The Christian Academy of Simpsonville
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
What to Expect
We Offer...
- Well-educated, experienced, loving teachers and staff
- Accessible and involved administration
- Christian atmosphere
- low teacher-student ratios
- Daily schedules that foster individual learning, positive group interactions, and creative expression
- Warm, inviting classrooms that include learning stations and age appropriate materials
- Strong family involvement with our Parent Advisory Committee and volunteer opportunities
- Weekly Chapel services, daily devotions, and Bible stories for all students
- Curriculum enhancing field trips for K4, K5, and First Grade classes
- Weekly Enrichment classes including Music, Character Education, Spanish, Religion, and Science
- Extended (Late) Stay offered five days a week for preschool age students
Our Classes
All our students K2-K5 participate in Chapel each week where they learn and practice the pledges, sing together, share in a Bible story, and celebrate birthday and achievements!
Each class is uniquely tailored to the age level and the students in the class. Highlights and details from each age level are below.
| Little Learners | K2 | K3 | K4 | Kindergarten |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| oral language skills taught through stories, songs, play, and nursery rhymes | oral language skills taught through stories, songs, play, and nursery rhymes | children's literature - encouraging a love of reading | speaking and listening skills through discussion questioning, reading, and song | Building Block Curriculum - language arts through books read to, read with, and read by students |
| emphasis on gross motor skills | learning centers | oral language taught through questions, discussion, songs and stories | laungage arts - phonics, upper and lower case letter recognition and sound | writing with children moving toward indepence paired with Handwriting Without Tears |
| letter identification | math skills - shapes, colors, counting, concepts of sets | phonics - introduce letter recognition and sounds; writing and handwriting | writing through Handwriting Without Tears Curriculum | phonics and lightning words through literature, learning centers, songs, and nursery rhymes |
| age apporiate arts and crafts that support foundational learning and exposure | letter idenitificaiton and sounds introduced | shapes - recognize, trace, and draw | math through Math Their Way Curriculum, math fundamentals | math - counting to 100 by 1s, 5s, and 10s, odd/even numbers, calendar skills, paterns, graphing, estimation, sequencing, sorting, introduction of money, simple additional/subtraction |
| indoor and outdoor play | social skills and independent activity | colors - recognize and identify all primary and secondary colors | fine motor skills - cutting, pasting, writing, manipulative play, building, drawing | social studies and healthy habits integrated into language arts |
| 8:2 student-to-teacher ratio | potty training implemented | foundational math skills - counting to 31, sets of 10, patterns, graphing, and sorting | gross motor skills through indoor and outdoor play and direct instruction | social skills are practiced, modeled, and supported through social values and manners |
| MWF; TTH; 5-day | fine and gross motor skills practiced through play, movement, and art | fine and gross motor skills through indoor/outdoor play | social skills practices through conflict resolution, sharing, working independently and with a group | work habits are introduced and encouraged like making best efforts, staying on task, participation |
| MWF; TTH; 5-day | conflict resolution, sharing, and group work | field trips offered to support classroom teaching | field trips offered to support classroom teaching | |
| MWF; TTH; 5-day | MWF; 5-day | 5-day only (8:30-2:00) |
MUSIC
Stories and lessons explored through song and movement. Students are introduced to theory basics and instruments. Through music, the children are beginning their expression of worship and the arts.
CHARACTER
EDUCATION
Through the exploration of bible stories students learn how we can use these stories today and apply them in their daily life. Values and manners are incorporated into the curriculum.
SCIENCE
Students gain exposure of basic science principles through hands-on learning and exploration. Children experience different themes like weather, five senses, simple machines, etc.
Contact Info
215 SE Main Street
Simpsonville, SC 29681
Phone: 864-967-3071, ext. 201
Cindy Henderson
Director
chenderson@simpsonvillemethodist.org
Kim Hubbard
Administrative Assistant
khubbard@simpsonvillemethodist.org
Hours of Operation
The Preschool and Kindergarten's school year is August through May.
Preschool Hours:
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Late Stay:
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Kindergarten Hours:
8:15 am - 2:00 pm