The mission of Emmanuel Episcopal Day School is "to provide a stimulating developmental program within a loving Christian Environment for preschool children, ages 18 months to five years. " The program focuses on the total child and his / her mental, social, physical, emotional, and spiritual growth. To facilitate these goals, children are grouped in small classes according to age.

   Emmanuel School offers small classes and a low teacher-pupil ratio. The program focuses on the total child and his/her mental, social, physical, emotional and spiritual needs. Age appropriate chapel services are held on Mondays and Tuesdays.

   Emmanuel School is member of the Southwestern Association of Episcopal Schools and the National Association of Episcopal School and complies with their standards for membership. The school is licensed by the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services.

   The Nondiscrimination Policy of Emmanuel School admits students of any race, color, creed, nation and ethnic origin from the parish and the community.

   Each class follows themes for the month with activities that are developmentally appropriate for that age group. Classes are set up with centers which the child is free to visit during the morning. Specific, planned activities occur within the centers. Centers include art and craft, manipulatives such as puzzles and table games, blocks, books, and dramatic play kitchen. Each class has circle time with stories, songs, and finger plays. Language development is an important part of our program This is accomplished through songs, stories, and verbal communication with the children, individually, and also during circle time. Math concepts are developed through the use of shapes, counting concrete items and becoming familiar with the written number. Children also learn the days of the week and month with the calendar. They also mark the weather each day. There is snack time and, weather permitting, outdoor play time. Cooking is also a part of each class. It is usually done as a part of a theme.

   Children are expected to follow the routine of the class. They are encouraged to do their own work and to pick up at the close of each activity. Each child is treated as an individual and is encouraged to work at his / her own potential. -

   The youngest class, which may consist of children from eighteen months old up to three years old, are learning to follow a routine and to play with other children. Their schedule is similar to the older classes, but they have a longer outdoor play time, and they rest on mats after snacks.

   The middle group of children are usually three to four years old In addition to the activities listed previously, the teacher presents this group with a series of stories throughout the year. The stories currently used are The Gingerbread Man, The Three Pigs, The Three Bears, Johnny Appleseed, and The Elves and the Shoemaker. The children act out the stories in circle time with costume & Art projects are also based on these stories. There is a writing center with paper and pencils which children are encouraged to visit during center time. Children are presented with concepts of opposites, as large and small, heavy and light. They also learn to sort by color, size, and shape. At the end of the school year, this group goes on a field trip to a park for a picnic.

Monthly Themes and Special Days