Classes at Christ Our King Preschool in Bel Air, MD

Entrance Requirements for Preschool Classes

Christ Our King Preschool in Bel Air, MD has classes for 2, 3, 4, and 5 year-olds. All student should have reached the appropriate age by September 1 of their entry year. Admission to Transitional Kindergarten class is offered to students whose 5th birthday is after September 1 of their entry year or have obtained a Maturity Waiver from Harford County Public Schools to delay beginning Kindergarten. We prefer that TK students have complete a 4 year old class. Children must be toilet-trained when entering the 3s, 4s, and TK programs. Toilet-training is not required for 2-year-olds; however, we prefer that training be underway, so we can support your efforts whi;e your child is at school.

Christ Our King Preschool Classes

2 Year Old Classes

Our Happy Hearts meet twice a week.

Tuesday and Thursday from 9:00 am - 10:30 am

Class time includes the following:
- Social Skill Development through peer interaction
- Modified Circle Time
- Monthly Themed Units
- Small group and independent exploration
- 1/1 support
- Story Time
- Centers
- Music and Movement
- Art
- Outdoor Play
- Snack
Class is limited to 11 children.

3 Year Old Classes

We offer two options for our Cheerful Spirits.

2-day class - Tuesday, Thursday from 9:00 AM - 11:30 pm

3-day class - Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9:00 am - 11:30 pm

Class time includes the following:
- Social Skills Development though peer interaction
- Structured Circle Time
- Monthly Themed Units
- Centers with Rotations
- Large group, small group and independent instruction and activities
- Guided support for independence
- Concept Instruction - Shapes, Colors, Numbers, Letters incorporated daily
- Concepts of Print
- Early Literacy and Numeracy Development
- Story Time
- Nature Exploration
- Outdoor Play
- Snack
Class is limited to 15 children

4 Year Old Classes

We offer two options for our Joyful Learners

3 days a week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

5 days a week from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

All classes include the following:
- Social Skills Development
- Structured Circle Time
- Monthly Themed Units
- Large and small group instruction as well as independent exploration
- Centers with Rotations
- Review of Shapes and Colors
- Early Literacy
- Early Numeracy & Mathematics
- Social Studies
- Nature Exploration
- Literature
- Crafts
- Outdoor Play
- Snack
Classes are limited to 15 children.

Transitional Kindergarten Class

TK meets 5 days a week from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.

Class time will include, but not limited to, the following:
- Social Skill Development
- Structured Circle Time
- Monthly Themed Units
- Small group and independent exploration and instruction
- Centers with Rotations
- Literacy Instruction (reading, writing, listening and speaking)
- Mathematics
- Social Studies
- Earth Science
- Spanish
- Crafts
- Outdoor Play
- Lunch
Class is limited to 14 children.

Preschool+ (Extended Day Enrichment Program)

Class starts at the conclusion of morning classes and ends at 3pm

Visual Arts - explore genres through artist of the month
- Music & Movement - explore elements of music with rhythmic movement
- Theatre - introduction to performance, dialogue, stage directions, costuming, set design
- Structured Games - playing gross and fine motor games, learning & following rules, cooperating with others, sportsmanship
- STEM Projects - exploring construction with 3D resources, exploring our world through experiments (weather. states of matter, patterns in nature, science in the arts