Growing in God’s Love: Our Programs (Infants–Kindergarten)
Infants
(6 weeks–12 months)
Year-Round Program
Our infants are first learning to trust and feel secure in God’s love. With a nurturing 1:4 teacher-to-child ratio, every baby receives the gentle care and attention they need. Through consistent routines, sensory play, and baby sign language, infants begin to communicate with coos and babbles, explore the world around them, and practice motor skills like rolling, sitting, and crawling. Every moment of feeding, rocking, singing, or play is an opportunity to nurture their faith and lay the foundation for joyful learning.
Toddlers
(12 months and walking– 36 months and potty trained )
Year-Round Program
Our toddlers are busy explorers, growing rapidly in independence and discovery. With guidance from caring teachers, they build language skills through words and sign language, follow simple directions, and begin to express their thoughts and feelings. Weekly themes introduce colors, shapes, and letters while encouraging creativity through art, music, movement, and sensory play. As children climb, run, and practice self-help skills like feeding themselves, they also learn to share, take turns, and build friendships. Teachers partner with parents during potty training, and children attend weekly chapel and music, where they experience God’s love through songs, stories, and prayer.
Preschool Three’s
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Pre-Kindergarten
(3 years and potty trained – 4 years)
School Year or Year-Round Program
Our Pre-K students are full of curiosity and imagination as they explore God’s world with growing independence. They are learning to work together in groups, express their feelings, and solve problems with friends. Language blossoms as children recognize letters, tell stories, and build early literacy skills, while counting, sorting, and pattern play strengthen early math. Hands-on projects, art, and active play support both fine and gross motor growth. Weekly Bible stories, chapel, and music nurture their faith and guide them in practicing empathy, kindness, and responsibility. By the end of Pre-K, children are well prepared to enter kindergarten with confidence and joy.
Kindergarten
School Year or Year-Round Program
Our kindergarteners are eager for new challenges and discoveries. They grow in early literacy by reading simple books and writing sentences, while math skills expand through meaningful experiences like counting, sorting, and beginning addition and subtraction. Curiosity sparks exploration in science, nature, and God’s creation, and projects encourage creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving. Social-emotional growth remains central as children learn teamwork, perseverance, and responsibility in a supportive classroom community. Through our Discipleland curriculum, biblical truths are woven into every subject, helping children apply God’s Word to their daily lives. Weekly chapel and music deepen their faith, and scholarships are available through ACSTO and other STOs.
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We also offer…
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Music Mondays
Music Mondays is a weekly enrichment program for our Pre-K, and Kindergarten students, led by Jolene Berke, Director of Worship at Ascension Lutheran Church & School. Through singing, movement, and listening activities, children develop foundational music skills and explore basic musical concepts in an engaging, age-appropriate way. Students will also have the opportunity to share their musical gifts by singing in worship once each semester.
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Chapel
Chapel Wednesdays offer children ages 2 through Kindergarten a weekly opportunity to gather in worship. Through age-appropriate Bible stories, prayer, and music, students learn about God’s love and how faith is part of their everyday lives. Chapel nurtures a sense of community while helping children build a strong foundation of faith.
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Ascension Lutheran Dance Club
Ascension Lutheran Dance Club introduces dance techniques, choreography, and builds confidence. A beginner's class, where it is the goal to have FUN, spark a love for art/expression & build a relationship with dance. ALDC is for students Preschool-Kindergarten.
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Soccer Shots - The Children's Soccer Experience
Soccer Shots is an engaging children's soccer program with a focus on character development for ages 2-6.
