Philosophy of St. David’s Episcopal Church Preschool

October 2011 Newsletter & Calendar

St. David’s Preschool is a ministry of St. David’s Episcopal Church. The Preschool Director is Peggy Fallon.

The mission of our preschool is to seek to serve young children and their families in the Roswell/Alpharetta area community. We believe a good preschool program should be based on developmental principles and this is the basis of designing educational experiences. Our curriculum is directed toward the formation of basic concepts and readiness skills though the use of many varied “hands on”, concrete learning experiences.

A young child’s environment should provide many opportunities for play, exploration, and creative activities which promote skills in problem solving , thinking and reasoning, language and socialization. Much emphasis is placed on a child’s physical development—small and large motor—as this critically affects all other areas of developmental learning.

Above all, we believe that each child is sacred, special, and unique. We seek to meet his or her particular individual needs in a secure, emotionally supportive environment. Every child is treated, at all times, as God’s own and is treated in a fashion which would please Jesus Christ, a lover of children. It is our sincere hope that the children who come to St. David’s Preschool will find a joyful, enriching learning experience that will develop a love for learning and a sense of security that will last a lifetime.

Teaching Staff

The teaching staff of St. David’s Preschool consists of a teaching team of two teachers, each with experience in early childhood education and trained in Infant/Child CPR and first aid. The classes meet in the Sunday School classrooms, most of which have small bathrooms between adjoining rooms. The children also utilize the church’s music room and parish hall for Music and Movement, preschool chapel, and three different shaded, gated, age-appropriate playgrounds.