Programs

2 yr olds

Classrooms are designed to be age appropriate and teachers create lesson plans that challenge children with a full range of academic building blocks and foster the development of constructive social skills.

Class Ratio: 1 teacher per 5 students
Two loving teachers who specialize in working with our youngest students are with no more than ten children in one of our smaller, cozy classrooms. An enclosed bathroom in these classrooms is excellent for taking care of diapering needs and encouraging children towards independent pottying.

Schedule Options:

• 3-Day – Monday/Wednesday/Friday: 8:30 am – 2:30 pm
• 2-Day – Tuesday/Thursday: 8:30 am – 2:30 pm
• Combo Monday – Friday: 8:30 am – 2:30 pm

3 yr olds

Classrooms are designed to be age appropriate and teachers create lesson plans that challenge children with a full range of academic building blocks and foster the development of constructive social skills.

Class Ratio: 1 teacher per 8 students
These classes, staffed with 2 loving and experienced teachers have a maximum of 16 students. Not all 3-yr-old classrooms are equipped with an enclosed restroom. Our expectation is that children should be potty-training with minimal accidents by the first day of school and completely potty-trained by January.

Schedule Options:

• 3-Day – Monday/Wednesday/Friday: 8:30 am – 2:30 pm
• 2-Day – Tuesday/Thursday: 8:30 am – 2:30 pm
• Combo Monday – Friday: 8:30 am – 2:30 pm

4 yr olds

This program offers the best preparatory option for four-year-old children who will be entering kindergarten the following year. Our full five-day classroom setting exposes them to all the academic subjects, social skills, and organized structure they’ll need to thrive in the kindergarten setting. (We also offer a 3-day or 2-day option.)

The academic focus is to meet each child where they are and to expose the entire class to the skills needed to enter a kindergarten environment. Letter recognition, phonics, and writing skills along with math, language, and problem-solving skills are all part of each week’s lesson plans and activities. From the social and emotional aspects of development, this class allows the children to develop a greater sense of self and independence while also learning how to have both friendships and collaborative (“working”) relationships with peers.

Class Ratio: 1 teacher per 9 students
Each of these classrooms is equipped for up to eighteen students with two teachers.

Schedule Options:

• 5-Day – Monday – Friday: 8:30 am – 2:30 pm
• 3-Day – Monday/Wednesday/Friday: 8:30 am – 2:30 pm

Transitional Kindergarten (TK)

Our Transitional Kindergarten class is designed for children whose 5th birthday falls shy of the FISD September 1st cut off or who are currently old enough for kindergarten but would benefit from an extra season of both social and academic experience before entering an Elementary School setting. Our curriculum closely models FISD Kindergarten expectations and goals and is taught by experienced teachers. When our students move on to the larger, faster-paced ISD environment they will know what it feels like to be successful learners and to love the learning process. The experience they have in our Transitional Kindergarten class will not only prepare them for kindergarten but will set their entire educational career on the best course for success.

Class Ratio: 1 teacher per 10 students
Our Transitional Kindergarten classroom is equipped to accommodate up to 20 students with two teachers.

Schedule
5-Day – Monday – Friday: 8:30 am – 2:30 pm

Daily Chapel Time

We encourage children in their faith with an incredible daily Chapel program in our church sanctuary that’s fun and focuses on the love God has for us all. Lessons taught in chapel are also reinforced in the classroom.

Investigation Station

The “Investigation Station” is our theme-based, hands-on, experiential classroom. Each month this room is packed with exciting activities and projects which help students learn more about the month’s theme. It is like going on a little field trip every month!

Music and Movement

St. Philip’s Music and Movement class engages the children in songs, playing musical instruments, dancing, and movement activities as well as listening to different types of music.

Physical Education

Physical Education promotes healthy minds and healthy bodies. In our P.E. class, the children will learn to practice yoga, understand the benefits of healthy eating, participate in creative physical activities, learn the basic rules of soccer, basketball, baseball, and other sports, and have lots of fun in the process.