St. John the Apostle Catholic School


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Pre-Kindergarten

The Pre-Kindergarten Program at St. John the Apostle Catholic School provides a challenging environment of directed freedom for 4-year old children. The program is designed to nurture the spiritual, intellectual, physical and social–emotional growth of each child. It provides active, hands-on learning based on the knowledge of HOW and WHEN a child learns and develops.

Religious Formation

Pre-Kindergarten students attend religion class daily This is the formal teaching of gospel values and age-appropriate faith concepts. It is a time to pray and celebrate “church” together. Students also attend the school's Friday mass with their 5th grade buddies.

Language Skills

Curriculum is “phonics based.” Each letter of the alphabet represents one or more sounds. When the phonetic sounds are mastered, reading is the next step.

Science, social studies, fine arts, health, social development, gross and fine motor skills, and technology are other areas emphasized in an age appropriate format.

Math Skills

Math development in young children essentially involves the ordering of their world, giving them a sense of order to the abstract. Thus it is important to carefully build math skills in a natural progression.

PROGRAMS OFFERED

At this age, each child’s readiness for school is different. All our Pre-Kindergarten programs are all day and we offer several session choices for parents. The parent may choose our 2-day Tuesday/Thursday program, 3-day Monday/Wednesday/Friday program, or 5-day Monday-Friday program.