Palmetto Shores Learning Center

Dear Parents,
We welcome you and your child to Palmetto Shores Learning Center and we hope the learning experiences here will be a positive one. As parents we encourage you to partner with us in your child’s learning experience. We have an open door policy, we invite you to visit us, ask questions and make suggestions. Your child’s school experience will be a positive one with the cooperation of parents and staff.
Our program has been designed with the goal of helping your child in their emotional, social, physical and spiritual growth. We look forward to an exciting school year as we work together.
As a church, we are interested ministering to the total person. We welcome the opportunity to share with you the various ministries available to our church and community.
If you are not active in a church, we invite you to visit us.
Thank you for allowing us to serve you.
In His Service,
Jill Rohler Director of Palmetto Shores Learning Center

Our Preschool Goals and Directions
The program’s major goal is to create a warm, loving, child centered atmosphere based on the needs and interests of preschool children. Each child is regarded as a unique individual and is encouraged to experiment and learn at his or her own individual rate. We feel a child learns best by doing. Through the ABeka Curriculum students will study Bible, patriotism, phonics, science, numbers, poetry, music and art. Basic routines such as organized free play, clean-up time, toileting, snack time, outdoor play, and group time are carried out every day to help the child develop a sense of regularity and security. Special seasonal activities are planned to teach awareness and meaning of important holidays. Parents and other interested adults possessing special talents and abilities are encouraged to participate in the program and share their skills.
Equipment, activities, and learning experiences are planned to foster all areas of development (social, emotional, physical, mental and spiritual). Your child will participate in a variety of activities such as:
• Learning to enjoy God and His wonderful creation
• Working with paints, play dough, crayons, scissors, blocks, puzzles, and other manipulative materials.
• Enjoying stories, poetry, finger plays, videos and books.
• Learning to take turns, share, plan, work and play with others.
• Learning to respond to music by singing, playing rhythm instruments, and listening to different kinds of music.
• Acquiring good health and cleanliness habits.
Our teachers are carefully selected on the basis of their spiritual background, experience, and suitability to work with young children. The teachers and staff will continually seek to help the child feel secure and valued as they offer him/her many experiences or invitations to grow developmentally at his own pace in all areas of his capabilities.
Guiding the behavior and development of preschool children is an exciting and challenging responsibility which we look forward to sharing with you this year.
Statement of Faith
Palmetto Shores Learning Center acknowledges and respects the different religions and cultures that may be represented in the school. We feel that preschoolers best learn about religion if they experience feelings of love, acceptance and respect of self and others in their everyday life. The most important way preschoolers learn the biblical message is being with adults who radiate God’s love and care. Along with the curriculum, preschoolers will learn about the following simple religious concepts.
• God loves us.
• Jesus is God’s Son. Jesus is a special person. He told people about God’s love and care.
• The Bible is a special book that contains stories about God and Jesus.
• Every person is special and important to God.
• God made families and boys and girls should love and obey their parents.
• The church is people who love Jesus and who love others. At church we learn about God.
We also learn that prayer is talking to God. Each day we start our school day by praying for our families and friends. Children are taught to be grateful and to thank God for His many blessings. Because every person is special and important to God, we teach our students to always be polite and respectful to others. These values and many others can best be reinforced by worshipping together as a family. We do hope you attend a church of your choice and if you do not have church home or if you feel you need a new church home, we invite you to worship with us at Palmetto Shores Church.