Our Mission

The purpose of St. Bernard’s Preschool is to use our commitment to faith and pursuit of academic excellence to evangelize, educate, and form young students as disciples who enthusiastically bring Christ to their families and community while preparing them for success in their academic and future professional lives. St. Bernard’s Preschool exists as a partnership between the parish and the community to educate the whole student through Catholic curriculum, and to model a faith-based life through the virtues of respect, hospitality, faithfulness, and compassion.

Our School

Our school provides a loving and exciting Christian environment where children are nurtured to develop basic learning and social skills all the while expressing themselves creatively. Our staff, most of whom have educational degrees as well as years of experience in early childhood development, are very dedicated to their students and their profession. Each teacher is extremely committed to building a successful foundation that students will acquire and retain for their future educational endeavors. Age-appropriate lessons and activities are designed and geared to serve children ages 2-5 years old. By creating an exciting and safe learning environment, students will acquire a sense of independence, responsibility, routine, and structure.

Two-Year-Olds

Two-year-olds engage in daily activities that include group time, art, music, and physical play. There is a strong focus on gross and fine motor skills. Children will be introduced to colors, shapes, and counting from one to ten. Language development is achieved through finger play, songs, stories, and conversations related to their experiences. Bible stories and prayers are also introduced regularly as a part of the curriculum. Children are not required to be potty-trained in the two-year-old classes. Our staff is supportive of families who wish to begin this process at home by continuing consistency in training at school.

Three-Year-Olds

Three-year-old daily activities include group time, art, playing/learning centers, music, and one-on-one instruction with the teacher. Language development is encouraged through songs, stories, rhymes, word games, and hands-on experiences. There is an introduction to letter/number recognition, and students will begin to learn handwriting. Gross and fine motor skills are focused upon with various tools such as scissors, manipulative learning toys, and physical play. Bible stories and prayers are focused upon daily, and occasional trips to the church will introduce proper church etiquette and the significance of Mass. Children in the three-year-old class must be fully potty-trained and able to visit the bathroom with limited supervision. 

Four-Year-Olds

Four-year-old activities include group time, hands-on learning activities, stories which supplement and complement what is being taught; as well as art, math, science, music, Bible stories, and prayers. Upper and lower-case letter recognition is addressed daily, as well as an introduction to phonics and sight words. Handwriting is exercised daily to master this important skill in preparation for kindergarten. Self-esteem and self-confidence are developed through the building of socialization skills and working independently, as well as working as part of a group. Bible stories and prayers are focused upon daily, and occasional trips to the church are taken to learn proper church etiquette and the significance of Mass. The four-year-old class takes the primary role in our Christmas Program in which they will acquire various theatrical skills such as expression, enunciation, and following directions. Children must be fully potty-trained and capable of visiting the bathroom with limited supervision.