CHLG's preschool program provides curriculum for all areas of a child's growth- physical, emotional, spiritual, social, linguistic, aesthetic and cognitive. We focus on what is familiar to children and on creative play through which children learn social roles, cooperation and problem solving. Children learn through experimenting, observing, wondering, exploring and questioning. Our curriculum seeks to provide children with the skills that will both help them learn as well as develop a love for learning. We promote a child's inner drive and excitement about learning as they use and apply knowledge, process and skills.
Our preschool classrooms are well stocked with train tables, building blocks, manipulatives, games and puzzles, kitchen toys, dolls and accessories, puppets, and a reading area. In addition to our classrooms we also have a large indoor play area that we call the "Discovery Room" that is equipped with a sensory table, an art area for exploring various mediums, a climbing structure and slide, a castle structure, a kitchen/home play area, dress up clothes, bouncy balls, ride-on toys and climb through tunnels.
When the weather permits each preschool class spends daily time outside, either at Lovejoy Playground (just a few blocks away), or, for the older classes, Stanton Park. The classes also take nature walks or engage in gross motor activities in our outdoor patio area. During inclement weather the children can spend time in a large room off of the Discovery Room where we set up obstacle courses, play with the parachute, ride the ride on toys and engage in circle games.
Teacher led classes meet one, two, and three days a week from 9-12:45. Because of the space Washington Community Fellowship has shared with us (433 9th St, NE), we have been able to create a preschool program that meets the needs of parents in our community with children ranging from fourteen months through five years of age. Please peruse the rest of our site for more information about class offerings, tuition, and the application process.
Warmly,
Martha Herndon
Director, CHLG
Our preschool classrooms are well stocked with train tables, building blocks, manipulatives, games and puzzles, kitchen toys, dolls and accessories, puppets, and a reading area. In addition to our classrooms we also have a large indoor play area that we call the "Discovery Room" that is equipped with a sensory table, an art area for exploring various mediums, a climbing structure and slide, a castle structure, a kitchen/home play area, dress up clothes, bouncy balls, ride-on toys and climb through tunnels.
When the weather permits each preschool class spends daily time outside, either at Lovejoy Playground (just a few blocks away), or, for the older classes, Stanton Park. The classes also take nature walks or engage in gross motor activities in our outdoor patio area. During inclement weather the children can spend time in a large room off of the Discovery Room where we set up obstacle courses, play with the parachute, ride the ride on toys and engage in circle games.
Teacher led classes meet one, two, and three days a week from 9-12:45. Because of the space Washington Community Fellowship has shared with us (433 9th St, NE), we have been able to create a preschool program that meets the needs of parents in our community with children ranging from fourteen months through five years of age. Please peruse the rest of our site for more information about class offerings, tuition, and the application process.
Warmly,
Martha Herndon
Director, CHLG
