The St. Patrick Catholic School Preschool incorporates a Montessori and theme-based curriculum with the goal of further developing the coordination, concentration, and independence of each student in a Catholic faith environment. By appealing to the child’s sense of order, the environment is carefully prepared with sequenced activities to meet each individual’s needs.

Morning or afternoon preschool program options are available for both 3- and 4-years-old programs.
A Guide to Preschool

Each student has the freedom to choose among a variety of materials that can be touched and manipulated in all of the following curriculum areas:

Religion: Stories of God's Love: Allows the child to take the first steps on their journey of faith. Through daily prayer, song, art, and storytelling, children come to understand the important difference faith can make in their lives.

Practical Life: Provides tasks of daily living familiar to the child to help them learn to care for themselves and their environment. Activities include simple food preparation, housekeeping skills, and eye-hand coordination work.

Sensory: Acquaints the child with pre-math materials and concepts that help refine their experience of sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell.

Math: Offers the use of concrete materials to help prepare for the gradual transition to abstract thinking. 

Language: Provides a multi-sensory approach to the pre-reading/pre-writing process. Eye and ear training are introduced to help lay the foundation for reading, as well as materials for the refinement of motor control for writing.

Science: Includes an introduction to botany, zoology, and physical science at a developmentally appropriate level.

Geography: Introduces the child to the surrounding world. Continents and foreign cultures are introduced and diversity is explored and respected.

Art: Encourages creativity and development of fine motor control through activities such as cutting, gluing, punching, etc. Children express themselves as they experiment with a variety of creative media.

Music, Movement & Gym: Supports the development of gross motor skills through song, dance, and exposure to different musical styles.

Reading: Supplemental online program

Our wonderful preschool program also features the following:

• Small class sizes
• Work/eat in a self-contained classroom the entire day
• A thorough cleaning of the classroom between classes
• Emphasis on personal hygiene from the start of the school year