The Pre-K Advantage

Why Gesu’s Pre-K Program?

Gesu School is committed to educating the whole child: academically, emotionally, socially, and spiritually. Our full-day Pre-K program includes these features:

1. Pre-K students enjoy Gesu’s science lab, art studio, and music classroom for a well-rounded education and to enhance their creativity.

2. Gesu implements play-based learning to engage children in interacting with each other and to nurture their social-emotional growth and brain development, all while exploring their imagination.

3. The Pre-K curriculum also includes soft skills, qualities such as confidence and empathy for others, which shape students’ character. Learn more about Gesu’s soft skills curriculum, which is based on research and customized by our own faculty.

4. Gesu Pre-K teachers use the Frog Street curriculum, a research-based early childhood curriculum, digital resources, and professional development. Frog Street offers abundant hands-on activities that engage students in playful exploration, fostering learning through their individual interests. Teachers also incorporate the Archdiocese of Philadelphia curriculum, including world religions, for students’ spiritual growth.

5. Gesu has partnered with Jumpstart Temple University for more than 15 years to build our students’ literacy skills, during the school day and through their after-school program. Several days a week, Gesu students work in small groups and individually with specially trained students in Temple’s College of Education and Human Development, closely monitored by our Gesu teachers. Jumpstart is a national organization committed to supporting Pre-K students in achieving academic success and preparing for Kindergarten.

6. To promote nutrition and physical growth, a healthy breakfast, lunch, and snack are offered each day. Pre-K students have daily nap time for rest.

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