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Christ the King Christian Preschool
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To provide a Christian setting for learning and growing. This program is not to take the place of the Sunday School program at your church but is intended to expand the child's perception of God in his or her daily activities and environment.
To provide experiences to develop favorable attitudes towards others. Our goal is to help each child learn to:
To stimulate the child's interest in the amazing world around us by participating in mental, physical, social, and spiritual experiences
Our program includes short Bible stories, Christian songs, and short prayers, along with varied activities in language arts, science, music, social studies, physical development, and creative art. Our units include letters, colors, self concept, numbers, shapes, holidays, animals, safety, manners, nutrition, and hygiene. The material has been chosen to encourage both structured and unstructured activities. Community resource people are brought into the school to enrich our program.
Mary Ann Askelson, head teacher, graduated from Iowa State University in elementary education with a concentration in early childhood development and applied art. She has been at Christ the King Preschool since 1980 with five years of previous teaching experience and many years of volunteer experiences.
Tammi Anderson, assistant teacher, has an elementary and special education degree with added courses in early childhood. She has 16 years of teaching experience. She has been a substitute teacher for Christ the King Preschool, and her two children have attended this preschool. She has been at Christ the King Preschool since 2000.
Cynthia Kemp, our teacher's aide, has a degree in French, theater, and nursing. She has been a substitute teacher for Christ the King Preschool since 1994, and her three children attended this preschool. She has many years of volunteer experiences, including Brownie Leader, Sunday school teacher, Cub Scouts, and church activities.
Classes are limited to 20 children per session with a maximum of eight three-year-olds per session. Class sessions are 2.5 hours long two, three, or five days a week. The sessions meet from 8:45 – 11:15 a.m. Our holidays, vacations, and snow days coincide with those of the Iowa City public schools.
The child must be three years old and toilet trained before s/he may attend any of the classes. State law requires both an up-to-date Iowa record of immunizations and health information report completed by a physician for each child. Other school forms are to be completed and submitted with the non-refundable $50 registration fee.
For more information, please contact our registrar, Johanna, at 351-1020 or jofiedo@yahoo.com (place "preschool" in subject line).
Tuition rates are $130/month for two days per week classes (T-Th), $190/month for three days per week classes (M-W-F), and $320/month for five days per week.
Parents furnish snacks for each class according to a monthly snack calendar. Each family signs up to help with one project (cutting, sewing, etc.) at the teacher's request.
Christ the King Christian Preschool admits students of any sex, race, gender-identity, color, national and ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, gender-identity, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, and athletic and other school-administered programs.
"We knew this preschool would definitely be the best place for our son ... and it has been."
"I feel these 3 teachers were sent to us not only to teach our children but to start them on the right path for life and to love them."
"The activities are well planned and the at projects are very creative."
"... exciting things are waiting for your kids to explore and learn."
"... give your children the chance to experience such a wonderful school with an unbeatable staff!"