Sand Hills Preschool at
Community Presbyterian Church in the township of South Brunswick
57 Sand Hill Road
Kendall Park,
New Jersey 08824
Please phone (732) 940-1515 for more information
and openings
Susan
Hickson, Director
Susan Goddard, Asst. Director
Philosophy The Sand Hills Preschool
goal is to provide a quality preschool program
with strong emphasis on the child's social, emotional,
cognitive, physical and spiritual development.
Children learn in many ways, in both structural
activities and through play. Our objective, through
loving and nurturing, is to help each child gain
confidence in his/her own ability to cope in
an expanding world, and learn how to build positive
relationships with other children and adults. Mission
Statement To
develop a community
outreach program,
which provides
quality education
in a Christian
environment,
fostering an
atmosphere that
encourages growth. "Train
up a child in
the way he should
go; and when
he is old, he
will not depart
from it." Proverbs
22:6
Top Christian Education .
Chapel, a mini-worship
experience, is held
weekly
. Parents are warmly invited to attend Chapel with their
children
. Bible stories and songs
. Classroom activities
Two Year Old
Program (2 by
Oct. 31st) Mommy
and Me is
program to have children
and their Moms, Dads, or
caregivers involved in a
weekly session
with activities and projects
that will enable the child
and adult to work together
as a team.
. The Parent has an opportunity to interact with his/her
child in a structured setting. . The Child has an opportunity
to develop his/her social skills through interacting with
other children.
. Singing and Stories.
. Arts and Crafts
. Christian Education
This class will be offered in the Fall, Winter and Spring
in 6-week sessions. Call for dates and times.
Three
Year Old
Program(3
by Oct.
31st and
toilet trained)
Our goal is to expand the cognitive, affective and physical
growth of the child.
. Independence will be encouraged through classroom jobs
and the practice of self-help skills.
. Stories and nursery rhymes will be used to develop and
strengthen logical thinking, verbal language, sequencing
of events, listening skills and stimulate curiosity.
. Creative arts will help stimulate the senses and develop
finger dexterity through use of scissors, paint and brushes.
. Math skills will include
counting, classifying, and matching of colors, shapes and
sets.
Four Year Old Programs (4
by Dec. 31st)
Our goal is to offer activities that will allow higher
skills to emerge as the children approach five. Four Year Old
Preschool . The alphabet will
be introduced with multi sensory activities to
explore the shape and sound of each letter through
meaningful experiences.
. Children will be encouraged to explore and discover the
functional use of the alphabet through knowing their own
names and through writing.
. Writing at this level means the expression of children's
ideas in some written form. It can be as simple as scribble
marks, a drawing, or some form of actual letters but does
not mean penmanship or the copying of letters from a text.
. The alphabet will be introduced as part of kindergarten
readiness. Math skills will include quantitative and seriating
concepts in addition to numbers, shapes, and colors.
PreK is
for children attending Kindergarten the following
year. The curriculum
is enhanced through
. Weekly cooking
. Letter of the week sharing days
. Journal writing
Curriculum Sand Hills Preschool teaches
children with an understanding of developmental
levels, approaching children where they are,
not where we want them to be. Our focus is on
the nurturing of skills and abilities helping
each child gain confidence while building relationships
with other children and adults. Using a thematic
curriculum we will provide experiences that will
enhance language skills, self-help skills, gross
and fine motor skills, and social, emotional
and spiritual development.
Music * Gym
* Computers .....Music
provides rhythm, movement and
language. .....Gym
class provides activities to
develop gross motor skills
and body .....coordination
(four year old classes only) .....Computers
use various programs
that encourage
self-exploration
to develop skills
STAFFThe
Community Presbyterian Church of the Sand Hills
Preschool is licensed by the State of New Jersey
and staffed by certified teachers and qualified
assistants.
Our staff has the knowledge
of early childhood development and is committed
to educate your child through creative teaching
and love.