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Preschool Classes
Preschool Classes
We have three classes:
We have three classes:
2s (10 students; 2 teachers) – 2 days/week, 9:30-12:30, T, Th
3s (15 students; 2 teachers) – 3 days/week, 9:30-12:30, T, W, Th
4s (15 students; 2 teachers) – 4 days/week, 9:30-12:30, M-Th
Schedule
Schedule
We follow the Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) calendar. We run from the Tuesday after Labor Day to the middle of June.
Day-to-day
Day-to-day
3s and 4s students must be day-time potty trained.
Lunch Bunch/Enrichment 12:30-2 for 3s and 4s students.
Preschool Curriculum
Preschool Curriculum
Our curriculum is designed to promote a child's social, emotional, physical, and intellectual development.
Our curriculum is designed to promote a child's social, emotional, physical, and intellectual development.
Specific curriculum goals include:
Developing the child's ability to share and work cooperatively with others.
Increasing the child's ability to follow directions and to listen in a sustained manner.
Building positive self-esteem.
Providing learning at the child's individual level.
Helping the child find acceptable outlets for emotions.
Building positive feelings about school.
Fostering a love of learning.
Classroom routine is play-based, exploration-focused, and carefully balanced to provide for individual differences and needs and to foster a love of learning within each student.
Classroom routine is play-based, exploration-focused, and carefully balanced to provide for individual differences and needs and to foster a love of learning within each student.
Here are some examples of the kinds of activities your child will encounter:
Creative Free Play
Creative Free Play
Outdoor Play
Outdoor Play
Quiet or Listening Group Activities
Quiet or Listening Group Activities
Craft Activities
Craft Activities
Music
Music
Science
Science
Holiday Celebrations from a variety of cultures
Holiday Celebrations from a variety of cultures
Friendship Preschool is licensed by the state of Virginia as a child day center. As such, it is inspected twice annually by a state inspector. It is also permitted and inspected annually by the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department and holds a Residential Use Permit issued subject to the requirements of the County of Fairfax. View the proof of publication of our non-discrimination policy.
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