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Curriculum
Curriculum Goals
Through activities in our Preschool curriculum, children will:
Grow Spiritually
- Respond to God's love
- Feel secure in God's love and care
- See themselves as God's children
- Realize their need for God's love
- Know Jesus as their personal friend and Savior
Grow Emotionally
- Develop a sense of security and trust
- Develop a positive self-concept
- Be free to risk failure and be comfortable with mistakes
- Show independence and self-responsibility
- Channel emotions into appropriate and acceptable outlets
Grow Socially
- Learn to play, work and communicate with peers and adults
- Adjust to group situations
- Accept others even though they may be different from self
- Develop a sense of community
- Accept change in environment and routines
Grow Physically
- Develop gross and fine motor coordination
- Develop eye-hand and eye-foot coordination
- Become aware of his or her own body
Grow Intellectually
- Continue to develop language and understanding abilities
- Develop pre-reading skills, such as:
- Love and interest in books
- Visual discrimination
- Auditory discrimination
- Understanding of symbols
- Develop an ever-increasing attention span
- Complete tasks begun
- Initiate his or her own activities
Grow Creatively
- Express ideas in his or her own unique way
- Be free to create artistically using a variety of media
- Develop his or her God-given talents and abilities
Christ Lutheran School-wide Learning Expectations
By the power of the gospel and in partnership with parents, Christ Lutheran Preschool and School will produce students who:
- Give faithful witness to their faith in Jesus Christ.
- Use effective problem solving skills to accomplish individual and group goals.
- Communicate their ideas and feelings in various media.
- Design and create products using traditional and technical media.
- Identify, analyze, transfer, integrate and apply information.
- Demonstrate positive citizenship and contribute time and talents in service to others.
