Registration Requirements
Placement is based on the student’s age on September 1st . A $135.00 registration fee must accompany an application to officially enroll your child. This fee is non-refundable unless your family moves out of town.
Classes
Pre-Three, Threes, Fours and Kindergarten
Tuition
Calvary Baptist Church supports this ministry by providing space and utilities. Therefore, preschool families are offered lower tuition rates. The monthly tuition for two-day classes is $90.00, three-day classes (M-W-F) is $115.00, five-day 3K is $150.00, five-day 4K is $165.00.tuition. Kindergarten tuition is $170.00. Tuition is due on the first day of each month.
Schedule
The school hours begin at 9 am and conclude at 12 noon. Children may arrive as early as 8:50 am and should depart promptly at noon. Teachers begin classes at 9 am. Please be on time so your child will not miss any instruction or activity. With inclement weather, if FSD1 cancels school, Calvary also closes. If FSD1 delays the start of school, Calvary will begin at the usual time.
Enrollment
The maximum class teacher –student ratio is as follows: for pre-threes 1:10,three-year classes 1:10, four year classes 1:12 and kindergarten 1:14 teacher. An assistant will be available if enrolment exceeds these ratios.
Health Requirements
Each child must be physically and mentally well. A South Carolina Immunization Certificate indicating that immunizations are up to date is required before the first day of school. The South Carolina Immunization Certificate may be obtained from your child’s physician or from the Health Department
Curriculum
We believe that curriculum includes everything that happens in a preschool environment. It reflects the interests, needs, abilities, and natural learning styles of children. Our program fits the children! Balance is necessary to nurture well-adjusted children. We are committed to meeting the needs of the total child—spiritually, socially, emotionally, physically, and mentally. The Wee Learn Curriculum Guide is written for each age level and includes methods and materials for planning Bible, language, math, science, art, music, small motor, large motor, and nutrition activities for children. Our staff is always at work planning a challenging, developmentally appropriate, and Christian program for our children.
Music
Music is a wonderful teaching tool and a vital part of our program. Children enjoy listening to tapes and CDs, singing, playing musical games, and experimenting with rhythm instruments.
Creative Expression
Now is the time to develop creative abilities in our little folks. We provide opportunities for experimenting with various art materials as well as time for puppets and dramatic play.
Physical Education
Each day, the children participate in Differentiated Instruction through free play activities including block building, puzzles, home living, and various center activities. All of these aids fine motor development and other developmental areas. For development of large muscles, we enjoy time outside each day as well as action CD’s and games.
Readiness Program
Our goal is to develop each child to his fullest potential in all areas. We use a multisensory reading readiness approach. Through a variety of visual, auditory, and tactile/kinesthetic group and one-to-one activities, we can build language experiences needed for preschoolers to have confidence with words. We use the major approaches, whole-word, phonetics, and language experiences to provide children with the foundation, skills, and attitudes to be successful readers when they are ready. For number readiness the children are actively involved with materials and make hands on discoveries using tiles, blocks, cubes, manipulatives, collections, and measuring devices. Over the year, the children will work with patterns, sorting, classifying, measurement and numerals.
Extracurricular Activities
Field trips are enjoyed throughout the year to enlarge the children’s world and expose them to real experiences outside of the classroom. Trips are made on the church bus with a CDL licensed driver. Parents are encouraged to be actively involved in these opportunities.
