UCiC exists to guide students' growth knowledge, wisdom, and stature, and in favor with God and man. 

Early Learning

A Glance at UCiC’s Preschool Program

3 year olds and those turning 4 have pre-school classes with the above activities to help them learn colors, shapes and spatial relationships. Their program contains a range of learning experiences to help them gain self-esteem, self-awareness, self-control, and decision making abilities. They also learn about nutrition, health, community helpers and personal safety.

Spiritual Development

  • Basic Bible stories, songs and concepts

  • Monthly character traits and their meanings

  • A portion of a Bible verse for each trait

  • Applying the traits in school with classmates and teachers

Social / Emotional Development

  • Group skills as cooperating, sharing, taking turns and negotiating

  • Showing Jesus’ love and respect to everyone

  • Developing self-esteem and learning that each child is special

General Cognitive Development

  • Recognizing likeness and differences

  • Matching colors, sizes and shapes, and then categorizing

  • Developing logical thinking skills

  • Follow two part directions (such as “Put your toys away and come to the table”)

  • Spatial concepts and opposites (such as; up/down, in/out, over/under)

Language Development

  • Using imagination (storytelling by “reading” a book, puppets, dramatic play)

  • Talking clearly in front of a group and sharing personal experiences

  • Learning new words in vocabulary and memory games

  • Learning songs, finger plays, and rhymes

  • Making relevant verbal contributions in small group discussion

  • Expression using art materials

Numbers Development

  • Match and sort objects

  • Rote count to ten, then count ten objects

Science/Health/Social Studies

  • Simple concepts about such themes as: dinosaurs, plants, shadows, healthy habits, animals, community helpers, international customs.

  • Learning about holidays

Programs Offered

Program

Morning

Afternoon

Full-Day (Opening soon)

Tuition

$900 /month

$900 /month

$ /month

Hours

8:30 am – 12:25 pm (M-F)

12:50 pm – 4:45 pm (M-F)

7:00 am – 6:00 pm (M-F)

A Glance at UCiC’s Pre-Kindergarten Program

Children in the Pre-Kindergarten program will be given opportunities to learn the following. Since children learn in different ways, and at their own pace not all children will master all areas:

Bible & Music

  • Learn basic Bible stories & familiar and new songs.

  • Understand the month’s character quality and how to apply it.

  • Memorize 1 or 2 verses each month.

  • Begin to talk to God in their own words.

  • Know Jesus loves us and desires our love and obedience.

Numbers

  • Learn to rote count to 100.

  • Learn concepts of numbers to 20.

  • Count 30 objects accurately.

  • Recognize the numerals 0-30.

  • Sort, compare, order, pattern, and graph objects.

Phonics

  • Learn the names of all letters.

  • Learn 1 sound for each letter. (Many will learn both short and long vowel sounds.)

  • Blend a consonant and a vowel-m a (as map starts).

  • Blend short phonetic words and sentences. (A few may begin to sound out “Jack and Jill went up the hill.”)

Writing

  • Learn to use pencils and crayons effectively.

  • Learn to properly print first name.

  • Print capital and small letters-in the air, on a path, with a model, then (hopefully) alone.

  • Begin forming numerals 0-20.

Science, Health & Social Studies

  • Learn simple concepts for units studied such as insects, magnets, fire safety, food groups, plants, seasons, weather, and personal safety & 9-1-1.

  • Enjoy collections, experiments and making discoveries.

  • Begin to learn about other people, places and times.

  • Become aware of current events-primarily thru children’s newspapers.

Show & Tell

  • Learn to talk clearly (& loud enough) in front of a group.

  • Develop care of own property, respect for others’ things.

Motor Skills

  • Improve large muscle skills, hand/eye coordination, strength and balance.

  • Develop listening and cooperation.

Art

  • Enjoy a variety of art experiences

  • Extend coloring, cutting, pasting and painting skills

Programs Offered

Program

Morning

Afternoon

Full-Day (Opening Soon)

Tuition

$900 /month

$900 /month

$ /month

Hours

8:30 am – 12:25 pm (M-F)

12:50 pm – 4:45 pm (M-F)

7:00 am – 6:00pm (M-F)