Preschool Partners

read moreStudies show that imagination and creativity are adversely impacted by formal education because of its focus on convergent rather than divergent thinking. Out of necessity, a quality elementary school will need to teach students information that requires students to respond with the correct answer (convergent thinking). Knowing the elementary years are quickly approaching, you can mitigate the damage with creativity enhancing activities and questioning which will lead to many possible responses (divergent thinking).

read moreWe use a very hands-on approach to helping children grasp basic math concepts. Math Their Wayforms the centerpiece of our curriculum, but many other exercises and activities are used to help them physically experience working with numbers, counting, addition, subtraction, and grouping. Science is also very hands-on. The main idea here isexposure. We alternate our curriculum so that one year we focus on biology, and the following year we focus on physical science (solar system, magnets, light, etc).

read moreMary and Jim Kretchman have a background in education and Christian counseling, and were the original visionaries and founders of The Classical Academy (TCA). They have now started a new Christian preschool located in the Pine Creek/Briargate area in Colorado Springs, designed primarily for highly involved parents. Although not officially connected with TCA, the program is the ideal choice for future TCA students. We believe that the focus of preschool needs to be on stimulating creativity, imagination and brain development.