St. Mary’s School’s Early Education Program provides preschool through early kindergarten education on the school’s Aliso Viejo campus, using an IB-aligned curriculum and NAEYC developmentally appropriate practices to support children’s social, emotional, cognitive, spiritual and physical development.
St. Mary’s School’s Early Education Program serves children in early preschool through early kindergarten on the school’s Aliso Viejo campus. The program emphasizes whole-child development across social, emotional, cognitive, spiritual and physical domains.
The program is aligned with the International Baccalaureate Primary Years framework and with developmentally appropriate practices from the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). Learning is inquiry-driven and incorporates design thinking, daily Spanish instruction, specialist classes, and activities aimed at early literacy, numeracy, problem-solving and social-emotional skills.
Emphasizes deeper literacy and math, design thinking, science and art, daily Spanish and exposure to specialist classes, with a focus on collaboration, self-regulation and readiness for lower school. Ratio & class size: 1:8 ratio / Max 16 students per class.
Described as supporting independence, verbal growth and free exploration to help children begin to make sense of the world. Ratio & class size: 1:6 ratio / 12 students per class.
Focused on exploration, social-emotional growth, early thinking skills and introduction to inquiry through play and discovery. Ratio & class size: 1:7 ratio / Max 14 students per class.
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