All Angels Episcopal Day School is dedicated to helping children develop faith based on knowledge of God’s love, awareness of the wonder of God’s creation and respect for varying beliefs. We provide high quality, developmentally appropriate care for young children. We address their spiritual, emotional, social, physical and cognitive needs. All Angels believes that both what and how children learn in their early years is critical to their development. All Angels admits children regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, gender, or religion.
We begin our school day with a short chapel service in the church building. The ringing of the chapel bell signals it is time to gather to discuss a wide range of topics, sing a few songs and join together as a community before we begin our classroom instruction. Classroom schedules start off with a circle time that incorporates many early skills (literacy, math, science and critical thinking), followed by a nourishing snack.
After snack each classroom begins their morning routine which includes small and large group discussions and activities, inside and outside play time and an in-depth discussion of various age appropriate themes that engage the interests of the children, blend with the annual calendar and enhance their skills and knowledge. Lunch is the final component of the morning session, finishing by 12:30.
The afternoon schedule incorporates a quiet time for everyone, an afternoon snack, outside time and small group activities. Children are given ample opportunity for individual exploration of the classroom materials, teacher assisted reading and play throughout the day. Low student-teacher ratios allow frequent and quality student-teacher interactions.
Our teachers are committed to helping children have a successful school experience. The teachers believe that childhood is a time for children to explore their world and their interests and provide as many opportunities in as many different ways as they can. The teaching staff meets all the State man-dated requirements, including thorough background checks, CPR and First Aid certification and on-going training each year.
We offer two (TTH), three (MWF) or five days a week. Time slots are 9–12:30, 7–3, and 7–5:30, with extended care available by advance request.
Accreditation by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) is a rigorous, voluntary process by which early childhood programs demonstrate that they meet national standards of excellence. Programs undergo an intensive self-study, collecting information from parents, teachers, administrators and classroom observations. When the program feels it is prepared, an on-site visit is conducted by NAEYC trained early childhood specialists to validate the self-study results. An independent team of national experts reviews the self-study and the validation visit results to grant or defer accreditation. Our current accreditation expires in June of 2007.
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