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Full-day 3, 4 and 5 day PreK is available! Choose the Right Option for Your Family!

Student-Centered Academics

PreKindergarten (PreK) lays the foundation for success in school and life. Action-based learning stations, free play, guided play, and structured lessons help students develop social-emotional and academic skills, while building upon the child’s natural curiosity to develop a love of learning at an early age.

PreK is offered five full days per week and parents can choose a three-day (M, T, Th), four-day (M-Th) or five-day program. Must be four years old and potty trained by September 1 to be eligible for admission.

THE LM DIFFERENCE
Our PreK program balances developmentally appropriate academics, learning through play, and a faith formation emphasis. Students in PreK are guided to consider how they can love and care for each other and live peacefully. Bible lessons from the Encounter curriculum focus on the life and ministry of Jesus and relate to children’s families and faith communities.

FOREST SCHOOL FRIDAYS
This program will allow PreK students take their learning outdoors to explore nature, build knowledge of and appreciation for God’s creation, and engage in child-led play. Forest School is a concept encouraging routine, child-led outdoor learning experiences to help build resilience, improve social skills and mental health, and connect to nature.

BILINGUAL PREK LESSONS
PreK students will engage with bilingual play through the use of “Hola Amigo” resources, featuring bilingual dramatic play, centers activities, video and song, and age-appropriate, high interest fiction and nonfiction readings.

HANDS-ON INVESTIGATION AND PLAY
Our PreK program uses The Creative Curriculum, designed to foster creativity, discovery, and critical thinking through hands-on, project-based investigations. Students spend most of the school day learning through play in the classroom and on the playground, developing important social skills and independence, exploring, and building relationships.

TOP-NOTCH TEACHERS
All teachers hold Pennsylvania early childhood teacher certificates and participate in ongoing early childhood professional learning in line with current research on child development. Our PreK program is licensed by the state of Pennsylvania.

PREK CHILDREN RECEIVE:

  • Circle Time
  • Read Aloud
  • Bible
  • 음악
  • 예술
  • Library
  • Physical Education (PE/Gym)
  • Recess (2 times per day)
  • Free Play
  • Chapel
  • Rest Time

PREK COUNTS
LM is a PA PreK Counts provider, offering high-quality, tuition-free PreK for income-eligible families (funding provided by the State). LM recognizes the impact that affordable PreK has on the success of students and our community. Other scholarship opportunities are also available.

To see if you qualify, please click the button below to our PreK Counts page.

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Learning Stations

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Small groups of students rotate among action-based learning stations. They spend some time each day in free play and guided play in the classroom and on the playground.

Forest School Fridays

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This program will allow PreK students to learn and play outdoors for the morning on Fridays, exploring all the natural joys our 95-acre campus has to offer.

Capturing Curiosity

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The LM PreK program builds upon the child’s natural curiosity to develop a base for future academic and social success. The students learn as they make their own discoveries, and they gain skills when they manipulate and experiment with materials.

Bilingual play and learning

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PreK students will engage with Spanish-English bilingual play featuring centers activities, video and song, and age-appropriate, high interest readings.