Our school is committed to teaching the core subjects that are critical to a child’s development such as Spanish and English Language Arts, Math, Bible and S.T.E.A.M (Sports,Theater, Engineering, Art & Music). Students will also receive instruction in Farming and Agriculture and Animal Care. Our goal is to provide an educational experience that is so unique and so transformative, that it is truly unlike any other educational experience available.
Curriculum
Texas Pre-K Guidelines
The Texas Pre-K Guidelines help educators design high quality lessons that are developmentally appropriate for pre-kindergarteners. These guidelines are based on the premise that learning occurs on a continuum.
All Language Arts, Math, Science and Social Studies thematic lessons at The School House are planned using the Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines.
Thematic Curriculum
At The School House teachers will be using the thematic approach. Research has proven that thematic learning helps children explore, understand, and appreciate their world in deeper, more meaningful ways. Children are able to create meaning through discovering how facts and ideas relate to each other across subjects. Each week students will be learning a new unit of study that relates to real life events, seasons or traditions.
Abeka
Abeka is a Bible curriculum that will plant seeds of faith in children all through the year. Students at The School House will receive Bible lessons twice a week. Our lessons will consist of weekly Bible stories and verses through music, dramatic play and hands-on activities.
S.T.E.A.M
In this daily rotation, students will be exposed to Sports, Theater, Engineering, Arts and Music. Music, Arts, Farm and Garden will be taught in Spanish. Bible, Library, Engineering & Sports will be taught in English.
Being exposed to a new language, such as Spanish, helps exercise the brain, leading to improvement of cognitive abilities. Learning Spanish has been linked to improved academic performance, as it enhances cognitive abilities such as problem-solving and critical thinking.
Sports - Exposing children to sports at this age is beneficial because it promotes holistic development by fostering physical activity, motor skills, social skills, and character development through teamwork, discipline, and goal-setting.
Theater - Students engage by re-enacting stories or creating cultural skits. Role playing builds social and communication skills, improves students' self-esteem as well as their confidence in their own abilities.
Engineering - Students are exposed to problem solving challenges through building, creating, exploring and discovering. As engineers, they build empathy by working alongside their peers to solve a problem for a specific situation.
Arts - Students learn the fundamentals of art - color, lines, shapes, form, and textures - by being exposed to a variety of materials through painting and drawing, making three-dimensional objects with clay, and creating projects for different thematic units.
Music - Music is widely known to strengthen memory and develop creative skills. Introducing children to music early in their development allows them to learn the sounds and meanings of words. Dancing to music helps children build motor skills while allowing them to practice self-expression.