Explorers
Age 3 by September 1
Our Explorers program at Peñasquitos Christian Preschool is designed for first-year and second-year 3-4-year-olds and begins in the morning. Explorers need to be potty trained or pretty close to mastering potty training (no pull-ups or diapers). Typically, 3-4 year-olds in Explorers are working on accelerated social-emotional skills, further developed cooperative learning, and pre-academics.
2, 3, and 5 Day Options Available
8:30-11:30am
Explorers…
…are continuing to promote their sense of self but beginning to navigate likes, dislikes, preferred and non-preferred activities, and group play. Structure and boundaries are important in this age group but not without a breadth of freedom and expression that allows children the ability to explore and express their world in tangible and honest ways.
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Explorers begin class time on the rug for a morning meeting that includes group discussion, research on their ideas and projects, and planning for the work or theme of the day. After this group time concludes, the children are invited to explore their learning centers or explore the Outdoor Classroom.
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Children are invited into open centers that are accelerated and advanced from the previous school year. There are more loose parts and materials for building, planting, adding-on, gluing, inventing, and exploring. Learning centers include art, writing, manipulatives, math, science, sensory, blocks, reading, and dramatic play.
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Our outdoor time is not a recess but a valuable educational opportunity to practice skills through intentional and planned activities that span all developmental domains.
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Children will also share a nutritious snack during the morning.
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Bible curriculum and lessons are incorporated throughout the curriculum. Children attend chapel once or twice per week depending on schedule.
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The Nature Hut is an expansion of our Outdoor Classroom. We have a specialized teacher who writes the curriculum for the Nature Hut which engages the child’s natural curiosity of the world around them.
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Explorers are invited to participate in the afternoon enrichment program Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday afternoons for a fuller day experience. This extension program is not child care, rather a full enrichment class called Discovery Kid Zone (DKZ).
Committed to excellence
Peñasquitos Christian Preschool is a program that is accredited by NAEYC since 1987 and fosters quality and excellence in the training and experience of early childhood professionals through initiatives that are responsive to the needs of the children and families that we serve. By meeting 10 rigorous program standards and an intensive year-long self-study every five years, Peñasquitos Christian Preschool has demonstrated a commitment to excellence over the past 30 years.