(updated 2/5/06 )

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Preschool at First Methodist School

Our Mission: To Expose Children to Many Different Experiences that Promote Success in Life!

Our goal is to make your child's first school experience a positive one that will provide a strong foundation for a lifetime of learning. Our purpose is to provide a planned program for children appropriate to their age and within a Christian environment. Experiences are provided that meet children's needs and inspire learning in all developmental areas - physical, social, emotional, and intellectual.

Many varied learning opportunities will be provided for the children that will stimulate and enrich their growth as persons. We encourage not just learning, but the love of of learning. Our preschool offers two and three day programs for three and four year olds, as well as a five day program for four year olds. For more information on our programs, view the Enrollment page.

In our school, a child will be learning many things. Among them are to:

• Get along with other children and adults.

• Improve physical skills and coordination.

• Share - time, toys, and attentions.

• Hear and respond to music.

• Experiment with many art materials, using his/her own body and feelings to produce something satisfactory to him/herself.

• Gain new security and independence in the world outside his/her home.

• Discover many people who contribute to his/her own well-being and find ways to contribute to others.

• Play a lot, because play is his/her work. Play is the way children learn best, and we provide equipment and guidance for optimum learning experiences in the child's world.