Walker Preschool offers a structured, child-centered, strong academic program. Each self-contained class studies language arts (including a strong phonics emphasis), reading, handwriting, math, science, social studies, and character education. Special area teachers also provide science, art, computer, music, physical education, library, and Spanish for preschoolers.
Classes are five days a week with several options. Depending on your tuition choice, you may bring your child as early as 7:00 a.m. and she or he may stay at school in our extended day program (EDP) until 6:00 p.m. The regular academic hours for kindergarten are 8:00 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Pre-kindergarten children have the option of leaving at noon or staying until 2:30 p.m. Their academic hours are from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. with an enrichment program from 12:00 p.m. until 2:30 p.m. which includes lunch. Early morning before-school care and after-school care are available for both Pre-kindergarteners and Kindergarteners.
Here are a few highlights of our Preschool curriculum:
- The Language Arts program provides activities that stimulate all aspects of a child’s development. Special emphasis is placed on phonics and phonemic awareness. Writing also plays an important role in Preschool from prewriting skills to creative writing.
- Mathematics is based on practical daily application with a “hands-on” approach. The ability to understand concepts and organize mathematical information is an important focus.
- Social Studies in the Preschool curriculum enables each child to develop an awareness of self and the environment, as well as the diversity of cultures.
- Preschool Science is an inquiry-based, child-centered curriculum. Experiences appropriate to the student’s developmental level are used as a way of investigating. The children use units designed to gain awareness of the scientific methods of observing, comparing, organizing, and applying learned principles.