\u201c<\/em><\/strong>I am continually impressed by the skill and ability of the teachers at St. Martin’s preschool. I feel my child is being well prepared for a lifetime of learning.\u201d Our curriculum-based Preschool program is designed to address the cognitive, physical, social, and language development needs of our students. Our environment is child centered and one in which children learn through experience and discovery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Children, through a child-centered environment, learn to use self-discipline, to talk and listen effectively, to solve problems and make decisions, to accept responsibility for their behavior, to share and work with others, and that they are important as individuals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Because our students come from a variety of backgrounds and educational experiences, they will be exposed to a variety of small and large group activities which can bridge the gap between home and school and lay the foundation for future learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At St. Martin’s, \u201credirection\u201d is our preferred method for correcting behavior. Basically, redirection is taking a negative situation and morphing it into a positive one. Redirection is an effective means to stop the inappropriate activity immediately and sets the groundwork for learning right from wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If appropriate, a teacher may use time-out as a way to give a child the opportunity to calm him or herself before joining the group again. Time-outs do not last for more than one minute per year of age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n All of our students attend Chapel weekly. Our Chapel curriculum takes our children through the entire Bible in a very approachable way. We utilize the felt board, puppetry, and drama to tell stories in a simple way that conveys God\u2019s love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n Our 3- and 4-year old classes also attend P.E. with Coach Bob every week. This class is a preschool physical education experience that emphasizes listening skills and teamwork while developing motor skills and teaching about a healthy lifestyle. Our kids love Coach Bob and look forward to this day each week!<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n All our students attend music once a week. Our music curriculum teaches thematic songs, introduces rhythm and instruments and involves a lot of movement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n All children will participate in additional art and science lessons once a week. Children will gain self expression through tactile art activities and experience science hands on through developmentally appropriate experiments, which align with the curriculum and units of study at the school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We work with several vendors to offer great classes after 4pm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Enrollment in these outside activities is separate and not included in our monthly tuition. Ask for more information and enrollment forms in the office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Each summer we put away our formal curriculum and do as much experiential learning as we can. We look forward to school-wide themes that encourage more puppets, more singing, and more play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We integrate water play days into our summer routine and even have some special visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We embrace summer as a great time to be more laid back while still teaching and maintaining the valuable skills all our children will need for the next school year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" TEACHING OUR YOUTH Our Mission Our mission at St. Martin\u2019s Lutheran Preschool is to facilitate your child\u2019s awareness and understanding of the world around them and to foster a positive self-image and respect for others. Meeting the Needs of Young Children St. Martin’s Lutheran Preschool seeks to meet the needs of young children and their families by providing an educational […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":23,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saintmartins.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saintmartins.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saintmartins.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saintmartins.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saintmartins.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/saintmartins.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8372,"href":"https:\/\/saintmartins.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/29\/revisions\/8372"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saintmartins.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saintmartins.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
– Preschool Parent Testimonial<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\nA Foundation for Future Learning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
What about Discipline?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Chapel<\/h2>\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nP.E. with Coach Bob<\/h2>\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\nFine Arts at St. Martin’s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Extra-Curricular Activities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Summer at St. Martin’s<\/h2>\n\n\n\n