The Preschool

Purpose

The purpose of Mt. Olive Lutheran Preschool is to provide a Christian education for children of the congregation and the community so they may, through God's Word and Spirit:

• know and accept God as Creator and Father who loves us and gave His only Son to suffer, die, and rise again for our sins that we might be saved;
• accept Jesus Christ as Savior, Son of God, and as their best friend;
• and, through thankfulness for salvation, strive to live a God-pleasing life in thought, word, and deed.

Objectives

The purpose of Mt. Olive Lutheran Preschool is to provide a Christian education for children of the congregation and the community so they may, through God's Word and Spirit: Mt. Olive Lutheran Preschool will provide, in a Christ-centered atmosphere, teaching/learning and other experiences to enable children to grow:

• spiritually, through regular study of God's Word, chapel services, songs, and activities;
• academically, through learning and mastering basic age-appropriate skills in language arts, mathematics, art, music/body rhythmics, science, and supplemental activities to reinforce the above;
• socially, to develop age-appropriate skills and social behavior desirable to function successfully in society as a child of God, using Jesus Christ as an example of Christian living;
• emotionally, to foster a feeling of positive self-esteem and worth as a child of God;
• physically, to develop large and small muscles through Body Rhythmics, and supervised and free play.