Sand Hills Preschool at Community Presbyterian Church

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

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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

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Programs

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.

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

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