Nurturing Curiosity
Learning center families can look forward to a year of tremendous growth! The program nurtures our pre-kinder students’ natural curiosities through hands-on activities and daily lesson plans designed to encourage the social, emotional, and cognitive development of our students. Children are allowed to explore their world through interactions with their peers, song, dance, and arts & crafts. Young learning center students also build the basic concepts of literacy and numbers through guided instruction.
Our goal is to prepare students to enter and excel in Kindergarten. The Learning Center not only provides students with a solid foundation in literature, science, math, religion, and the arts, but also the skills important to conducting oneself with confidence, independence, and respect for others.
Our Curriculum
Building Self-Confidence
At Saint Mary's, we believe that self-confidence is key to a positive learning experience. By helping students see their contributions as valuable and worthwhile, we foster a sense of belonging among our students and help them see themselves as capable learners. We also encourage our students to explore their world and not be afraid of making mistakes as they learn new skills.
Belonging
Resilience
Self-Esteem
Creativity
Our teachers respect, listen to, and respond readily to our early learner needs. We celebrate the small steps along the way to bigger goals, emphasizing the process of discovery as well as the final product, and encourage each child to exercise his or her talents.
Fostering Creativity
St Mary's strongly believes in the value of creativity and self-expression. We encourage our young artists to discover themselves through song, dance, and other forms of artistic expression.
Social Development
Sharing, Making Friends, and Playing Together
Emotional Development
Controlling Emotions Through Verbal Expression
Cognitive Development
Preparing to Read, Learning to Write
Children are the joy of the family and of society.
Each one is unique and unrepeatable.
- Pope Francis -
Saint Mary's is a private K-8 Catholic school located in Whittier, California. We offer an academically rigorous program for all of our students beginning with our writing program in kinder and continuing through our algebra course in 8th grade.
Our Contacts
Whittier, CA, 90602
Phone: 562 698 0253
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