Pre-Kindergarten
(3 and 4 year olds)

Emmanuel Christian School has a wonderful pre-kindergarten program that is safe, educational, and Biblically grounded. The program is led by our legendary teacher, Mrs. Barbara Phillips, who has been teaching kindergarten at ECS for over 30 years! Each year, Mrs. Phillips leads our three and four-year-olds through a fun but challenging curriculum that includes Bible, Phonics, Spelling, Literature, Science, and more.

Pre-K Curriculum Highlights

  • Bible

    Students will be exposed to the major Bible stories and how they apply to our lives. They will memorize short Bible verses. In addition, students participate in a special weekly chapel crafted just for Pre-K and Kindergarten age children.

  • Phonics

    Students learn and memorize all of the letters and sounds, blends, and begin to read words. The average student will be able to read one and two vowel words by the end of the school year and will work through two sets of reading books.

  • Numbers

    Students learn to recognize the concept and to write the numbers 1-20. They also learn to count 0-100 and by tens, fives, and twos.

  • Writing

    Students learn to write all of the letters of the alphabet, blends, words and ever their first name.

Meet our legendary Pre-K Teacher, Mrs. Barbara Phillips.

Our pre-kindergarten program is led by our legendary teacher, Mrs. Barbara Phillips who has been teaching kindergarten at Emmanuel for over 30 years. Each year Mrs. Phillips leads our three and four year old’s through a fun but challenging curriculum that includes Bible, Phonics, Spelling, Literature, Science, and more. Mrs. Phillips received her education from Tabernacle Baptist Bible College.

Our Pre-K and Kindergarten Teachers

  • Mrs. Barbara Phillips

    PRE-KINDERGARTEN

  • Mrs. Kelli Weisenberger

    PRE-KINDERGARTEN

  • Mrs. Estie Woodard

    KINDERGARTEN

STEPS TO APPLY FOR PRE-KINDERGARTEN

STEP 1: Review and agree with our educational philosophy, requirements, and curriculum.

 
  • We aim to cultivate souls through truth, goodness, and beauty. We believe education is an end in itself, and that the liberal arts are inherently worthy of study. Our students learn how to learn. That is, we endorse a classical view of education.

  • Admission to our school depends not merely on academics, but on alignment with our broader philosophy and demonstrated commitment to Christian education. Families of students must:

    Be members or regular attendees of a church of like faith (at least one parent/guardian professing faith);

    Understand classical Christian education and be committed to it;

    Agree to willingly and joyfully follow all rules/requirements of ECS;

    Agree to work through any issues in relation to ECS directly with the Administration in the spirit of Matthew 18:15-20.

    We contract with teachers for an entire academic year. We want to make sure you understand the nature of our educational process and are committed to a classical, Christian philosophy. Once you enroll, you are making a commitment to pay all tuition and fees (note, we do allow tuition to be paid in installments). We act in good faith expecting that you will honor this commitment.

  • Our curriculum is chosen to support our educational philosophy. Broadly, our school is broken down into our grammar school (K3 – 6th), logic school (7th-8th) and rhetoric school (9th-12th). In our grammar school, the emphasis is on learning to read (through phonics), learning basic facts, and learning the vocabulary of each subject. As students get older, they begin to question things more. We lean into that natural development, and begin to teach them logic. In our rhetoric school, the focus is on demonstrating mastery through persuasion. This involves both speaking and writing.

STEP 2: Inquire about enrollment by filling out our inquiry form.

STEP 3: Interview with our Headmaster, Mr. Batten.

STEP 4: If, based on previous steps, it is determined your family is a good fit with our school and we have open seats, you will be invited to apply.

 
 

 The Stages of Christian Classical Education