FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WEEKDAY SCHOOL

Our Weekday School is a five-star rated program, and is a faith-based program that utilizes the Creative Curriculum. This curriculum is thematic, child-centered, and developmentally appropriate. It has been designed to build self-esteem, stimulate curiosity, encourage creativity, and instill a love of learning in each child. It is our goal to see every child learn and grow developmentally, in an environment that is safe, acceptable, caring and fun.

For questions about enrollment, tuition, or to schedule a private tour, please contact us at 704-830-8302.

PRESCHOOL REGISTRATION FOR 2024-2025 OPENS FEB. 1, 2024

For enrollment, please contact our office at 704-830-8302 to schedule a time to pickup registration forms.

Our Half Day Preschool Program runs from September through May, 8:45 am - 11:45 am.

We offer the following classes:

• Two Year Olds: 2 Days (Tuesday & Thursday)

• Three Year Olds: 3 Days (Monday, Wednesday & Friday)

• Three Year Olds: 5 Day (Monday - Friday)

• Four-Year Olds: 5 Days (Monday - Friday)

• Five Year Olds: 5 Days (Monday - Friday)

  Weekly activities include chapel, movement and music. Additional activities include Fire Safety Week, Fall Festival, Holiday Programs, Native American visit, and much more!

Our Weekday School offers full-day classes for infants, 6 weeks old, through pre-kindergarten. The Weekday School operates Monday through Friday, from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm. We operate 52 weeks per year, with the exception of 10 scheduled holidays and days out due to inclement weather.

Our Afterschool Program is for children in Kindergarten through 5th Grade, between the hours of 2:30 - 6:00 pm. We currently provide afterschool care, including arranging transportation of drop-off for the following local elementary schools: New Hope, Page, and Belmont Central. We also accept children from other schools that are dropped of to us during our Afterschool hours.

Afterschool classes are divided into grade levels with the possibility of more than one grade, primarily in the upper grades. For our afterschool classes, the classroom ratio is 16 children to one teacher. The children have the opportunity to complete homework, participate in weekly programs such as chapel, movement and music, as well as daily outdoor play, weather permitting.

The Afterschool program also follows the Gaston County School Calendar for holiday closures, however, for currently enrolled Afterschool families, we offer all-day care (7:00 am - 6:00 pm) on most GCS teacher workdays.

REGISTRATION OPENS FEBRUARY 2024

For questions about Summer Camp enrollment or our program, please contact our office at 704-830-8302.

(Program start and end dates are contingent on the GSC calendar)

We offer a full day Summer Camp Program from 7:00 am - 6:00 pm, Monday though Friday, for rising Kindergarteners through rising 6th Graders. Families select the weeks you wish for your children to attend and only pay for the weeks you sign up for. Every week campers will partake in music, movement, chapel, making snacks during cooking, exploring various science activities, Pool Days, visits from the Ice Cream Truck, Vacation Bible School, off-campus field trips, Movie Day, and on-campus vendor activities. These are just some of the weekly highlights for our campers!