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2 1/2 - 5 Years!
As a ministry of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church since 1981, our Christ-centered preschool has been blessed to open its doors to all God's children and their families. We warmly welcome and celebrate each child's uniqueness in their spiritual, social, emotional, intellectual, and physical development. Our experienced, caring teachers create inviting classroom centers to enhance your child's learning through play in Jesus' love. Our Christian curriculum incorporates age-appropriate kindergarten readiness activities with STEAM. Daily (weather permitting) outdoor cooperative games and free play promote gross motor skills, social development, cognitive development, and well-being. To learn more about our church staff and leadership, click here
Mission Statement
and History
Good Shepherd Lutheran School focuses on the whole child to provide a safe, nurturing, Christ-centered education in which each child is celebrated individually and is encouraged by word and example.
Our half-day, Christ-centered preschool program was established in 1981 as a ministry of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church.
About Our School
Philosophy
Good Shepherd Lutheran School’s daily program provides children a rich educational experience in a loving, Christ-centered environment. We teach a play-based, thematic curriculum that gives children the opportunity to explore and learn about language, letters, numbers, science, art, nature, and music. We maintain age-appropriate expectations for children and we help them work out conflicts respectfully, showing each other the love that Jesus taught us.
A Typical Day
Children are warmly greeted at the classroom door by the teacher and assistant. The first part of the day includes open-ended free play where students explore theme-related activities in various centers around our rooms, including art, building toys, dramatic play, science and math investigation, manipulatives, puzzles, and games. All activities are intentionally chosen with specific learning goals in mind. Large group activities vary, depending on the age of the students, but all classes use this time to introduce key concepts, read stories, and interact with a calendar and a daily weather graph. Bible lessons are also taught during circle time.
Every class enjoys 30 minutes of outdoor play on our beautiful playground with bikes, cars, balls, shovels, slides, climbing equipment, and a sand box. Students take turns bringing snacks from home to share during our snack time. Each class also has some time set aside for sharing books.
At the end of each day, our teachers meet with the parents to briefly review the fun activities from the day and to provide any important reminders for families.
Chapel and Music
Our classes meet weekly in a chapel and music program. The classes begin in our Day Chapel with a prayer and an age-appropriate Bible lesson. The music program includes singing, playing instruments, and learning about music in a fun, interactive way. If you’d like to know more about our beliefs, click here.
Special Events
We enjoy seeing families at school. Annual family days are planned during the school year. We enjoy a Valentine’s Family day in our classrooms, a fall trip to Frying Pan Farm Park in October, a Family Day Giving Thanks in November, a Christmas Program in December, a Winter Family Days in February, and a Family Day Picnic at a nearby park in May. We also have many classroom special events such as the fire department visiting with a puppet show and their big trucks. We watch caterpillars hatch into butterflies and release them and many more fun learning opportunities.