St. Alban’s Weekday Preschool opened its doors in the fall of 2001. We are privileged to offer classes to 76 children two, three and four years of age each school year. It is our goal to honor God, children and families with the following statement of purpose:

St. Alban’s Weekday Preschool, a ministry of St. Alban’s Episcopal Church, encourages our children’s spiritual and emotional development through interactive experiences and play in a Christian environment.

At St. Alban’s Preschool, we pride ourselves in providing age appropriate, concrete experiences to meet developmental needs in the lives of young children.  We believe that learning is an interrelated process, with each area of development overlapping with and affecting other areas.  We will provide opportunities that nurture the development of the whole child.

Using the essential knowledge of how young children learn and grow as our framework, and knowing that learning takes place as experiences are relevant and meaningful to children, we will prepare an environment that takes advantage of what children do naturally, explore and make sense of the world around them through play.  Through these real, “hands on” experiences, children are learning higher order thinking skills; problem solving, critical thinking, cause and affect.  With teacher as facilitator, children will be guided to work and play together, learning to make decisions, take initiative, cooperate with others, follow instructions and think of themselves as capable persons.

Our total school program will include the following: stories, reading, role playing and drama, a print rich environment to support emerging language and literacy, age appropriate math and science experiences, music, sensory experiences, movement and outdoor play, lunch, and monthly enrichment experiences.

We know that each child comes to us with his/her individual background, experiences, interests, strengths, needs and learning style.  We will respect and celebrate differences in children, creating a nurturing, caring community within each classroom.  We will be a safe place for children to learn to express themselves in appropriate ways and love others.  We will value each child as a precious gift from God.

General Information

The school year at St. Alban’s Weekday Preschool runs from the day after Labor Day through the week in May that is prior to Memorial Day. Our preschool calendar is very similar to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School year calendar (holidays and teacher workdays) within the nine months that we operate.

Enrollment forms and registration materials for the 2011-2012 school year may be picked up in the Preschool Office beginning January 17, 2011. These forms may be submitted anytime before the end of the preschool day (12:15) on Friday, February 11, 2011. The lottery will be drawn on Tuesday, February 15, 2011, and is drawn in tiers. The priority of these tiers is shown below:

I – Currently enrolled students
II – Siblings of church members
III – Siblings of non- church members
IV – Alumni Families
V – Church members at large
VI – General public

Tours of the program are available two mornings each week at 9:45 a.m. beginning the week of January 17, 2011 thorough the week of February 7, 2011.

Classes Offered / Registration and Monthly Tuition Fees 2011-2012

Enrichment Classes

Chapel
Storytelling and Drama
Davidson Public Library
Music
Science

Please contact the Director, Meg McConnell, in the preschool office at 704-892-8955 between the hours of 8:30am and 2:00pm Monday through Friday for further information about our program. You may e-mail Meg at mmcconnell@gostalbans.org.

“You are a child, you are suitable to be awed.”
Fred Chappell