Fishersville United Methodist Church’s Noah’s Ark Learning Center ( “the school and camp” ) provides a Christian Learning environment that assists children in growing spiritually, socially, emotionally and intellectually. The program is biblically based with the goal of sharing Christ with all of the children we serve. FUMC Noah’s Ark Learning Center provides a developmentally appropriate program that assists children with the readiness skills needed to meet the academic and social challenges of Kindergarten.
We believe that a developmental approach to learning focuses on the use of learning games and hands-on activities. It is an approach that emphasizes activities that stimulate a child’s imagination, curiosity and action. It presents questions to be thought out and problems to be solved. A developmental approach further suggests that the learning activities are appropriately matched to the child’s developmental abilities and to an acceptable level of challenge.
2s
- Classes held 3 or 5 days a week
- 3 day classes are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
- 5 day classes are Monday to Friday
- Children must be 2.5 before they can attend
- Streamin3 Toddler Curriculum
- Virginia’s Early Learning & Development Standards (ELDS) guidelines
- Potty training is not required
- Maximum of 10 children per class
3s
- Classes held 3 or 5 days a week
- 3 day classes are Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
- 5 day classes are Monday to Friday
- Children must be older than 2.5 or already 3 years old
- Streamin3 Preschool Curriculum
- Virginia’s Early Learning & Development Standards (ELDS) guidelines
- 3s – Potty training is recommended, but not required
- Extra fee if not potty trained
- Maximum of 15 children per class
PreK
- Classes held 5 days a week, Monday to Friday
- Children must attend 5 half days at a minimum (extended care is available)
- Children must be 4 years old (attending Kindergarten next enrollment year)
- Blueprint for Early Literacy Curriculum
- Virginia’s Early Learning & Development Standards (ELDS) guidelines
- Potty training is required
- Maximum of 14 children per class
Elementary After School
- Kindergarten thru 5th grade
- Pick up from Wilson Elementary School
- Church van driven by staff with background and driver license checks completed
- Must meet requirements for riding in booster seat or regular seat
- Homework help, outdoor time, indoor activities
- Maximum of 13 children