The Preschool is CLOSED for the school year 2009/2010.  Please contact the Church office if you need further information.

St. Paul's Cooperative Preschool

Founded in 1989 by the Outreach Committee of St. Paul’s Church, St. Paul’s Cooperative Preschool follows the public school calendar and runs from 8:30 – 12:30 Monday through Friday.  Children who attend must be 3 years old by September 1st.  We are non-profit and self-supporting. 

Program

St. Paul’s Cooperative Preschool provides a warm and friendly first school experience for young children and their families.  We welcome children from families of all races, religions, cultural heritages and financial status.  Our program is based on early childhood research that shows that children develop socially, and learn new skills best, when allowed to explore social roles and abilities at directed, spontaneous play.  Young children are highly motivated to learn in this way because their play interests them personally.  Our teacher offers supportive guidance, designs activities, and selects materials that enrich opportunities for play.  Children are helped with problem solving and adults applaud efforts to work out solutions.  Trust, self-esteem, independence, cooperation, friendship, and care for God’s creations are valued traits fostered in the classroom.

Parents

Our school is a cooperative where parents have a unique and vital role in their child’s preschool.  Each parent takes turns working as a helper alongside the Teacher-Director.  They gain insight into the growth and development of young children, most importantly their own child.  Our school benefits from the diversity of our families and the ways each shares in fostering a community of young learners.  The friendships formed among our school families last well beyond the preschool years.