Pre-Kindergarten

A Unique Beginning: Where Wonder Meets Wisdom

Our Pre-K program offers a joyful and intentional start to schooling, nurturing the whole child and laying a strong foundation in faith and learning.

Rooted in Scripture, guided by classical tradition, and enriched by Montessori-informed methods, our program blends beauty and order, structure and freedom, and work with wonder.

Led by a trained Montessori educator, the classroom invites children into sensorial, hands-on learning that builds focus, independence, and delight in discovery. Each child is known, loved, and nurtured in every area of growth—spiritual, emotional, physical, and intellectual.

SCCS Pre-K is a Christ-centered beginning to a lifelong journey of learning, virtue, and wonder.

Curiosity Cultivation

At SCCS, your child will nurture curiosity, wonder in the Lord, and foster a love for learning.

Students look forward to creative classroom experiences filled with fun, purposeful play that encourages them to grow in their love of God and the things of God. We encourage inquisitive minds by creating extra space for questions and discussion and delighting in their discoveries.

Social and Spiritual Formation

Our Pre-K program is a child’s first step in cultivating wisdom and virtue. With the Gospel at the center, students begin learning habits of stewardship, honor, wisdom, and self-control.

Our classroom is structured to support positive peer interactions and character formation, helping students grow in grace, patience, and kindness. Even our youngest learners are invited into a community where character matters—and where they are gently guided to reflect the image of Christ.

Joyful Early Childhood Development

Our holistic curriculum focuses on kinesthetic and sensory learning to provide children with a strong foundation for Kindergarten and beyond.

At SCCS, your child will:

Experience wonder and engage in worship of God through Bible stories, group prayer, and Scripture memorization.
Develop strong fine motor skills (“pre-writing” skills) to prepare them for future writing. Students hone their skills for their “pencil grip” through purposeful play in tracing, lacing, seeing, building, and cutting.
Embark on an in-depth exploration of letters (“pre-reading” skills) that ready them for early reading in Kindergarten.
Discover numbers and engage in early math concepts (“pre-addition”) such as pattern recognition, matching, sorting, and classifying.

Whole-Child Engagement

Children experience a beautiful school beginning through the integration of Music, Art, P.E., and Creative Dramatics. Our unique Pre-K approach to “specials” means that our youngest students have the opportunity to:

Embark on a joyful musical journey with our Music Teacher, where students explore the fundamentals of music, laying the groundwork for a lifelong love of music. (Early music education is linked to improved language skills, cognitive development, memory improvement, creativity, and self-confidence.)
Join in purposeful games and movement activities, led by our Athletics Teacher, specifically crafted to boost your child’s gross motor skills, body awareness, social abilities, and positive feelings about staying active.
Participate in an engaging Arts program tailored just for them, where children explore more than just “crafts.” Children grow to appreciate the good, true, and beautiful through age-appropriate art appreciation (gazing at and discussing art) and express their own creativity through art creation.
Explore their imagination and foster creativity with their Creative Dramatics Teacher, laying the groundwork for problem solving, storytelling skills, and public speaking.

A Delightful Daily Rhythm

Consistent routines help children feel secure by providing a sense of predictability. Our daily rhythm blends structure with opportunities for exploration, inviting each child to engage joyfully and confidently in their learning.

Each day includes meaningful practices such as prayer, catechism, hands-on learning, snack time, outdoor play, rest, and group games. We also celebrate special moments—like birthdays and events on the liturgical calendar—and join in all-school gatherings such as chapel, helping students feel a sense of belonging in our Christ-centered community.

Our Pre-K students regularly venture out on field trips to visit neighbors at Aegis Living and explore local parks, discovering the beauty and wonder of God’s creation through real-world experiences.

Pre-K Curriculum

Bible: God from A to Z (attributes of God)
Handwriting & Phonics: Handwriting Without Tears
Math: Dimensions Math (math concepts: match, sort, and classify)
Science: God Made Me: The Study of Our Bodies
Social Studies: Community Helpers and My Family
Literature: Fables and Poems
Fine Motor Skills: Sewing, Cooking, Coloring, tracing, cutting
Virtue Formation Stewardship, Self-Control, Wisdom, and Honor
Specials: Full-day students will have additional opportunities to participate in Music, Art, P.E., and Creative Dramatics. Half-day students will have slightly limited participation in specials.