St. Edward Preschool Curriculum
Our program is designed to utilize positive current findings in early education, which emphasizes exploration, experimentation and discovery through play and creative experiences with emphasis on perceptual motor, language arts, and listening skills. As an active learner the child will develop competencies in areas of spiritual, social, emotional, cognitive and motor development.
St. Edward Preschool strives to support parents in their role as the primary educators of their children. Teachers and parents together embrace a child’s daily growth and education.
Christian Faith:
Religious education and faith development are central to our preschool’s mission. We particularly emphasize weaving Catholic faith doctrine and Christian values into each day’s activities. We follow the Catholic Diocese Religion Graded Course of Study P-12.
State Standards:
Our curriculum aligns with the Ohio Department of Education. These standards can be viewed at www.education.ohio.gov/Topics/Early-Learning. Ohio’s Standards are aligned with National Standards and can be viewed at www.corecommonstandards.com/kindergarten-standards. These standards, along with awareness of practices of local schools, provide our teachers with the understanding of what young learners should know and be able to do in reading, writing, mathematics, science and social studies at the preschool level and before entering kindergarten. Granville has helpful information on their web site entitled “The ABC’s of Kindergarten Readiness” and can be found at www.granville.k12.oh.us.
Teaching To The Moment:
The program will meet the developmental needs of the whole child through creative play with emphasis on perceptual motor, language arts, and listening skills. Value is given to communication and openness to information.
Resources:
Catholic Diocese Religion Graded Course of Study P-12 (2006) and Creative Curriculum for Preschoolers (www.teachingstrategies.com).