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About our Pre-School Program

Philosophy

The Regina Coeli/St. Joseph Pre-School program believes that each child is endowed with unique and special characteristics from God. We provide a beautiful and orderly homelike setting to foster the child's inner desire to learn, grow and become independent. The environment is prepared for active exploration and interaction with adults, other children and materials. We emphasize a developmentally appropriate program that focuses on learning which affects the child's physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development. The curriculum and teachers' interaction are responsive to the diverse levels of ability, development and learning styles of the children.

Goals

To provide a stable, secure and loving environment that promotes and encourages growth and discovery.
To provide a multicultural and developmentally appropriate program to meet the direct needs of children.
To promote respect for self, property and others through sharing and cooperation.
To nurture the love of God through adult example and awareness of nature.
To develop a sense of self-esteem in each child by creating a positive school experience.
To aid in fine motor development through the use of hands-on manipulatives.
To provide each child with a variety of experiences to see how reading and writing are useful, i.e. listening to and reading stories; dictating stories; seeing classroom charts; exploring dramatic play; experimenting with writing by drawing, copying and inventive spelling.

We follow the Regina Coel/St. Joseph School schedule. A school calendar is given at the beginning of the pre-school year.

If the public schools are closed due to inclement weather, we will be closed also. School closings are announced over local radio stations.

An extended day program is available Monday through Friday from 11:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m.. The parents must provide lunches and a daily rest period will be given after lunch.

Language Development: socio-dramatic play, puppets, flannel board stories, games, language and sequencing activities, verbalizing ability, recognition of alphabet letters and sounds, visual discrimination, and recognizing and writing name.

Music: singing, playing rhythm instruments, recognition of musical instruments, clapping, keeping time with music, and listening to different styles of music.

Fine-Motor Development: coloring, shape sorting, painting, cutting with scissors, stacking, string, pouring, and puzzles.

Large Motor Development: improving coordination through throwing, climbing, catching, stretching, crawling, kicking, jumping, hopping, pedaling, and working with a partner.

Math Readiness: shapes, following patterns, large vs. small, number recognition, counting, matching, sequencing, comparing, and grouping.

Science and Health: weather, seasons, growing cycle, animals, insects, five senses, nutrition, magnets, measurement, personal hygiene and body parts, space.

Social Development: sharing and taking turns, learning to wait, honesty, truth vs. untruth and consequences, reality vs. make believe, respecting the rights of others, and manners.

Emotional Development: adjusting from home to school, building self-confidence, encouraging positive behavior, learning to express feelings without hurting anyone, managing moods, feeling secure, accepted and loved by the group and teacher, and showing affection.

The daily schedule is posted in the classroom. It includes prayer, physical fitness, gross, gross and fine motor skills, language art theme units, play and learning centers, math and science units, reading and rhythm, art, and snack.

The adult to child ratio at the pre-school is 1:12. With a maximum of 24 children in the class at one time. The state of Ohio requires:

A child must be 3 years old or older before his/her first day of school and toilet trained in order to be eligible to enroll at Regina Coeli/St. Joseph Pre-school. The registration form and accompanying $25.00 registration fee must be completed and returned. The following documents must also be presented: