Preschool
Where It All Begins
We foster comprehensive growth within our students through excellent programming and our warm Christian environment. Heights Academy’s growth strategy for students acknowledges and encompasses all aspects and stages of a child’s development: physical, social, academic, emotional, and spiritual. We recognize the individuality of each student and appreciate their unique gifts, qualities, and needs.
2
Year
Olds
Learning in our two year old classroom goes beyond playtime, where children are introduced to foundational academic concepts like early math and literacy where students learn number recognition as well as building vocabulary and speaking skills. Our little lions also work to develop pre-writing skills and engage in daily bible and social emotional lessons.
EARLY LITERACY • Recognizing name • Listening and speaking skills • Vocabulary building • Alphabet introduction
PRE-WRITING • Fine motor work through various activities • Differentiate between letters and numbers
EARLY MATH • Basic shapes • Rote counting 1-25 • Number recognition 1-10 • 1:1 Correspondence 1-10
SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL LEARNING • Emotion recognition • Self regulation • Turn taking and sharing • Asking for what they want and need • Building relationships
BIBLE • Character development • Daily Bible stories and lessons • Weekly Chapel • Monthly memory verse • Worship
3
Year
Olds
Discover our exceptional 3-year-old preschool program, designed to provide a nurturing and stimulating environment for your child’s early education. With a focus on phonics, numbers, literacy, and biblical values, our program ensures a strong foundation for lifelong learning.
EARLY LITERACY • Name identification • Listening and speaking skills • Vocabulary building • Introduction to rhyming • Alphabet identification • Phonics sounds
HANDWRITING • Fine motor skills development • Letter formation • Number formation • Printing name
NUMBERS • Rote counting 1-30 • Number recognition 1-15 • 1:1 Correspondence 1-15
BIBLE • Character development • Daily Bible stories and lessons • Weekly Chapel • Monthly memory verse • Worship
Pre-
K
The Pre-K program serves as a bridge between a preschool experience and kindergarten. Our Kindergarten readiness curriculum dives deep into language arts and math concepts to provide a strong foundation for Kindergarten success.
LANGUAGE ARTS • Recognize the five vowels and their short and long sounds • Recognize the 21 consonants and their sounds • Blend a consonant and vowel together (19 consonants) • Sound one- and two-vowel words • Learn sight words the, a, and I • Concepts of print • Rhyme awareness
HANDWRITING • Fine motor skills • Correct letter formation for both lowercase and uppercase letters • Beginning to print blends and one-vowel words
NUMBERS • Recognize and write numbers 1–20 • 1:1 correspondence 1-20 • Rote counting 1-100 • Patterning and sequencing using colors, shapes, and numbers • Comparing: larger and smaller, before and after 1–20, more or less, largest and smallest 1–20 • Addition: add 1 to 1-9 using objects
BIBLE • Character development • Daily Bible stories and lessons • Weekly Chapel • Monthly memory verse • Worship
Programming Options
Full Day
Five Days
(7:30am-5:30pm)
Half dAY
Five Days
(7:30am-12pm)
Part Time
Three Days
(M/W/F 7:30am-5:30pm)
For 2 & 3 year olds
Part Time
Two Days
(T/Th 7:30am-5:30pm)
For 2 & 3 year olds
What To Expect
Missional
Heights Academy is missional. We accept children from any religious or non-religious background.
SPIRITUAL- DISCIPLINES
We lead children to practice intentional spiritual disciplines focusing on their relationship with God over religion. These include praise and worship, prayer, reading and memorizing God’s word, and etc. Children also attend a weekly Chapel class that brings the Bible alive in an age-appropriate way!
State of the Art
Our state of the art facility sets a tone of excellence by providing welcoming, purposeful, and safe learning spaces. We will have a brand new building with one of the largest auditoriums in our city opening in March 2024. Safety has remained a number one priority as we renovate our spaces. We understand the importance of creating a safe and captivating environment that creates opportunity for growth. Our classrooms are clean, neat, and creative as we recognize that children learn most effectively through play, exploration and age-appropriate hands-on activities.
Community
Heights Academy is an opportunity to join a community. Our relationship-driven approach will allow families to connect in real, authentic ways. We regularly communicate with families through a one-stop App. We also provide opportunities for families to connect with each other. Lastly, our staff is part of our bigger church community, and invites our families to do the same. We offer resources to strengthen families including small groups led through Heights Church for parents, families, and kids.
Full Day
We are a Christian-based preschool experience with intentional full-day care. Our drop off begins at 7:30am and pick up ends at 5:30pm. Our offerings also include both half day (8am-12pm) and full day preschool options. We have an enthusiastic extended care team to offer additional care and experiences when the school day ends at 3pm.
Curriculum + Enrichment
We teach a Biblical worldview using Abeka’s Christian-based curriculum. Children will also receive enrichment activities each week such as art, music, and movement.
