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Introduction

The mission of All Saints’ Episcopal School begins with a pledge to provide students a quality education in a traditional Christian environment. In order to sustain our mission, we must continually review our educational practices and content. Our core curriculum teachers are currently in the process of reviewing key content benchmarks for every grade level in the school. The goal of this work is always school improvement that will benefit our learners.

We begin with benchmarks, which identify specific expectations for learning. These are exit skills that we generally expect every student to have mastered by the end of each grade. This does not mean that we expect every child to meet each learning benchmark at the same time. The intention here is certainly not to discourage individualized education! Only the principal benchmarks are being listed for each grade in order that we might communicate what we feel is most important to the curriculum.

As our work on the benchmarks comes together, we are inducing from them more global standards that are implicit in the curriculum. Certain themes will span the grade levels and even the subject disciplines. These standards should speak to the heart of the All Saints’ Episcopal School educational experience. In this document, the standards are listed first and are enclosed in shadow boxes for emphasis.

Preschool Standards

· Students will learn to listen and to communicate in a positive manner with adults and other children.

· Students will learn to work as part of a group while retaining their individuality.

· Students will develop a healthy interest in learning and the confidence necessary to attempt new activities.

· Students will develop readiness skills in reading and math that will enable a successful transition into a Kindergarten class.

Preschool - General

By the end of Preschool, ASES students will be able to . . .

• Hold and use writing instruments correctly;
• Have an awareness of the feelings of others;
• Make decisions independently;
• Have a willingness to share and take turns;
• Demonstrate a positive relationship with others;
• Participate in group activities;
• Speak in complete sentences;
• Be attentive in a large group;
• Work and play well with others;
• Take care of personal belongings;
• Respond and relate to adults;
• Clean own area without constant supervision;
• Print and read his/her first name;
• Take care of basic personal hygiene:
• Wash hands properly;
• Potty without help;
• Clean his/her nose;
• Demonstrate self-help skills:
• Pours juice;
• Removes, hangs up, and puts on coat;
• Remove and put on shoes;
• Listen and communicate in a positive manner with adults and other children;
• Work as part of a group while retaining their individuality;
• Demonstrate interest in learning and the confidence necessary to attempt new activities;
• Demonstrate readiness skills in reading and math that will enable a successful transition into a Kindergarten class.