​ST. MARK'S NURSERY SCHOOL
OUR CURRICULUM
The curriculum includes the following units of study:
TWOs Young Explorers
This is a special 1.5-hour class for our littlest children and their grown-ups. Through sensory play, story time, and weekly themes, children will develop motor skills, cooperation, and communication skills in a developmentally appropriate setting. Children must be 16 months by September 1st, 2025 in order to be eligible for the September 2025 start date. Class meets on Fridays from 9:30 am to 10:45 am.
TWOs Separation
This class is for older two-year-olds and meets 2 days a week. For the first two weeks we ask a caregiver to attend with the child, but it is ultimately a drop-off class that lays the groundwork for a lifetime of learning. Per licensing requirements, children must be 30 months old by the start of the first separation class. Therefore, they must turn 2 by April 1st, 2025 in order to be eligible for enrollment. TWOs Separation starts as a 2-hour class in the fall and extends to a 2.5-hour class in early January. Class initially meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:15 am to 11:15 am and then extends to 11:45 am in January.
​TWOs Transition (Early & Late)
This is a unique 2-days-a-week class that gives families the best of both worlds. The class begins as a "TWOs Together" program in the fall, meeting for 1.5 hours, then transitions to a two-hour TWOs Separation class at the end of January (Early Transition) or early March (Late Transition). Children must turn 2 by July 15th, 2025 for early transition or by September 1st, 2025 for the late transition class. The Early Transition class meets on Mondays and Wednesdays and the Late Transition class meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Class initially meets from 9:15 am to 10:45 am and then extends to 11:15 am after separation.
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3-Year-Old Program
Our Three-Year-Old Program meets three or four days a week for three hours each day with no more than 10 children in each class. The program focuses on: Colors, Safety, Shapes, Plants, Animals, Seasons, Mathematics in my world, Wind and Air, Language in My World. Classes meet M/W/F, T/W/Th, and M/T/W/Th.
4-Year-Old Program
Our Four-Year-Old program meets four days a week, Monday through Thursday. Sessions are from 9am to 1pm and children eat lunch in class. An optional 5th day is run as an enrichment class and other extended day options are also available. The 4s program focuses on: Transportation, Dinosaurs, The Five Senses, Family Celebrations, Mathematics and Language in Our World.