The Altoona Bible Church Preschool has been developed as an “outreach” ministry of the Altoona Bible Church. It is a self-supporting, non-profit school and functions under the supervision of the Altoona Bible Church Deacon Board. We follow the Pennsylvania state guide lines for staff and students. Our curriculum is developed to meet the goals of Pennsylvania Department of Education’s Academic Stan
dards. All our staff have completed background and child abuse clearances. The school’s goals are presented through the curriculum as follows:
• The curriculum is presented in Units of Study. Each unit includes fine motor, gross motor, language, social skills, cognitive, self-help, group devotions, prayer, memorization of scripture, and individual skill work.
• Each unit of study contains a general goal and a spiritual goal. Each day is broken down into specific objectives to meet the goals.
• Individual skill work is decided according to the child’s own needs. An individualized evaluation is provided to the parents 3 times a year to mark the progress of each child. Some of our Units of study: Rainbow Colors, God Made Me Special , Autumn, Forest Animals, Water, Fire & Home Safety, Birds, Shapes, Senses, Thanksgiving, Manners, Body Parts, Family, Christmas, Farm, Opposites, Maps, Rain Forest, Presidents/ Flag, Wind & Air, Healthy Bodies, Good food/ Nutrition, Community Helpers, Missionaries/ Cultures, Pond, Transportation, The Sea, Alphabet Review Zoo. We have special events throughout the year such as Holliday Parties and gift exchanges, Nature Walk, Fire Fighter Visit, Vision Screening, and School Picture Days. For these events we allow parent, or grandparent volunteers. A few times during the school year, I invite Pastor Stewart & his wife Nancy to come in to read the closing story and share a special treat with the students. Eligible children must be 4 years old by September 14th, for the Pre K program or 3 by September 14th for Beginners
Classes will meet Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays September - May
from 9:00 -12:00