The Blawenburg Village School
Preschool in Blawenburg, NJ 08504
The Blawenburg Village PreSchool (BVS) is rooted in the Christian faith and practice of the Blawenburg Reformed Church. Open to all faiths, the preschool seeks to nurture the social, developmental, emotional and spiritual lives of children.
Nurturing the Social: We seek to create a covenantal community of trust and cooperation. This is fostered as children are guided in their social interactions with peers and teachers, and is modeled by the relationships between parents and staff of the school. All learn together to respect the cultures and abilities of all participants through multicultural experiences of stories, games, traditions and music. From time to time children and families are offered opportunity to assist others in need.
Nurturing the Developmental: We provide qualified teachers and staff who work diligently to meet each childs individual developmental needs. Teachers share with children the wonder and beauty of Gods creation. Children are offered a variety of motivating and hands-on experiences which aid in the development of motor, musical, and artistic skills. At appropriate levels teachers lay a foundation for the development of skills in reading, writing, arithmetic, health, social studies and science.
Nurturing the Emotional: We seek to provide a warm, accepting and positive atmosphere. Children are led to recognize their own special characteristics and abilities. Self-esteem, self-control and healthy independence are fostered. Children are also helped to handle and verbalize emotions in appropriate ways while preserving the childs ability to feel and express the full range of God-given emotions.
Nurturing the Spiritual: We affirm that all children bear the image of God their Creator. As a Christian preschool we seek to be attentive to the spiritual development of children. This takes place through songs, stories, celebrations and prayers.Together we seek to form a covenant distinguished by trust, mutual respect and sharing.
- Child Ages:
- 2 years - 6 years
- Rates:
- $
- Licenses & Accreditations:
- New Jersey Department of Children and Families
- Preschool:
- Yes
- Hours of Operation:
- Monday-Friday 9am-3pm
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The Creative Curriculum for Preschool, Fourth Edition, (Teaching Strategies, Inc. 2002), has been adopted by BVS as its foundation for classroom organization and instructional practice.
The Creative Curriculum For Preschool is a curriculum of the environment. Within each classroom, teachers and children together create their unique curriculum environment for learning. Children learn best through their play, and The Creative Curriculum helps us design rich environments in which childrens natural curiosity leads into discovery, practice, exploration, role play and information gathering. Students will be exposed to many activities through learning centers, classroom routines, teacher-directed projects, and changing classroom themes. This will provide our students with multi-layered learning experiences that help build social and emotional skills, physical skills, cognitive skills, and language skills. This rich learning environment allows for differences in individual learning styles and the natural, varied pace of development from child to child.Handwriting Without Tears is the handwriting curriculum used at BVS. Each student in the Berry Patch and Blossoms classes will have a handwriting notebook that they will use throughout the school year. The Buds classes will also begin using this curriculum which for their age begins with songs and manipulatives. The Handwriting Without Tears Curriculum is also being used in Montgomery Township schools so students will become familiar with the program prior to entering kindergarten.
Young Children and Worship is the program that is used for Bible Story. Each Class at BVS will participate in Bible Story which will be held in the childrens worship area at the far end of the lower level in Cook Hall. Sitting on the carpet with their teachers and a specially trained Bible Story teacher, children enjoy an experience of being with, listening to and talking with God together during Bible Story time.
