Wilmington Christian Academy

3-Year-Old Program

The philosophy of our scripture-based curriculum is that young children learn best by doing. With the understanding that play is their "work", a balance of child-initiated and teacher-directed activities help to prepare the children for future academic growth and development. Weekly themes are centered around letters, numbers, colors, and shapes. The students are introduced to phonics by learning all the letters of the alphabet and the sounds they make. Children learn to identify these letters in their daily environment. Art, music, Spanish, and literature are integrated throughout their day. The children love to use the interactive white boards to enrich their academic time.

4-Year-Old Kindergarten Program

The 4-year-old preschool program will introduce students to the basics of a kindergarten readiness program. Half-day and full-day programs are available.

Phonics - As the year progresses, the children learn 44 basic sounds of the English language and apply their phonics skills to reading. Guided activities teach these young learners initial letter sounds and alphabet recognition. Phonemic awareness happens through practice, drill, and reinforcement. Children learn to read using a phonics based program.

Printing - These little ones will learn correct pencil holding position and paper placement. They will also learn to print upper case and lower case letters a-z and numerals 0-20. Activities teach many pre-writing skills, left to right, vertical, horizontal, diagonal, and curved line tracking.

Mathematics - Through various activities these “little ones” learn numbers, shape recognition and pattern sequencing. Measurement vocabulary is used to teach calendars, clocks, and coins.

Bible - Four-year-olds discover how to think, grow, know, and live "God’s way." Through Bible lessons, character stories, Bible verses, and memory work, the children learn Bible truths and how to apply those truths to their young lives.

Electives - Art, music, Spanish, and library are offered on a weekly basis.   

Extras - Traditional literature, realistic and fanciful prose, and poetry help develop good listening skills as well as vocabulary development and enrichment. Craft activities, songs, musical games, and stories are used to teach many of the heritage studies and science themes. Children learn concepts of God’s plan for the child and his family. Holidays, community helpers and patriotism are used to develop many exciting activities. Young learners study seasonal earth, plant, and animal changes. They enjoy activities which relate to seasons, family and the farm. Academic time is enriched through the use of interactive white boards.

5-Year-Old Kindergarten Program

Five-year-old kindergarten is one of the most important years in a child’s education. During this time a child acquires the basic academic building blocks for future success in life. Wilmington Christian Academy offers the strong foundation a child needs to be successful in the coming years.

Phonics, Reading, and Writing - While developing necessary foundational skills, the children are also learning the sounds of the alphabet as they sing the phonics songs and use the phonics charts. The students progress through the alphabet learning the primary sound of each letter and practicing a writing style that has proven effective with young writers.

Children are placed in reading groups by ability level to maximize their abilities. Each student completes activities to improve phonics, handwriting, composition, grammar and spelling skills. Accelerated Reader further promotes a love for reading through incentives.

Mathematics - Through the use of hands-on materials, the students learn the basic foundation of mathematics. Using the A Beka Math program, the students learn number recognition, number value, counting, sorting and classifying, spatial-relationships, time, money, fractions, the calendar, the months of the year, pictographs, addition and subtraction facts.

Bible - Bible truths and scripture memorization are taught daily. Once each
  week, the children meet for chapel.

Computer Skills - Beginning in kindergarten and continuing through the elementary years, children are taught computer application skills through a curriculum-integrated program. Age-appropriate material introduces them to concepts, such as spread sheets, word processing, data base, graphics, web page design and much more. Our 25-station, internet active computer lab gives our students the tools needed to be computer literate. Classroom computers and interactive white boards provide daily opportunities for technological fun.

Electives - Art, music, P.E., Spanish, library, and computer education are offered on a weekly basis.