At the preschool, the academic program follows the Core Knowledge Foundation’s content-based curriculum as outlined in the Scope and Sequence and book series by E.D. Hirsch, Jr., et al., What Your Peschooler Needs to Know. We have high academic expectations and emphasize an intentional integration of the foundation skills needed to master basic skills, such as language arts and mathematics.

The Core Knowledge Preschool Sequence (CKPS) is an age-appropriate set of model guidelines describing the foundational competencies and specific knowledge that provide coherent foundations for later learning in Kindergarten and beyond. The CKPS gives attention to the physical, social, linguistic, and cognitive (intellectual) aspects of development.

Using the CKPS as a framework, our preschool teachers strive to integrate curriculum and instruction across disciplines and to begin to develop students’ problem-solving and critical thinking skills academically and socially. Much focus is given to the building blocks that will enable our students to make meaningful connections that enable a natural and stress-free transition into the Kindergarten curriculum.

The Preschool classrooms promote and develop great character in their students and teach children to treat others as they would want to be treated. Specific character values which include integrity, respect, responsibility, and compassion are modeled and strongly encouraged, just as they are in the elementary and middle school grades.

In addition, supplemental programs will enhance the program in the areas of literacy, math, handwriting, social skills, foreign language, art, music, and technology.