Early Childhood at All Saints'

Early Childhood at All Saints’ Episcopal School

New Dillard Center for Early Childhood Education

Building a Foundation for Learning 3-Year-Olds

• Pre-Kindergarten • Bridge Kindergarten

The All Saints’ Early Childhood Program:

A Bright Future In 1951, The Reverend Canon James P. DeWolfe Jr., and the Vestry at All Saints’ Episcopal Church voted to create All Saints’ Episcopal School to serve preschool children. Over the years, the School added elementary grades and, eventually, a Middle School and an Upper School. Our first seniors graduated in the spring of 1989.

After many years of K-12 education, the Early Childhood Education program was re-established in 2010.

Enrollment has since tripled, and the state-of-the-art Dillard Center for Early Childhood Education opened in Fall 2013.

Gift of the Dillard Family in honor and memory of every child that passes through the blessed doors.

It’s all about

Balance.

A Well-Rounded Approach

Give your child a balanced beginning through All Saints’ Early Childhood Program.

Our 3-Year-Old, Pre-Kindergarten and Bridge Kindergarten programs offer a balanced approach to intellectual, physical, emotional, social, and spiritual development. The All Saints’ educational setting promotes intellectual curiosity, creativity, independence, life skills, and encourages healthy spiritual development.

Most importantly, our program fosters each individual child to develop his or her skills to become confident and to develop a love for lifelong learning.

From Science Lab to Spanish Class, Music to Integrated Math and Visual Arts, Technology Lab to Daily Chapel, All Saints’ Early Childhood Program will provide a strong foundation for your child.

The Perfect Step to Kindergarten Readiness Students in the All Saints’ Early Childhood Program are at a distinct advantage when transitioning into the Kindergarten of your choice. Not only are they happy and well-rounded, but they have had an academic preparation second to none.

Distinctive Features of our Early Childhood Program Classrooms

All Early Childhood classrooms have a lead teacher and an assistant, with an 8 : 1 (average) student-toteacher ratio. All lead teachers hold degrees and are certified in Early Childhood Education.

Daily Chapel

Children attend chapel services, which include prayer, songs and a children’s lesson led by our Early Childhood and Lower School Chaplain.

Godly Play

A weekly enrichment, Godly Play is an outstanding method of Christian education and spiritual direction for children. Children listen to Bible stories and are encouraged to relate the stories to a personal experience.

Technology Lab / Library

(Pre-K and Bridge K: 1-2 times per week) Students learn basic computer skills, including control and placement of a mouse, “drag-anddrop” and introduction to the keyboard. The EC Library is filled with books to help promote the love of literacy and reading. SmartTables, with literacy, math and numbers, science, and social studies educational software, are incorporated into the technology and library enrichment.

(Pre-K and Bridge K: 1 time per week) Children experience hands-on science through lessons and experiments in earth, physical and life sciences.

Art

Creative Dance

(1 time per week) Children visit the Early Childhood Art Room for whole group art enrichment each week. Children create works of art though experimentation of different media, planned around the basic elements and principles of art: line, shape, color, value, form, texture, and shape.

Music

(1 time per week) Early Childhood students participate in a weekly Creative Dance class where they channel their imagination, creativity and self expression through dance. The children dance and dramatically act out characters to different musical pieces. This class also helps develop good listening skills, proper classroom etiquette and respect for peers.

(1-2 times per week) The MusikGarten curriculum promotes musical literacy, singing and rhythmic skills, aural perception, language development, motor coordination, ensemble skills, and social interaction while awakening the child’s imagination. Early Childhood music enrichment also incorporates instruments, songs, stories, and poems that align with classroom curricular themes.

RANGE (Research, Adventure, Nature, Geology & Ecology)

Spanish

Throughout the year, during migratory patterns and as part of their science curriculum, children enjoy on-campus outings and picnics in the Butterfly Garden.

(1-2 times per week) Students are enriched by weekly Spanish language classes. The curriculum is planned so students learn core vocabulary and basic sentence structure using verbs, colors, numbers, animals, places and food items through verbal interaction, music, hands-on activities and books.

This center-based program focuses on different academic areas including, but not limited to:

Language and Literacy

Art

Math and Numbers - Everyday Math

Science

Vocabulary and language, letters, words, sounds, comprehension, phonics, reading readiness, handwriting, pencil grip and name recognition

Number recognition, comparing, sorting, shapes, patterns, measurement, beginning number operations

Thematically planned and developmentally appropriate painting, drawing, cutting, pasting, easel work, clay sculpting and finger painting

Age-appropriate experiments, thematic planning, study of living things, environment, earth, culture

Integrated, Literature-Based, Mathematics-Visual Arts Program

(Pre-K and Bridge K) Under the weekly guidance of Dr. Robin Ward, a Ph.D. mathematics educator and author, children learn about artists by viewing and discussing images of their work. Through this process, students discover and explore the mathematics embedded in or used by the artist in his/her works. The children also create an artifact (painting, sketch, collage, etc.) in the spirit of the week’s artist.

Science Lab

Intellectual Development

(Pre-K and Bridge K: 1 time per week) Students visit the RANGE, a 16-acre educational preserve located on the All Saints’ campus.

Children learn about subjects relating to the RANGE area, which includes a pond, distinctive prairie grasslands and wetlands and a community garden.

Kelly Dillard Butterfly Garden

Physical, Emotional, Social & Spiritual Development Physical Development

Physical development includes dramatic play, toys and games, blocks, sensory table exploration, manipulatives, and fine and gross motor coordination and development.

Daily outdoor play develops large motor skills like jumping, running and climbing. Students also explore music through movement, rhythm and beat, instruments and dance.

Emotional Development

Play and learning in our Early Childhood Program focuses on promoting self-confidence and a positive self-image that will lay the foundation for success in school and in life. Our teachers introduce skills relevant to children’s development and interests and foster independence and self-assurance.

Social Development

All Saints’ Early Childhood curriculum and activities are designed to promote skills beyond self. Children are encouraged to build on interaction with others, teachers and groups. They observe and explore, problem solve and learn social skills to create confidence. Children are also taught the important life skills of sharing, respecting others, appropriately resolving conflict, and communicating with words.

Spiritual Development

Children’s thoughts and feelings about God and other spiritual beings are a natural part of their development.

We encourage children’s spiritual growth by incorporating lessons on faith, knowledge, self-control, perseverance, kindness, and love into our curriculum. We teach them how to ask “wondering questions” through storytelling and utilize prayer, music, and devotionals to connect learning about faith to living in faith.

Mission Statement All Saints’ Episcopal School promotes academic excellence in a nurturing, Christian environment and upholds the Anglican tradition of worship.

Accreditation All Saints’ Episcopal School is accredited by: Independent Schools Association of the Southwest www.isasw.org Southwestern Association of Episcopal Schools www.swaes.org

Non-Discriminatory Policy

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Administration & Faculty

Tad Bird Head of School B.A., M.A., History, Austin College D.Min., Educational Leadership, Virginia Theological Seminary Robin Page Director of Early Childhood Education B.S.W., Social Work, Texas Christian University Tricia Bowles Early Childhood Division Assistant Godly Play B.S., Elementary Education, Oklahoma State University Kim Allen Bridge Kindergarten B.A., Arts & Humanities, Minor, Family Studies, Stephens College Temple Baldridge 3-Year-Olds

Karie Bearden Art Missy Carson Bridge Kindergarten B.A., Interdisciplinary Studies, University of Texas at Arlington Early Childhood Certification Mikal Dillard Bridge Kindergarten B.S., Early Childhood Education, Texas Christian University Carla Eaton Early Childhood Spanish B.S., Education Spanish, Tarleton State University Carter Goree 3-Year-Olds B.S., Education, Texas Christian University Tricia Henderson Music B.S., M.Ed., Elementary Education, University of North Texas

Emily Jones Pre-Kindergarten B.S., Multidisciplinary Studies, Texas Tech University Elementary Education Certification Jennifer Kramer Pre-Kindergarten B.A., English, Texas Christian University Early Childhood Certification Kimberly Laird 3-Year-Olds B.A., Child Development & Family Studies Texas Tech University Raquel Martin 3-Year-Olds B.S., Education, University of North Texas Marlene Poydock Pre-Kindergarten B.B.A., Management, University of Texas at Arlington

Tracey Salge Pre-Kindergarten Molly Smith Bridge Kindergarten B.S., Psychology, Minor, Family Studies, Texas Tech University Pam Vaziripour Science B.S., Elementary Education, Memphis State University M.Ed., Curriculum and Instruction, American College of Education Robin Ward Math & Art B.A., Mathematics, Immaculata College M.A., Physics, Villanova University Ph.D., Mathematics Education, University of Virginia Jennifer West 3-Year-Olds B.A., English, Minor, Family Studies Early Childhood Certification, Texas Tech University

All Saints’ Episcopal School administers its personnel, admission, academic, financial aid, and athletic programs without regard to gender, race, religion, ethnicity or national origin.

All Saints’ Episcopal School Memberships National Association of Independent Schools www.nais.org Independent Schools Association of the Southwest www.isasw.org National Association of Episcopal Schools www.naes.org Southwestern Association of Episcopal Schools www.swaes.org Southwest Preparatory Conference www.spcsports.org Center for Spiritual and Ethical Education www.csee.org Council for Advancement and Support of Education www.case.org Texas Association of Non-Public Schools www.abouttans.org Texas Independent School Consortium www.tarrantcountytisc.com Association of College Counselors in Independent Schools www.accisnet.org National Association for College Admission Counseling www.nacacnet.org Texas Association for College Admission Counseling www.tacac.org The College Entrance Examination Board www.collegeboard.com

all saints’ early childhood program

Schedule for 2014-2015 The Early Childhood Program follows the same calendar as the K-12 academic program at All Saints’ Episcopal School.

3-Year Old Program

Class time: 8:45 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.

Drop-off: Flexible drop-off begins at 8:00 a.m.

Extended day: Available until 6:00 p.m. (separate registration required)

2 days per week (T,Th) 3 days per week (M,W,F) 5 days per week

$4,250, $425/month $6,350, $635/month $7,975, $798/month

Pre-Kindergarten 3 days per week (M,W,F) 5 days per week

$6,750, $675/month $10,450, $1,045/month

Bridge Kindergarten 5 days per week

$10,950, $1,095/month

Questions?

Robin Page I Director of Early Childhood Education I robinpage@aseschool.org I 817.560.5700

(817) 560-5700

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www.asesftw.org

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9700 Saints Circle, Fort Worth, TX 76108