St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Preschool is the Early Childhood division of St. Pius X School under the authority of the St. Pius X / St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Board of Education, and is a non-profit organization.
Philosophy and Mission:
The St. Elizabeth Ann Seaton Preschool program works with students and their families to provide educational experiences that will promote the spiritual, emotional, intellectual, physical, and social development of each child in a Christian environment as they grow.
To implement developmentally appropriate curriculum focused on the child's spiritual, physical, emotional, cognitive, social, and creative self.
To provide a child centered environment with activities designed to promote a child's self esteem and positive feeling towards learning.
To give children the opportunity to make choices throughout the day and work together at centers or in small groups.
To promote socialization skills which enable children to meet new friends and treat others kindly.
To reinforce an awareness and pride in the cultural heritage of the individual children enrolled, as well as, our multicultural existence in God's world.
To provide Field Trips which help expand the child's interest and understanding of the world around them.
The St. Elizabeth Ann Seton / St. Pius X Board of Education serves as the Preschool advisory committee.
Parents and Teachers work closely together to provide support that maintains continued growth of the individual child and the preschool program.
Communication with the family is provided through monthly classroom newsletters, parent-teacher conferences, progress reports, open houses, and individual conferences which can be scheduled at any time during the preschool year.
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Preschool offers preschool classes for children ages 3 - 5 years old.
Three Year Old Preschool Program:
The main emphasis for the three year old program is on social development. Opportunities for the child's growth and development are provided to:
Allow the children to feel positive and secure in an environment away from home.
Assist the children in communication skills, relationships with others, and help them learn to engage in cooperative play.
Introduce a developmentally appropriate variety of preschool skills such as counting numbers on to ten, shapes, colors, first name recognition, glue and scissor use.
Allow the children to develop at their individual pace of learning.
Four Year Old Preschool Program: The main emphasis for the four year old preschool program is still on the value of social skills with the introduction of developmentally appropriate Kindergarten readiness skills. Opportunities for the child's growth and development are provided to:
Continue the development of communication and social skills.
Continue recognition of numbers one to ten, and introduce alphabet recognition.
Practice individual and cooperative responsibility within the classroom and self-help skills; and the use of appropriate manners.
Learn to work together, share with others, and live cooperatively in the world and Christian community.
Foster and promote a positive attitude towards learning.
Allow each child to develop at their individual pace of learning.
A child must be three years old by September 15 to enroll in the three year old program, and four years old by September 15 to enroll in the four year old program.
