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Christ the King Christian Preschool

Purpose

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:

• function well in a group
• listen to others
• take turns
• cooperate
• be a good teacher and a good follower

To stimulate the child's interest in the amazing world around us by participating in mental, physical, social, and spiritual experiences.

Curriculum

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.

Our Teachers

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.

Katherine Upchurch, our teacher's aide, has attended the University of Iowa and KIrkwood Community College. She has provided in-home daycare for 3 years. Her two children have attended Christ the King Preschool. She enjoys music, cooking, reading, and gardening.

Class Information

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.

Enrollment Requirements

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, Cristin Bock, at 688-9240 or cristinbock@hotmail.com (place "preschool" in subject line).

Tuition

Parental Obligation

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.

Equity Statement

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.

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