A private faith-based Pre-Kindergarten 3
through 8th Grade School in Lower Manhattan
welcoming all faiths and all people.
Early Childhood
We provide an integrated approach to education to advance the intellectual, emotional, physical, and social development of three, four and five year olds. This campus offers an educational program that focuses on the individual student and ensures the class meets and excels in all content areas of the New York State Pre-Kindergarten learning standards.
Program Overview
Our Early Childhood program has beautiful and age-appropriate designed classrooms for our 3, 4 and 5 year old learners. School begins at 8:30 a.m. and dismissal is 3:00 (for DOE programs) and between 5:15 to 6:00pm (for Traditional programs). Take a tour to learn more!
Sample Schedule for a Traditional Program Early Childhood Student
(This represents a sample schedule. DOE programs are secular with no prayer or church programs.
Upon enrollment, your teacher will share the confirmed class schedule.)
8:15
8:30
9:00
9:30
10:00
10:45
11:00
11:30
12:00
12:30
1:30
2:15
3:00
3:45
4:30
5:00
5:15- 6:00
Arrival and welcome
Breakfast and table activity
Community prayer & exercise
Morning Circle Time: Sharing, Class News, and Mini Lesson
Learning Centers: arts& crafts, small group reading and language, science, social studies, and math activities
Rotation of Learning centers
Pre-K 3 lunch & bathroom break
Rotation of Learning centers, Playground + Movement
Pre-K 4 lunch & bathroom break
Nap time
Afternoon Circle Time: read aloud, movement, religion, crafts
Enrichment rotations: Yoga, Art, Music
Enrichment rotations: Physical Ed, Mandarin
Snack time and bathroom
Playground & movement time, Choice Centers
Choice centers: free drawing, small group reading
Pack up and pick up
In addition to regular classroom activities, during typical times, monthly field trips and a variety of school events such as church services, sports, recitals and community performances occur throughout the academic year.