The Importance of Play

​Play is a primary context for learning and is a very important part of a child's development. Through play children learn to interact with the world around them, use their creativity, develop their imagination, build curiosity, use critical thinking, learn problem-solving skills, as well as develop physical, cognitive, social, emotional, fine and gross motor skills. While involved in play, children are learning to interact with others, observe adult role models, make new friends, explore how things work, develop pre-reading skills, listen to music, share, be creative through art work, learn to share an adult’s attention, and many other learning experiences inspired through play. That is why play is a very important part of our curriculum: Play helps children to develop essential skills they will need later in life.

Our Curriculum

The Creative Curriculum for Preschool

The Creative Curriculum® for Preschool is a comprehensive, research-based curriculum that features exploration and discovery as a way of learning, enabling children to develop confidence, creativity, and lifelong critical thinking skills. It is designed to help educators at all levels of experience plan and implement a developmentally appropriate, content-rich program for children with diverse backgrounds and skill levels.​

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The philosophy of The Creative Curriculum® is that young children learn best by doing. The Creative Curriculum® is built on theories of development in young children, that all children learn through active exploration of their environment and therefore the environment plays a critical role in learning. The goal of the Creative Curriculum is to help children become independent, self-confident, inquisitive and enthusiastic learners by actively exploring their environment. The curriculum identifies goals in all areas of development: Social/Emotional, Cognitive, Physical and Language. The planned activities for the children, the organization of the environment, the selection of toys and materials, planning the daily schedule and interacting with the children, are all designed to accomplish the goals and objectives of the curriculum and give your child a successful year in school. The Creative Curriculum® shows teachers how to integrate learning in literacy, math, science, social studies, the arts, and technology throughout the day. It also gives the teacher a wide range of teaching strategies-- from child-initiated learning to teacher-directed approaches-- to best respond to children's learning styles, strengths, and interest

Orange: first look Preschool Curriculum

First Look combines child development and theology to create a comprehensive preschool ministry curriculum and strategy for every phase of a kid's life to influence their faith from birth to graduation. 

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Orange is the faith-based curriculum we use at Emmanuel Faith Preschool that combines the Church which is light (yellow) and the Home which is heart (red) to have a greater impact.
The curriculum offers three relational motives; to move kids to LOVE GOD by inciting wonder, to move kids to LOVE LIFE by provoking discovery, and to move kids to LOVE OTHERS by fueling passion. Each month offers a different theme and each week the teachers incorporate the memory verse, bible stories, songs, acting out stories, artwork, and more into their lessons.   
Orange has prepared information for families to partner alongside teachers and discuss lessons and key principles which is emailed to parents weekly. This unites us all with one priority to LOVE GOD
“‘. . . with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” Matthew 22:37-38