Preschool Curriculum & Philosophy The Mountain View Lutheran Preschool curriculum incorporates the academic, emotional, social, physical, and spiritual needs of the young child. The aim is to nurture and teach the whole child and to encourage the attributes for life-long learning. In order to reach this goal, a developmentally appropriate curriculum has been devised. It includes the following attributes:Active: Hands-on use of manipulatives is the focus, rather than paper and pencil work. Personally Meaningful: The program builds on what the child already knows. Experimental: The child learns by doing, talking, and exploring new ideas. Energetic: The teacher encourages curiosity and delight in order to motivate the child. Interactive: Children are encouraged to work together rather than competing against each other. Explorative: We invite the child to discover ideas and principles through the manipulation of objects. Holistic: The program is integrated rather than broken into separated subjects. Constructive: The child is encouraged to use his/her imagination and creative powers in a nonjudgmental atmosphere. Children vary in their abilities, each bringing a unique set of background experiences into the early childhood classroom. Each child is a unique individual with his or her own needs. Our developmentally appropriate program will meet the needs of each child. Our approach allows for cooperative learning groups, individualized activities, high interest learning centers, and hands-on experiences for each child. Our curriculum provides the opportunity for each child to experience success on his/her own terms. Our Bible curriculum is built upon the foundation of the "Voyages" series distributed by the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. "Voyages" is a Christ-centered, hands-on curriculum allowing students optimal opportunity to grow in their relationship with God. Both law and gospel is presented in its lessons, as it is law that shows us our need for a Savior and gospel that assures us of our Lord's unconditional love, grace and mercy. We incorporate the Creative Curriculum, which meets and exceeds the Nevada Pre-Kindergarten Standards. Teachers and staff work together to seek ways to encourage independent learning with children making choices, solving problems and learning critical thinking skills. Resources from a variety of early childhood publishers are also used as needed to complete the development of a well-rounded, age appropriate program. Outside class time is a part of our curriculum and all children must participate in their class’s outside activities. On rainy or extremely windy days alternate activities will be planned for our Activity Center. |
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