Our preschool
program is for 3 and 4 year
olds. Children must be potty
trained. The class is limited to 12
students.
Annual
registration fee of $100 is assessed
at enrollment. Each child needs to
furnish a copy of their vaccination
record and birth certificate.
Preschool hours
are the same as Elementary, 8:00 am
- 3:00 pm, Monday - Friday. The
preschool adheres to the school
calendar and is not in session
during the summer.
The preschool
curriculum consists of the following
activities:
Phonics and reading readiness
skills
Math readiness skills
Activities to develop large and fine
motor skills
Art
Jesus time
Indoor & outdoor playtime
Music
Concordia
Christian Academy offers
Kindergarten through 6th grade. Our
classrooms are multi-age classrooms
that build upon the strengths and
work to improve weaknesses of each
student. Class size is limited to
fifteen students. This allows our
teachers and staff to devote a large
amount of time to every student's
needs.
The curriculum at
Concordia Christian Academy is based
on the "Integrating the Faith
Curriculum" and the Arkansas State
Benchmarks. It has been carefully
planned and is
continually
updated so that it exceeds the
curriculum suggested by the Arkansas
Department of Education. A variety
of resources are used to teach the
curriculum. Among these are texts
from Houghton Mifflin, Silver
Burdett Ginn, ABeka, McGraw Hill,
and Concordia. Teachers are also
encouraged to use a variety of trade
books, the Internet, teacher books,
and in-service trainings to support
the curriculum and the needs of each
individual student.
The curriculum
also includes music, physical
education, art, and computer
instruction.
The Iowa Test of
Basic Skills is administered
annually to students in grades 1-6.
This test is used to assist in
assessing our curriculum, teachers,
and students. Other forms of student
assessment include teacher
observation, unit testing, and
performance based assessments.
Parents are kept
closely informed and involved in
their child's progress by mid-term
progress reports, quarterly report
cards, fall and spring
parent/teacher conferences, and
informal communication with the
teacher. Weekly classroom
newsletters and quarterly school
newsletters are also utilized to
keep parents involved and informed
about school events.