Nativity Catholic School Preschool

For ages 4-5

Director: Reanie Worley
703-455-2300, X136

Classes

• PRESCHOOL

(For children born between October 2006 and October 2007)

Monday thru Thursday 8:30 - 11:15 AM

• Pre-K

(For Children born between October 2005 and October 2006 and do not meet the cutoff date for Kindergarten 2010)

Monday thru Friday 12:00 - 2:45 PM

“Go, therefore and make disciples of all nations... Teaching them to carry out everything I have commanded you...”
Matthew, 27:19-20

OUR MISSION is to provide a Christ-Centered, nurturing environment in which each child may develop spiritually, emotionally, socially, and cognitively. Nativity Catholic Preschool recognizes each child as a unique gift from God.

OUR PHILOSOPHY is based on the belief that each child is a learning and growing individual.

OUR OBJECTIVE is to provide a child-centered, developmentally appropriate program, focusing on the unique interests, abilities and needs of each child.

OUR ENVIRONMENT is warm, secure and loving, with quality physical care in order to create an atmosphere conducive to learning.

The goal of our school is to emphasize concrete experiential learning and to achieve the following goals:

• Foster positive self-concept
• Foster spiritual development
• Encourage children to think, reason, question, and experiment
• Develop social skills
• Encourage language development
• Enhance physical development and skills
• Encourage and demonstrate sound health, safety, and nutritional practices
• Encourage creative expression and appreciation for the arts
• Respect cultural diversity

Routine tasks such as toileting, eating, and dressing are incorporated into the program as a means of furthering children’s learning, self-help, and social skills.

Our daily schedule is intended to provide a balance of activities with attention to the following dimension of scheduling:

• Daily outdoor play, weather permitting
• Alternating periods of quiet time and active play
• A balance of large muscle and small muscle activities is provided
• Various small group or large group activities through most of the day
• A balance of child-initiated and staff initiated activity is provided