Preschool Room

Our Preschool classroom is an inviting, lively, and thoughtfully designed environment for up to fifteen children who are growing rapidly in both confidence and curiosity. The classroom is arranged into meaningful learning centers—such as art, literacy, dramatic play, construction, science discovery, and sensory exploration—encouraging children to make choices, pursue interests, and collaborate with others.

Throughout the day, children participate in a balance of whole-group learning, small-group instruction, and independent, child-led play. This approach allows them to develop academic readiness skills while also strengthening social-emotional growth, imagination, communication, and problem-solving.

The environment is warm, inclusive, and community-focused. We want each child to enter the room and feel:
“This is my place. I am safe here. I belong here. I can try new things here.”

(3 years-5 years)

Teaching Philosophy

The Preschool program at Cornerstone Academy is grounded in the belief that children learn best through meaningful relationships, hands-on experiences, and opportunities to express their thinking. We approach each child as a whole person—mind, heart, body, and spirit—and honor the developmental pace that is unique to them.

Our philosophy blends elements of:

Inquiry-Based Learning: Encouraging questions, curiosity, and exploration
Social-Emotional Development: Supporting emotional expression, empathy, and self-regulation
Creative and Play-Based Learning: Experiencing concepts through art, movement, storytelling, and imaginative play
Emergent Curriculum: Allowing children’s interests to guide many of the activities and projects

We believe the role of the teacher is not to simply “deliver information,” but to observe, guide, encourage, and create opportunities for children to discover how to think, not what to think.

Expectations

This classroom is built on connection, trust, and mutual respect.
We model and encourage:

Kindness in words and actions
Respect for others, materials, and ourselves
Using words to solve problems
Taking responsibility for our classroom community
Confidence in trying new things, even when they feel challenging

The goal is for children to leave preschool not only with kindergarten readiness skills, but also with the social and emotional tools to navigate friendships, routines, and learning with confidence.

Why This Work Matters

The preschool years are a remarkable time of imagination, identity, and discovery. Children are forming their sense of self, their understanding of others, and their view of learning itself.

At Cornerstone Academy, we approach this stage with deep intention. We teach with joy, patience, and purpose—because the experiences children have now shape the way they will learn, communicate, problem-solve, and connect later in life.

This classroom is not just preparing children for the next grade level—
it is preparing them for life with curiosity, confidence, and heart.