HCDC's Curriculum Philosophy

We believe the best way to teach children is by providing them with a Christ-based developmentally-appropriate learning environment. Therefore, all activities will be of Christian character and child-oriented with subtle teacher direction. That is why you will not see many, if any, work sheets at our center.

We will supply lots of developmentally-appropriate learning centers and activities for your child to develop cognitively, physically, spiritually, and emotionally/socially. Your child is offered the opportunity for hands-on learning in special areas such as...

woodworking,
art,
language,
math,
science/discovery,
cultural diversity,
sign language, and
music.

Special themes and developmental checklists enable the teachers to prepare lesson plans. This is another way we make sure all areas of your child's development are covered. Weekly lesson plans, calendars, and daily schedules will be posted on the parent bulletin board in each classroom.

Tools such as daily forms (younger classes), weekly reports, and monthly calendars are sent home to help keep you informed. Bi-monthly, our center newsletter, Applesauce Times, will be sent home. This is a good source of information for center-wide activities.

Orange Day at HCDC A variety of tools are pulled from to provide a well-rounded curriculum. "Wee Learn", "Fun Math", "Hands On Math", and "The Apple Seed" are a few of the wonderful materials used. Saxon Math K and parts of the Abeka curriculum are added to the Pre-K classes to prepare them for Harvest Christian Academy's Kindergarten. HCDC has been very successful at preparing our students for the challenges of private school.

HCDC teaches our children about Jesus and the Word of God. We use the following four Christian curriculums for the basis of our Bible units and Chapel time:

Infants & Tots - "Radiant Baby" by Gospel Light Publishing
Tots & Early Preschool - "Bible In Life" by David C. Cook Publishing
Preschool & PreK - "Hands-On Bible Curriculum" by Group Publishing
Summer Day Camp - "TeamKIDS - Running The Race" by Lifeway

These programs are designed to meet all different learning styles and the attention spans of the age group that they target.

To encourage further exploration of enrichment units, field trips are planned. HCDC also accesses the community, for opportunities to bring in volunteers or special programs to supplement our educational units. Small fees might result to support such opportunities. Our school-age programs have field trips sporadically during the school year. Children must be four years of age and fully potty trained to go on field trips despite the class they are assigned to.