The Day School

CURRICULUM:

The goal of the two's class is to provide a safe, loving and caring atmosphere for the children and to share the love of Jesus, all while they are learning to socialize and build confidence in a classroom environment.

PROGRAM GOALS:

• Become comfortable in a new setting with other children
• Develop trust of other adults
• Follow simple rules and directions by teachers
• Develop listening skills, small and large motor skills
• Develop social and emotional needs
• Learn to play and share with other children their age
• Learn to sit quietly and stay still during circle time

PROGRAM FEATURES:

• Reading aloud to children helps to develop receptive language and lays the foundation for literacy
• Attend Chapel weekly to reinforce our Christian values and pray
• Attend music weekly
• Attend Spanish class weekly to introduce the beginning basics of the language and culture
• Children learn through play, songs, art and reading
• Explore and create with different art media (crayons, paint, Play-Doh)
• Daily circle time activities include monthly shape, color, nursery rhymes, Bible verses, story time, weather, music and prayer
• Provide a monthly calendar to parents regarding classroom activities and preschool current events

CURRICULUM:

The goals of the three's class are to socialize, learn to communicate with their classmates and adults, get their hand and eye muscles ready for handwriting and reading and share the love of Jesus.

PROGRAM GOALS: 

• Learn to play freely with other children their age in the classroom and recess time
• To provide development of social and emotional needs
• Explore their creative outlet with the use of different art media (crayons, Play-Doh, watercolors, finger painting, easel painting, cutting)
• Provide basic table manners and good bathroom hygiene
• Follow simple classroom rules, directions by teachers, including circle time procedures
• Teach our three years old to sit quietly in circle time

PROGRAM GOALS: 

• Provide repetitive opportunities for the development of listening skills, small and large motor skills and foundation for literacy
• Achieve this by learning through play, participation in songs, finger play and reading aloud by teachers.
• Provide a monthly calendar to parents regarding classroom activities and preschool current events and information
• Attend chapel weekly to reinforce our Christian values and pray
• Participate in music class weekly to expose children to different types of instruments and music
• Participate in Spanish weekly to introduce the beginning basics of Spanish and the culture
• Daily Circle activities include the alphabet recognition (letter of the week), calendar (days of the week, months of the year, counting, patterning, holidays, birthdays), weather, numbers of the week and recognition, Bible stories, Bible verses, stories read by teachers, nursery rhymes, name recognition, shapes, colors
• Everything Alphabet and Everything Numbers by The Mailbox--curricula materials

Curriculum

The goal of the four-year-old curriculum is to understand and meet the developmental needs of each child socially, physically and cognitively in a supportive, child-friendly environment in order to become Kindergarten-ready and share the love of Jesus.

PROGRAM GOALS:

• Recognize and write name, letters and numbers
• Create artwork following a weekly theme
• Develop large and small motor skills through hands-on activities
• Engage in free play and dramatic play
• Demonstrate self-direction and independence
• Listen to stories, music and Bible teachings
• Develop computer skills
• Show responsibility with classroom tasks
• Develop speaking skills through Show and Tell
• Practice and develop good manners
• Show respect, kindness, patience and love toward others
• Use thinking skills to solve conflict

PROGRAM FEATURES:

• Attend Chapel weekly to reinforce our Christian values and pray
• Participate in music class weekly to expose children to different types of instruments and music
• Spanish class weekly to introduce the beginning basics of Spanish and culture
• Explore weekly themes
• Daily Circle Time activities include the alphabet, calendar (days of the week, months, counting, patterning, holidays, birthdays), weather, numbers, Bible stories, Bible verses, Mat Man (Handwriting Without Tears), stories read by teachers, weekly themes and letters, introduction to sight words. Introduction to sign-language.
• Provide a monthly calendar to parents regarding classroom activities and preschool current events
• Handwriting Without Tears is a curriculum founded and developed by occupational therapist, Jan Z. Olsen
• We use the Get Set For School curriculum which features readiness and writing, language and literacy
• Daily Math Activities

We keep our teacher to child ratio low to assure maximum individual attention.

• 2's: 1 teacher to 5 or 6 children.
• 3's/4's: 1 teacher to 7 or 8 children.
• Classes do not exceed 20 children. Once a class reaches 20, that class is closed for registration.

TUITION:

Paid monthly for 9 months.

• 2's (2-Day Program): $190
• 2's (3-Day Program): $212
• 3's (4-Day Program): $240
• 3's (5-Day Program): $260
• 4's (4-Day Program): $240
• 4's (5-Day Program): $260

​Registration and Supply Fee: $135
(One Time and Non-Refundable)
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​All children must be 2, 3 or 4 years old by September 1st of the current year. The September 1st date is the date passed by the SC Legislature. The registration fee must be paid in full to hold your child's place in our program.
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Registration fee is non-refundable. The September payment is due May 1st (non-refundable).

Day School Application (PDF)

Phone: 803-831-5043

Fax: 803-831-5042

Email:

Address: 103 Hamilton's Ferry Road, Lake Wylie, SC 29710