our program
Our child-centered approach focuses on the following:
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Developing communication, listening and participation skills both individually and in group activities.
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Fostering problem solving and critical thinking skills
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Enabling each child to appreciate cultural differences
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Developing large and small muscle control and coordination
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Bolstering self-confidence, self-esteem and independence
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Growing cooperative behaviors for healthy interactions with adults and other children
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Teaching recognition and respect for the feelings and needs of others in a variety of situations
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Providing experiences for developing socialization skills
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Developing a sense of self in relationship to God and others
To determine which class your child should be in, we use your child’s age as of October 1st of each year.
Our youngest age group is a great introduction to the SPELC program. They learn to play and socialize with other children their age.
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Ability to separate from parents
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Feels comfortable coming to school
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Beginning handwashing
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Sits still for snack, lunch, and projects
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Able to transition from place to place
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Explores, investigates and participates in classroom activities
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Imitates or uses words to express wants, needs and desires
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Complies with simple commands
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Able to listen attentively to and enjoy simple stories
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Uses small muscles to complete tasks
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Guide children to begin learning appropriate interaction with other children
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Introduction to colors, shapes, markers, crayons, and paintbrushes
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Able to sit still for story time and Chapel
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Guide children to begin to learn how to clean up after snack and lunch, and clean up toys
Ruby: Child to Teacher Ratio: 8/2
Topaz: Child to Teacher Ratio: 6/2
Our Ruby and Topaz Classes are the right step in your Toddler’s development to show creativity, imagination, curiosity and desire to learn.
Follows the same expectations for the Pearl Class.
In addition:
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Introduction to scissors
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Children begin to clean up lunch and put away lunch box
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Uses small muscles to complete tasks: turn pages of a book, stacks blocks, scribbles with a crayon or marker
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Recalls words to a song or finger play
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Follows simple directions
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Shows an interest and participates in classroom activities
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Helps maintain classroom environment (picks up after self)
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Can accept shared attention
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Throws an object in the intended direction, beginning to catch a ball or beanbag
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Able to run without tripping, walks & climbs without falling
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Uses small muscles to complete tasks; string beads; put blocks into containers
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Able to sort large shapes, do simple puzzles
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Shows creativity, imagination, curiosity and desire to learn
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Able to make believe with objects
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Beginning to imitate writing and drawing in circular motion
Our Emerald Class is the perfect solution to help your child demonstrate independence and observe and make discoveries on their own.
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Follows the same expectations for the Ruby and Topaz Classes.
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In addition:
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Sit for circle time, story time and Chapel
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Sit at table thru entire snack and lunchtime
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Show responsibility for personal belongings
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Introduction to using scissors, being able to cut independently by the end of the year
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Make simple comparisons
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Show persistence in doing tasks
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Longer attention span, able to complete simple tasks
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Arrange things in a simple series
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Begin to show awareness of cause and effect relationships
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Begin to observe and make discoveries on own
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Follow two-step directions
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Talks and interacts with children during daily activities
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Participates in routine activities easily (comes to circle time, snack time, or other routine activities without much delay or protest)
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Demonstrates increasing independence
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Works cooperatively with others on completing a task
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Able to catch a large ball or beanbag
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Runs with control over direction and speed
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Can hop
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Shows balance in use of large muscles (walks along a line, on tiptoes, balances and hops on one foot)
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Learning problem solving
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Identifies by name a wide range of objects
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Makes increasingly representational drawings
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Uses writing and drawing tools with control and intention
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Emerald 1: Child to Teacher Ratio: 10/2, plus a parent volunteer
Emerald 2: Child to Teacher Ratio: 16/2, plus a parent volunteer
With the introduction of Universal Preschool (UPK) in the state of Colorado, the application process for our Pre-K program is distinct​ from the rest of our offerings. Please click the button below to learn more about our preschool expectations and application process.
