Kids' Academy            A Mother's Day Out Program offered by First Baptist Church Director - Kandice Clark [Click on Kandice's Name to access her Bio] Contact Information:  972-285-0891 [Church] E-Mail:  To be announced   NOTE:  If you receive a voicemail, please leave your contact information and message. Ms. Kandice may be assisting teachers and will return your call ASAP.	I
	I am Wonderfully Made. Psalm 139

Mission Statement

To provide children in our care with a loving, Christian environment and a Christ-centered Bible-based program which will begin laying an early foundation for them to one day accept the Lord Jesus as their personal Savior and to provide a developmentally and age-appropriate learning experience.

Days/Hours of Operation

Kids' Academy meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. -- 2:00 p.m.  

Enrollment

Kids' Academy accepts children between the ages of 4 months through Pre-Kindergarten.  The following is required to enroll your
child[ren]:

• Completed Enrollment Form

• Copy of current shot records

• First month's tuition must be paid along with Supply Fee for the Semester

The following Kids' Academy Enrollment Forms/Information Sheets may be downloaded using Adobe Reader:
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• Introduction Letter

• Enrollment Form

• All About Me

• Pricing Schedule

2010 Spring Monthly Tuition - January 7 - June 3		Tuition and Extended Care Fees are due on the first Monday or Wednesday of each month.  Tuition is based on a yearly average.  The number of days are averaged and then divided by the number of months in the school year.  We do not give credit for days missed or days when we are closed due to Mesquite Independent School District Calendar or inclement weather.
January through April	$150.00 per child per month
May/June	$184.00 per child
Supply Fees	Pre-K:  $50 per child Babies through 3 year olds  $30.00 per child

Cash and checks are the only accepted forms of payment.  If you write a check, it must be made out to Kids' Bible Academy.  Returned checks will be subject to a fee of $30.00.

**Tuition is due the 1^st week of school every month and is considered to be late by the 10^th of every month. 

Please make every effort to pay tuition and fees on time.  There will be late charges added to any tuition that is not paid on time.

School Calendar

First Baptist Kids' Academy’s school year runs the same as the Mesquite Independent School District's [MISD]. 

We also observe the same holidays and closures as MISD, except for Teacher In-Service days.  Kids' Academy will be open on those days. 

Check out "What's Happening" during each month by going to the Kids' Academy Calendar.

Curriculum

Kids' Academy provides a biblically-based curriculum that challenges and inspires children to explore their world while discovering the God who created that world.  To do that we use a curriculum called  Sunny Hollow Press - an age appropriate Bible-based program.  In addition to learning basic Christian beliefs and biblical teaching, we also strive to prepare your child for entering Kindergarten.  To accomplish this we also use Frog Street, Wee Learn, Mailbox and Scholastics curriculum.

Additional Christian resources are used to supplement this curriculum like Gospel Light, Thru-the-Bible Coloring Pages, Tracing pages used to teach children to print their name, alphabet letters, etc. as well as various age-appropriate books, Internet web sites, etc.

 Why Have Bible in a Preschool Curriculum?

The preschool age is such a vital time for you and your child when you'll lay not only the foundation for learning, but for moral and Biblical training as well.  For this reason, Kids' Bible Academy incorporates Biblical teachings, morals and values along with the educational skills they'll need to prepare their hearts and minds to enter Kindergarten.

Your preschooler will enjoy laughing, singing, crafting and more while learning basic preschool skills with a Christian emphasis. With so much outside influence, it's never too early to start imprinting scripture upon the hearts of your children. Our hope for you is that you will enjoy the "fruit of your labor" as you utilize our program, which was born out of a labor of love, as well as our desire to pass on a Christian Heritage to them from the start.

Philosophy

Kids' Academy is a Christ-centered, educational institution.  For us, being “Christ-centered” means that everything we do, everything we teach, every aspect of the environment must lead students, directly and indirectly, towards the Lord Jesus Christ whom we believe is the center of all things.

The school exists to help children by integrating biblical principles and academic excellence.  This integration of faith and scholasticism takes place in an environment that addresses the needs of the whole person, which are: the spiritual, intellectual, physical, emotional, and social needs.  By fulfilling the call of the great commission (making disciples) the school thus upholds and promotes the vision and spirit to all families in the community.

Since preschoolers learn through doing, our classrooms and curriculum are developed around numerous learning centers. In these centers children gather information and develop skills that support later academic success. Each center adds its own unique aspect to the learning process.

Learning Centers include:
 

Art/Crafts The process is more important than the product Develops social and fine motor skills Promotes fun Develops and expresses creativity and imagination  Books/Writing Learn to love books Practice reading skills Recognize that letters make words Weekly library time, in which the children are able to check out age-appropriate books to take home and read with their parents.  Parent involvement is vital to a child’s academic development.	Blocks Develops math concepts Develops how to share and work with others Develops motor skills Group Time Develops language skills Develops self-confidence Develops listening skills Develops interaction/social skills
Home Living Learns how to be mommy, daddy, community helper Develops language skills Develops social skills Manipulatives Develops problem solving skills Develops math concepts	Music/Movement Promotes self-expression Learns - "I can sing" Experiments with new instruments and sounds Playground/Playroom Releases energy Develops large motor skills Develops social skills
Puzzles Develops eye hand coordination Learns to complete tasks Develops problem solving skill	Science/Nature Observes and discovers new things, as well as God's creation Makes predictions Learns through hands on techniques

And to complete our curriculum:

• Specific Alphabet letters, Numbers - including some beginning math skills, Colors and Shapes are assigned monthly and worked on for the entire month covering all of each set over the span of the School Year.  As much as possible these are taught in relationship to the weekly Bible Theme.
   

• We also teach a character building attribute monthly that we call "About Me" which includes topics like "Helping Others", "Saying Thank You", "Sharing", "Respect", etc.

Chapel

Kids' Academy conducts Chapel on Tuesdays.  During this time the children say the Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag and to the Christian Flag, hear a story related to the Bible lesson, sing Bible-related songs and have prayer.