GOALS

• The Gloria Dei Preschool provides each child, regardless of race, gender, ability, special needs, ethnicity, socio-economic standing, or religion, opportunities to: 

• Develop social skills in a group setting

• Develop language skills to enable the child to convey wants, needs and ideas appropriately, expand vocabularies, and respond to and ask good questions.

• Develop the ability to observe, compare and describe objects and events.

• Develop thought processes that lead to greater understanding, awareness and curiosity through investigation and exploration with a variety of resources in a safe environment.

• Recognize and respect the rights, feelings and property of others and understand their place as responsible members of a family and community.

• Develop self-confidence in expressing, choosing and initiating behaviors and making decisions, and learn to accept responsibility for those choices in a group setting apart from parents.

• Develop good habits in the areas of health, nutrition, safety and hygiene.

• Develop physical coordination and motor skills and explore with the five senses.

• Experience a variety of visual art, music, drama, dance, literature and creative movement activities and learn to appreciate the expressive arts and cultures of other people, places and times.

• Experiment with a variety of tools, manipulatives, and materials for open-ended exploration.

• Engage the imagination with rhymes, songs, fingerplays and pretend play.

• Develop a greater awareness of the self as a valued individual and competent learner.