Why Pre-Kindergarten?
To be part of a well-rounded, play-based curriculum we will explore the following areas of early childhood development:
- Experience the beginning of an educational journey in a faith-filled setting,
- Build relationships with our peers, teachers and school community,
- Support and enhance your child’s independence and growing confidence,
- Experience dramatic and imaginative play with friends in class,
- Explore early literacy and numeracy concepts,
- Expand language and communication skills,
- Develop critical thinking skills through “Loose Parts” and “Tinkerlab” activities
- Introduce classroom routines,
- Participate in fine and gross motor movement activities.
All EICS Pre-Kindergarten classes are taught by knowledgeable and caring certified Program Assistants with the support of a multidisciplinary team made up of a teacher, Speech-Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Educational Assistants and the Early Learning Consultants from the School Division.
EICS offers Pre-Kindergarten programming for children aged 4 years on or before December 31st.
St. Nicholas is planning for 2 Pre-Kindergarten programs that run 2 full days (all school day scheduled Monday/Thurs program or the Tuesday/Friday program) per week. Field trips and other special school activities will be organized by the Program Assistant and a teacher at the school.
Fees:
Community children - $1250.00 per year. This can be paid in monthly installments of $125/month.
*PreK English (2 days a week) - Monday, Thursday- No fundraising, $125 per month
*PreK Ukrainian (2 days a week) - Tuesday, Friday- No fundraising, $125 per month
If you would like your child at the school 5 days a week, this would be the plan:
*PreK ($125/month) & Enrichment ($175/month) = (5 days a week) - Monday to Friday Program - No fundraising, makes your cost $300 per month
Registration:
To register for Pre-Kindergarten please do the following:
1a) Log into PowerSchool (if you have a PowerSchool Account) and click "SchoolEngage - Student Forms". This will bring you into the SchoolEngage, our forms management system
1b) If you are a new parent recently registered with the division and do not yet have a PowerSchool account, please log directly into SchoolEngage at https://eics.schoolengage.ca/#/home
2) Click on the graduation hat icon on the left and click the name of the student you wish to register for Pre-Kindergarten
3) Click "New Form" beside the form titled "Pre-Kindergarten Registration" and submit the form to the school hosting the program.
Early Childhood Links:
Alberta Education Programming for Children with Special Education Needs