching environment that encourages students to explore using each of their five senses. As a Christian preschool, our students are motivated to not only learn their basics such as colors, numbers, and letters but to develop a larger biblical worldview. We believe this will provide an excellent educational foundation for learning Christian principles.
Park Row Christian Academy preschool students are successfully prepared for public and private Kindergarten experiences.
CURRICULUM
All preschool class schedules include a Bible lesson time, creative art, and a music class with a special music teacher. A 60-minute learning center time and a 30-minute outdoor playtime are part of our daily routine. Sensory exploration, with different materials each week, takes place during center time. Each department works on age-appropriate activities utilizing Frog Street Press Curriculum helping to prepare students to read, write, and do mathematics.
Nursery (3-17 Months)
Children who are at least three months old when school begins in August come to school to begin learning to socialize with friends and to trust nurturing teachers. The curriculum is designed to enhance vocabulary, gross-motor, and fine-motor development. Many concepts are presented using music. Nursery teachers present age-appropriate Bible stories that have a corresponding social studies theme.
2 Year Olds
Social development and communication skills practice are very important for the two year olds. The 2’s schedule includes a Discovery Science time where the students are posed questions to consider and explore. Color studies strengthen visual discrimination. Beginning math and literacy activities create an important foundation for future learning.
Toddler (18-23 Months)
Color studies begin in the toddler class. Music is used to reinforce the learning of age-appropriate concepts. The toddlers study weekly Bible units with corresponding social studies themes. Vocabulary, gross and fine-motor development are a focus. Creative art projects help make the toddler class a special place to be!
PK4
PK4 students work on phonemic awareness, book knowledge, and early writing activities. Individualized and small-group instruction concentrating on math and literacy allows each student to excel at his or her own pace. The basics of math, science, and literacy are enhanced through the use of iPads. Bible stories are accompanied by Bible application lessons. Fine-motor skills are refined. Math is integrated throughout the day.
PK3
PK3 students are ready to work on pre-writing, scissor skills, and beginning computer skills. They focus on phonemic awareness and learning rhyming and alliteration. While the curriculum is individualized through games, accomplishing tasks in a group setting is also a focus. Circle time allows for daily discussions and vocabulary building. Sorting by color, shape, and size teaches math skills. Many opportunities to strengthen fine-motor skills are presented during learning center time.
