Westminster
Presbyterian Preschool & Kindergarten

WPPK's philosophy is to recognize and appreciate each child, individually, building upon the child's cognitive, creative, social, emotional, physical, and spiritual strengths. By providing an environment that is nurturing, warm, and inviting for children to discover and create learning, each child thrives at his or her own pace of learning and ability. Children learn best by doing. Therefore, WPPK promotes active involvement for children to construct their knowledge. The opportunity to question, try again, and learn from a learning and intellectual curiosity are ongoing, developed processes assisted by many different resources.

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Through the utilization of centers in the classroom, children are continually presented with interactive, hands-on, play-based learning that provides children with exceptional academic content while cultivating an enjoyment of the learning process. Independence and responsibility are continually supported. Instruction is presented in small and large groups along with one-on-one individualized planning. Through the centers, children integrate language, math, science, social studies, reasoning, problem-solving, listening, expressive and receptive language, peer interaction, collaborative teamwork, and communication skills. This developmental program is based on the assumption that growth is sequential. As children pass through predictable, sequenced stages of development and art, music, literature, movement, and creative dramatics, children tap into their creative abilities and natural curiosities as well as build creative expression.

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In a stimulating and rich environment, children meet with success while developing positive patterns for learning. Christian virtues of compassion, responsibility, perseverance, and others are infused throughout all age levels and contribute to the development of respect for others and an appreciation for one’s unique value to the world.