Pre-Kindergarten
The pre-kindergarten program is designed to stimulate learning in all development areas. Planned play, art, story, song, listening, speaking, social living, readiness, and worship activities are part of a program that will promote and encourage the young child's spiritual, intellectual, emotional, social, and physical development.
Activity centers will be utilized for individual/small group learning. In those centers will be a variety of materials such as puzzles, blocks, books, games, computers, household utensils, and various other items to help acclimate the child to his/her world and to provide practice for newly learned concepts.
Dramatic play/creative dramatics, sensory centers, puppets, and good literature will all play an integral part in both the pre-kindergarten and kindergarten programs.
Minimum requirements for pre-kindergarten and kindergarten activities as stated in the Louisiana Handbook for School Administrators, Bulletin 741 are:
| Teacher-directed: | 20% |
| Snack & Restroom time: | 10% |
| Student-initiated activities: | 20% |
| Lunch: | |
| Rest Period: | 15% |
| Student-initiated: | 15% |
| Teacher-initiated: | 20% |