Prekindergarten

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Enrolling at Age Three

Based on Inquiry and Discovery

The Maumee Valley Prekindergarten curriculum is based on inquiry and discovery in a supportive and enriching environment. As a Forest School inspired program, we spend a portion of each day exploring Maumee Valley's 75 acres. Our goal is to encourage, motivate, engage, and inspire children through positive outdoor experiences year-round. Through units of inquiry, the children are exposed to mathematics and literacy in meaningful ways. Emphasis is placed on social-emotional development with a focus on skills such as cooperation, communication, and decision making.

Our Pre-kindergarten Facility Features:

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One full-time teacher and one full-time teaching assistant
Indoor and outdoor learning environments
Access to additional learning areas: music, and library
Exposure to the Spanish language
Hot and cold lunch menu selections
Two snacks each day: one provided and one from home
Sleeping mats and bedding provided for rest time
Extended Time Care (ETC) available: 7:30-8:00 am and 3:00-6:00 pm

Partnerships with families are essential, as we know that children flourish in a supportive environment in which the child, the family, and teachers work together.

Inquiry-Based Learning

Inquiry-based learning is an approach to learning that emphasizes the student’s role in the learning process. Rather than the teacher telling students what they need to know, students are encouraged to explore the material, ask questions, and share ideas.

Forest School

Maumee Valley's Prekindergarten curriculum immerses children in nature for one and a half hours each day, in addition to bringing the outdoors into their classroom. Teachers carefully observe each student's natural strengths and interests and strive to empower them to embrace and cultivate their unique abilities.

Relationships

The Early Learning Center celebrates a child's identity and focuses on the individual child as part of a family, a school, a community, and the larger society.

Environment

Classroom environments are co-created with students in regard to their interests, developmental levels, and cultural and geographic backgrounds of the children in the classroom.

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KATHLEEN CHOKA

Prekindergarten & Junior Kindergarten Teacher
MARGARET REED

Prekindergarten & Junior Kindergarten Teacher Assistant
CHRISTINE MARKER

Prekindergarten & Junior Kindergarten Teacher
AMY DANKERT

Prekindergarten & Junior Kindergarten Teacher Assistant
HEATHER HUHN

Kindergarten Teacher
KATHRYN WEINBERG

Kindergarten Teacher & Early Learning Center Coordinator
KATHLEEN MICK

Early Learning Center & Lower School Spanish Teacher
TERRI HERRMANN

Kindergarten & LS Physical Education Teacher
JENICA FOX

Kindergarten & LS Music Teacher
LOU ANN GLOVER

Kindergarten & LS Art Teacher
MADELINE NIXON

PK-1st Grade Remote Learning Teacher
MICHELLE THOMAS

Head of Prekindergarten-Second Grade

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Your Educational Journey Begins Today

Welcome to Maumee Valley

For more information contact us at admissions@mvcds.org or by calling 419-381-1313.

1715 South Reynolds Road, Toledo, OH 43614
phone: 419-381-1313 | fax: 419-381-1314

Maumee Valley Country Day School is the only age 3 - 12th grade accredited, co-educational, independent school in Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan.