Our Curriculum
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Preschool Curriculum
The staff of St Joseph's Early Childhod Program provides high quality, developmentally approriate preschool curriculum and theme-based activities within a safe, positive, nurturing , creative enviroment that enhances the learning process. We aim for comprehensive approach in teaching: literacy, math,science, social studies,creative arts, religion, and the social and emotional development of each child.
To ensure we are meeting the needs of all our students, we offer a mix of individualized, small, and whole class lessons, which encourage individualized development and varied social skills. Our staff creates lessons that offer a balance of teacher-directed activites and child-initiated play. The overall goal of our Early Childhood Program is to create opportunities and strategies to encourage learning and to help each child develop a sense of pride in thier accomplishments and relationships with peers as they prepare for kindergarden.
- Language and Literacy
- Mathematics
- Science and Social Studies
- Language and Literacy
- Mathematics
- Science and Social Studies
- The Arts
- Physical Development
- Social and Emotional Development
Eye Q Phonics Program
This program was developed to:
- First: Build a foundation of letters and sounds
- Second: Get our Pre-school readers to blend sounds and make words!
- Third: To use both principles to start reading books… after learning only 8 letters!
Religion :
Catholic Religion
St. Joseph School believe that each child is a unique creation of God.
We recite daily prayers
We attend monthy mass and holiday services
We participate in the annual Christmas Concert
Listen to stories of the life of Jesus
Learn about devotion to Mary, the mother of Jesus
Learn Jesus' teachings to love God and to love one another.