Kindergarten

We welcome you and your child to our Kindergarten for the current school year. This is a very exciting time for all of us, and we hope that your child’s experience at Mary, Mother of the Redeemer School will be rewarding in the spiritual, academic and social aspects of learning.

Hopefully, this Kindergarten Handbook will answer many of your questions. We want to feel very comfortable about entering school. Remember is should be a very happy and joy-filled time in your child’s life. Please make us aware of any special needs your child might have ­ be they physical, emotional or social. It is most important that each child experience a sense of security as they leave you to spend time with us.

We look forward to meeting your and working with you in your child’s education.

Philosophy

The kindergarten year should be a journey not a race.  On this journey children travel at different rates depending on their own development, experiences and needs.

Children are unique individuals and need to have their academic and spiritual needs met.  Education assists in developing the total person spiritually, physically, socially and intellectually.  Providing a rich variety of activities and experiences will challenge and encourage children to develop at their own pace.   An early childhood environment that is developmentally appropriate will prepare children for the formal academic programs in the grades.In a warm, caring environment teachers manifest Catholic beliefs and values.  Young children are encouraged to develop a positive image of themselves and others as they become more aware of the unconditional love of God.

Goals

The Kindergarten Program in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia provides opportunities for:

  1. growth in awareness of God’s love as experienced in family, parish and community,

  2. development of a positive self-image,

  3. development of a social-interdependence with adults and peers

  4. experiences which will enable the child to communicate effectively with others,

  5. development of those motor skills which will lead to proficiency and coordination in action and movement.