About Us
Dedicated Educators
We know that learning is easier when you have an excellent teacher. That's why most of our educators have achieved an advanced degree in their field. Our faculty are passionate about the subjects they teach and bring this enthusiasm into their lessons.
Our 2 1/2 -3's classes have low student to teacher ratios. Students entering our toddler program should be fully potty trained. Our focus is on social skills from a Christian perspective. Beginning literacy and pre-math skills are explored through play. They hear stories, learn about Jesus, sing songs, play in the gym, explore movement and music, and eat a snack together.
Pre-k students should be 4 years old by September 1 and potty trained.
Kindergarten students should be 5 years old by September 1.
Highreach curriculum
Mt. Airy Christian Day School follows the HighReach Learning® program. Initially developed in 1986 by professional educators, HighReach Learning is a nationally recognized early childhood program that continues to create developmentally appropriate curriculum for children. Each program provides planning strategies, learning experiences, and support materials that help create intriguing and interest-driven investigations.
Through HighReach Learning, we inspire children to learn from the world around them, using sensory-related, hands-on activities. New information is introduced thematically, and learning takes place as children explore and manipulate real objects and events.
Serving Our Community Since 1980
Founded as an outreach ministry of the Mt. Airy Church of God in Christ.
Bishop Ernest C. Morris, Sr.
Founder
Dr. J Louis Felton
Pastor/Servant Leader
Mission
Mt. Airy Christian Day school exists to provide a quality Christ-centered education that prepares students to thrive spiritually and academically.
More about our curriculum
Monthly Themes
Monthly themes include:
September:From Home to School
October:Harvest Time
November:Terrific Tools
December:Sensational Senses
January:Trucks and Big Machines
February:Town and Country
March:In the Grass
April:Digging in the Dirt
May:Let’s Pretend
How Can I Help My Child?
Research continues to show the importance of family involvement in a child’s success in school. HighReach Learning values the role of the family in making a difference in the lives of young children. Children learn from the people and places all around them. You are truly your child’s first teacher and play an integral part in his or her development. Our early childhood education curriculum encourages families and teachers to work together, guiding children’s learning in powerful and fun ways.
Toddler
Quality early childhood development for toddlers begins with a hands-on approach and plenty of opportunities for free-choice and independent learning. At Mt. Airy Christian Day School, our teachers will lovingly guide your toddler through their earliest developmental milestones while singing, dancing, and playing. Your toddler’s busy day will include plenty of free play and quiet time. Time will be devoted to enrichment programs, special activities, and learning simple Spanish words. We keep families informed with Daily Reports and weekly lesson plans on the classroom’s Parent Board. Your child’s developmental progress will be assessed on an on-going basis using progress reports.
Our toddlers and two’s utilize the nationally-recognized HighReach® curriculum that focuses on the following areas of development:
- Listening and speaking skills
- Self-confidence
- Social interactions
- Coordination
- Creativity
- Problem solving
Toddler HighReach Curriculum (ages 12 – 24 months)
Designed with the curious child in mind, our toddler curriculum includes monthly themes which are reinforced with books, puppets, songs, free-form art projects and other creative learning activities for toddlers.
Preschool
In the Classroom
- Teachers and children engaged in supportive and encouraging learning interactions.
- Hands-on explorations that create new learning connections in language, math, science, social/emotional, and physical development.
- Children investigating “Big Ideas” and actively seeking answers to their questions.
- Rich conversations between teachers and children.
- Intentional daily plans covering a wide range of standards-based objectives (Ask to see them!) that take your child’s interests and needs into account.
- Opportunities to explore basic skills and concepts that are appropriate for your child’s specific developmental level and which will ensure school readiness.
Kindergarten
Mt. Airy Christian Day School utilizes the Macmillan/McGraw-Hill'sTreasures curriculum which is now aligned to the Common Core State Standards. This leading program offers the correct balance of fiction/nonfiction literature, explicit instruction and ample practice to ensure that students learn and grow as lifelong readers and writers. Treasures is a research based, comprehensive Reading Language Arts program for grades K-6 that gives educators the resources they need to help all students succeed. High quality literature coupled with explicit instruction and ample practice ensures that students grow as life-long readers and writers.
for more information click on the following link.
Treasures Kindergarten Program Overview
Mt. Airy Christian Day School approach to early childhood development
Educational Standards
Mt. Airy Christian Day School is licensed by the Department of Human Services and Pennsylvania Department of Education and follows the state’s early learning standards. We use the Pennsylvania Early Learning Standards for infant and Toddlers, Pennsylvania Early Learning Standards for Pre-Kindergarten, and Pennsylvania Early Learning Standards for Kindergarten to guide curriculum and lesson planning decisions. We also participate in the Keystone STARS Certification Program, designed to evaluate and improve the quality of child care. The program offers Standards, Training, Assistance, Resources and Support (STARS) to child care providers and recognizes the continuous quality improvement efforts of early learning programs in Pennsylvania.
We are redefining how far childcare providers can go. Our educational philosophy is age-appropriate, developmentally appropriate and child-directed. Your child will learn through play and will be given the freedom to make choices that help to foster independence.
Our Kindergarten program are aligned with the curriculum of public school Kindergarten programs and are designed to prepare your child to transition easily to a public or private school environment.
Highreach Scope and sequence
HighReach Learning® curriculum grows with your child. As your child matures and moves to the next age group, he/she develops more advanced skills. The main skills your child will cover during the year are listed below.
Curriculum for Twos
- Social/Emotional Development
- Language Development
- Small and Large Muscle Development
- Phonological Awareness: Songs, Rhymes, & Fingerplays
- Color & Shape Recognition
- Problem Solving
- Self-Concept
Curriculum for Threes
- Social/Emotional Development
- Language Development
- Phonological Awareness: Songs, Rhymes & Alliteration
- Small and Large Muscle Development
- Color, Shape, & Number Recognition (1-10)
- Counting & One-to-One Correspondence
- Sequencing, Predicting, & Graphing
- Problem Solving
- Character Education
Curriculum for Pre-K
- Social/Emotional Development
- Language Development
- Small and Large Muscle Development
- Phonological Awareness: Rhyming, Clapping Syllables, & Alliteration
- Letter Recognition and Beginning Sounds
- Vowel Sounds (long and short; emphasis on short)
- Color, Shape, & Number Recognition (0-12)
- Counting & One-to-One Correspondence
- Sequencing, Graphing, & Predicting
- Character Education
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Summer Camp 2019
PTO 2019-2020
Come join our PTO
Parents are the voice for their children. Come join a group of wonderful men and women helping to better our school. From “Funraisers” to family activities. PTO meets every third Wednesday of each month. Contact the office for further informatio.
Upcoming events!
Primp and Pamper/ Cutz for Gents
November 16 from 11-1pm @ Dobbins Technical Highschool. Tickets on sale for $15.
Volunteers are welcomed
Have free time? Have a talent that you would like to share? Schedule a visit with our office and we can help you submit your clearances and get you started.