Why Little Treasures at St. John?  
We will help your “Little Treasures” grow and develop! 

Love Learning New Things. Our teachers encourage laughter and sharing while children develop a love for learning that we believe endures for years to come.
Learn with the Best Teachers. We believe our preschool teachers are the most nurturing educators in the area, as evidenced by our recent recognition as one of the 50 best private schools by the U.S. Department of Education.
Assemble a Solid Foundation. Day by day, our incredibly dedicated teachers work with your young child to methodically develop and then gradually strengthen a solid and lasting foundation of knowledge, imagination, and self-confidence.
Be More than Just Another Student. Our teachers and staff will know your child’s name, their budding learning style, and their unique personality.  We will engage them daily with focused expertise, unwavering commitment, and genuine love.

Little Treasures Pre-K 3 Curriculum
The program for our three year olds will be flexible to allow for a variety of scheduling choices for parents.  Our three year olds will use the Loyola University Press religion book, God Made Me. This program will help 3 year olds understand that God created them and made them good, happy, active, and special.  Religion will be taught on a daily basis.

The Pre-K 3 curriculum will provide hands-on learning that will prepare children for school success.  Activities will enhance a child’s early educational development and will include craft and learning activities that help preschoolers understand numbers, letters, colors, and shapes.  Children will enjoy poems, books, stories, games, finger-plays, arts and crafts, science projects, and physical activities. 

Class time and day options:
MWF half day program 8:30a.m. to 11:30a.m.
Five half-days a week program 8:30a.m. to 11:30a.m.
Five full-days a week program 8:30a.m. to 2:30p.m.

Little Treasure Pre-K 4 Curriculum
Our program for four year olds integrates social, personal, and emotional development, oral language development, early literacy skills, and a love of literature, physical development and movement, health and safety, math, science, social studies, and art.  The Little Treasures reading program builds a strong phonemic awareness as well as introduces students to the relationship between letters and sounds.  In addition, religion is taught every day.  Four year olds use the Our Sunday Visitor Allelu program.  They visit our library one day a week and also receive music instruction weekly.

Class time and day options:

Specials:  Media/Library, Music, and PE

Five half-days a week program 8:30a.m. to 11:30a.m.
Five full-days a week program 8:30a.m. to 2:30p.m.

Accreditations   
-Our Little Treasures Primary Grade Program is accredited by the Southern States Association of Colleges and Schools.
-Holds a Letter of Compliance from the Maryland State Department of Education
-All Pre-K and Kindergarten personnel are CPR certified, STAND certified, and hold current Basic First Aid certification. 

-Mandated by law both 3 and 4 year olds in a full day program are required to have a 60 minute nap time. 
-Before and After Care program available for working parents, and bus service from Charles Town, Brunswick, Jefferson, Middletown, Gaithersburg, Urbana and Mt.Airy. 

Now enrolling for the 2012-2013 school year! Pre-K Registration Form

Download and print out our "Little Treasures" Pre-K Brochure