Woodbury Lutheran Preschool & Kindergarten
About Us
Our Mission
Our mission is to share the love and Good News of Jesus Christ, while providing children and families with excellence in early education.
Our Philosophy
We believe young children learn best by doing. They are active learners who touch, feel, experiment, and create. Our classroom environments are intentionally planned with active learners in mind and to encourage their involvement. Here they can experiment to find out how things work, try out many ideas, rearrange happenings to fit their level of understanding and learn firsthand about God's wonderful world around them. Play provides the foundation for academic learning. It is the preparation children need in order to attain academic success. It is in this kind of environment that young children build their self confidence and begin to believe they are capable learners. Play nurtures children's development in all areas and allows us to achieve the goals of our early education curriculum. Play is the work of young children.
Goals for Learning
One of the most important curriculum goals is to help children become enthusiastic learners. Through effective, planned experiences, children develop curiosity, imagination, interest, persistence, and initiative in exploring the environment, engaging in experiences, and learning new skills. We strive to provide a balance of child-directed play/exploration with appropriate teacher-directed activities to provide a well-rounded experience.
Our curriculum identifies goals in all areas of development:
Social: Children develop the ability to interact with peers and adults respectfully, form positive peer relationships, and gain increasing awareness of belonging to a family, community, culture, and program.
Emotional: Children learn to feel comfortable in school, trust their new environment, grow in self-esteem, independence, self-control, and develop a positive attitude toward life.
Cognitive: Children become confident learners by acquiring learning skills such as the ability to apply and adapt strategies to solve problems, listen attentively, ask questions, use words to describe thoughts and feelings and also by engaging in early reading, writing, and math experiences.
Physical: Children develop their large and small muscle skills and develop understanding about healthy and safe living practices.
Class Sizes
Small class sizes are intentionally provided to ensure your child has the individual attention he/she needs and deserves on a daily basis.
Faith Development
Bible stories, verses, songs, prayer, discussion of scriptural truths and values help support the children's faith development and are an integral part of each child's experience at Woodbury Lutheran Preschool & Kindergarten.
Licensing / Continuing Education
Woodbury Lutheran Preschool & Kindergarten is licensed by the State of Minnesota Department of Human Services. All teaching staff members are degreed in Early Childhood or Elementary Education and licensed and/or certified by the State of Minnesota. Ongoing training and continuing education is provided for members of our staff. All staff members have current training in Infant/Child First Aid and CPR.
Support
We receive special needs support when indicated from School District 833, provide education and support services references for parents when requested, and are committed to open communication with parents in supporting the individual needs of children.
