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Preschool Curriculum

Pre-K2

The two-year-old program meets the need of the whole child. Organization, habit training, and socialization are balanced with the introduction to many new spiritual and academic concepts during the year. This year is so foundational to the development of your child. As they come to school each morning we want them to learn in a way that is fun, creative, and developmentally appropriate. Westwood Christian uses the ABeka Curriculum. Our classroom time is teacher directed. Here are a few of the areas emphasized during the year:

  • Daily Bible lessons, songs, and storytelling
  • Developing social skills
  • Practicing good manners and habits
  • Identifying colors, shapes, alphabet, and numbers
  • Improving motor skills through physical activities and manipulatives
  • Many themes are covered during the year to develop social awareness of our community and needs

Pre-K3

The three-year-old pre-kindergarten is an academic program. Westwood Christian uses the ABeka Curriculum in the preschool classes. During the class time the children will be introduced to the following:

  • Bible: Themed and Bible Character Lessons, Bible memory, music, and story retelling
  • Development: Motor skills, socialization skills, organization, and good character are emphasized daily
  • Language Development: Listening skills that include, animals, transportation, countries, community helpers, health, safety, manners, and science
  • Language Arts: Letter recognition in upper and lower case, beginning letter sounds
    Recognition: Name, sound, and picture for short vowels and consonants.
  • Numbers: Counting 1-30, number concepts 1-15, concepts of number words - more, less, bigger, smaller, etc.
  • Spanish: Music, vocabulary, and language development

In order to enter the three-year-old program, each child must be potty trained.

Pre-K4

Many children who complete their preschool education at Westwood Christian Preschool go above and beyond the basic capabilities that are required for kindergarten entrance. Many kindergarten programs expect students to enter with the ability to recognize letters and numbers, trace and cut with scissors, and have social skills such as the ability to follow classroom rules and obey authority. In fact, many pre-kindergarten students can read simple one- and two-vowel words and even sentences. Most students can clearly write their name as well as many other words and numbers. Classroom rules are based on Biblical principles such as kindness, respect, and obedience.

Bible

  • Incorporating Bible truths into daily living
  • Prayer, memory verses, and songs
  • Lessons from Old and New Testament
  • Story retelling

Phonics and Reading

  • Recognizing consonants and sounds
  • Recognizing vowels and sounds
  • Learning to blend two letters together (for example: ta, te, ti, to, tu)
  • Learning to sound out one-vowel words
  • Learning to sound out two-vowel words
  • Reading Circles beginning during the second semester

Writing

  • Students learn cursive writing in a program that is correlated with phonics

Numbers

  • Counting 1-100
  • Distinguishing between more or less and before and after numbers
  • Identifying Ordinal Positions (for example: first, second, etc.)
  • Identifying simple combinations
  • Moving from concrete to abstract
  • Recognizing and understanding the concepts of numbers
  • Writing numbers 1-20
Florida VPK voucher is accepted at Westwood Christian School.

Elementary Curriculum

Grades K5-2 use Abeka materials, a Christian curriculum which has a strong emphasis on phonics as well as math facts and skills. In the intermediate and upper grades (2-5), a blend of Abeka and Bob Jones curriculums are used which incorporate higher-order thinking with a Biblical worldview.

Fundamentals of math: adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing, fractions

Middle School Curriculum

Sixth Grade Courses
  • Bible: Old Testament Survey
  • Sixth Grade Mathematics
  • Reading
  • Language Arts 1
  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • Electives: Middle School Physical Education, Band

High School Curriculum

High School Bible Courses
  • Bible Doctrines
  • Discipleship
  • New Testament Survey
  • Old Testament Survey
  • Philosophy (Worldview)
  • Revelation

Advanced Placement and Honors

Honors Courses
  • Algebra I Honors
  • Algebra II Honors
  • Anatomy & Physiology Honors
  • Chemistry Honors
  • English I Honors
  • English II Honors
  • Geometry Honors
  • Physical Science Honors
  • Precalculus Honors
  • World History Honors

Student Ambassador Program

We are privileged to have a group of Student Ambassadors that represent and demonstrates the greatness of our school. Leadership skills and strong values are two main requirements for those who wish to be evaluated and nominated for this program.

Accreditations

STRIVE

(Specific Training Reaching Individual Victories in Education)

The STRIVE program meets the needs of students with diverse learning abilities so each student can reach their full potential. Our program is designed to provide students with guidance, and academic support programs implemented through accommodations, which are aligned with the school academic curriculum (we do not offer modified curriculum) to help students develop and strengthen the academic skills necessary for independent and life-long learning. STRIVE offers individualized support from pre-K to high school. Our goal is to provide students with the tools to successfully build confidence and growth at every grade level. All of our techniques are research-based by experts in the field.

Dr. Neida Seda
STRIVE Director

STRIVE Admission Process

In addition to meeting our admission requirements, the STRIVE program requires:

  • A psycho-educational evaluation, completed within the past three years.
  • Approval by the STRIVE Director

The STRIVE Program is designed for students with a learning disability and/or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The program admits students who have average to above-average intelligence as evidenced by psychological testing. This program is not for students with primary exceptionalities that are emotional, social, or medical.

The STRIVE program complies with privacy and confidentiality regulations. It securely stores student data and ensures that only authorized individuals can access relevant information, thereby maintaining the highest standards of data protection.

An additional fee is applicable to participate in the STRIVE program based on the level of support needed.

Strive
  • Develop a Student Education Plan (SEP) based on a current Psychoeducational Evaluation Report. Report must be 3 years old or less.
  • Consultation meeting with parents to discuss the implementation of SEP.
  • STRIVE Director meeting with student’s teachers to communicate in-class accommodations.
  • STRIVE Director quarterly consultation with classroom teachers to review ESP’s implementation and make adjustments if needed.
  • Quarterly written feedback to parents on the student’s progress.
Westwood Christian School is committed to providing reasonable academic accommodations providing that the need for such accommodations is documented and the accommodations are reasonable and do not create undue hardship to the school.

Fine Arts

Band, choir, and art are an integral part of our students' creative development. They will develop vocal, instrumental, and artistic skills to use professionally, recreationally, or in any other capacity. These abilities are applied in our chapel worship team, band and choir concerts, and art expos. Fine arts enrich our core classes and provide a complete, well-rounded education.

Our Teachers

At Westwood Christian School, we are privileged to have a professional, knowledgeable, and faith-based staff. Our teachers possess the academic experience required to provide a unique and enthusiastic learning environment. Our faculty strives to develop a generation with academic excellence and a strong biblical faith.