Curriculum
General Program Information
Hyde Park Weekday School seeks to nurture growth and learning through organized activities, social community, and play. The curriculum is organized into monthly and weekly themes. Each month classes focus on specific letters, a number, a shape, a color, and a scripture memory verse. Each class follows the same theme and focus, while integrating learning experiences based on age and developmentally appropriate methods and activities. Each classroom has an appropriate ratio of children to adults. Below is the maximum ratio for each class.
2-year-olds- 6:1, 10-12 children max
3-year-olds- 7:1, 12-14 children max
4-year-olds- 8:1, 14-16 children max
Our program also highlights God’s love and the teachings of Jesus Christ. Our staff members are encouraged to provide opportunities for children to experience God’s love as they display Christian values. Children will be exposed to Bible stories, Bible characters, Bible verses, and Christian holidays.
2-Year Olds
Our 2-year-old class uses the "WEE Learn" curriculum. For this age group our main focus is teaching independence, speech skills, and social skills. Letters in the alphabet, numbers, shapes, colors, Bible stories, Bible verses are taught as well as learning about a theme topic each week. Each week our students have the opportunity to do music, arts and crafts, gross motor play, fine motor play, use their imaginations through pretend play, ride bikes, play outside, and learn about the love of Jesus! Each of our classes participate in a weekly chapel which is where we come together as a school to sing praises and go deeper into our Bible Lesson for the week.
3-Year Olds
Our 3-year-old class uses "WEE Learn" curriculum. For this age group our main focus is social skills, letter and number recognition, following directions, and problem solving skills. Alphabet letter names, letter sounds, numbers, shapes, colors, Bible Stories, and Bible Verses are taught as well as learning about the theme topic of the week. Each week our students have the opportunity to do music, arts and crafts, gross motor play, fine motor play, use their imaginations through pretend play, ride bikes, play outside, and learn about the love of Jesus! Each of our classes participate in a weekly chapel which is where we come together as a school to sing praises to God and go deeper into our Bible Lesson for the week. We encourage learning through play while challenging our students to push themselves to their full potential. Our goal is to excite children to learn so they can carry a love for learning with them through their life.
4-Year Olds
Our 4-year-old Pre-K class uses "WEE Learn" and "LetterLand" curriculums. Our goal for our Pre-K class is to be fully prepared for Kindergarten by having strong communication skills, problem solving skills, organization skills, and letter and number recognition. At the end of the year we strive for our students to be able to write their name independently, be able to copy letter and number formation, understand quantities , be able to answer questions about a read aloud story, and know how to take turns and share with other children. Alphabet letter names, letter sounds, numbers, shapes, colors, Bible Stories, and Bible Verses are taught as well as learning about the theme topic of the week. Each week our students have the opportunity to do music and movements, arts and crafts, gross motor play, fine motor play, use their imaginations through pretend play, ride bikes, play outside, and learn about the love of Jesus! Each of our classes participate in a weekly chapel which is where we come together as a school to sing praises to God and go deeper into our Bible Lesson for the week. We encourage learning through play while challenging our students to push themselves to their full potential. Our goal is to spark an excitement into each child so they can carry a love for learning with them through their life.