Preschool
The accredited preschool program at Westbury Christian School provides a safe, nurturing environment in which 3 and 4 year olds can explore their natural curiosity while establishing behaviors for life-long learning.
Since 1975, WCS has offered families flexible options to facilitate their preschool student’s transition from home to school. Full day programs, including before and after-school care, are available five days a week to make drop off and pick up easy for even the busiest parents.
- Full-day preschool program: 8:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m.
- Complimentary before-school care: 7:00-8:30 a.m.
- After-school care: 3:15-6:00 p.m.
Preschool Curriculum
VERBAL AND LINGUISTICS
The Frogstreet program develops verbal, written and cognitive skills. Students are introduced to letters and sounds, understanding opposites, rhyming skills and building vocabulary through group activities and dramatic play.
GROSS AND FINE MOTOR SKILLS
Students are taught the use of scissors, holding pencils or crayons properly, writing first and last names, running, jumping, skipping, galloping and climbing.
SOCIAL AND INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
Listening skills, taking turns, following directions, task completion, and solving problems with words are skills your child will learn in the classroom. Children will also learn about God’s love and how to be accepted by others for their individuality.
LOGIC AND MATHEMATICS
Students will participate in fun hands-on activities that promote early number sense. They will become aware of shapes and patterns and start realizing that geometric shapes are part of everyday objects. Students will also have opportunities to learn about sorting, patterning, spatial relationships, rote and rational counting, ordinal numbers and sequencing, and measurement comparisons.
BIBLE AND SPIRITUAL LIFE
Preschool students will grow closer to God through daily Bible lessons, Chapel and House Group activities. Each day, teachers and students join in prayer, singing, and praising God. Students will learn about major Old Testament and New Testament Bible stories and characters, with a focus on Jesus and His life and teachings. The teaching of Christian values and character – such as love, compassion and kindness is at the core of each Bible lesson and interwoven throughout the preschool curriculum. Preschool students participate in Lower School Chapel and House Meetings each week. They also join K-12th grade students in All School Chapel several times throughout the year.
