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Clark Fork School has consistently been voted the best preschool in Missoula. We have two classrooms with four preschool teachers.
We have several schedule options for our preschool program:
Tuesday/Thursday 9:00-1:00
Tuesday/Thursday 9:00-3:00 (early out 2:00 on most Thursdays)
Monday/Wednesday/Friday 9:00-1:00
Monday/Wednesday/Friday 9:00-3:00
Monday through Friday 9:00-1:00
Monday through Friday 9:00-3:00
Our programs fill up very quickly. If you are interested in enrolling your child in the future, call us to get on the waitlist TODAY. For information about enrollment, see our Enrollment page.
*NOTE* Children entering preschool must be three by September 15 and potty trained.
Preschool Program
The preschool program offers learning environments rich in materials and activities to facilitate discovery for children ages 3-5 with different interests and learning styles. There are many and varied opportunities for hands-on projects, exploration, and discovery through art materials, books, block-building, math and storytelling manipulatives, dramatic play, movement, music, and science. We adhere to a process-oriented philosophy; that is, we recognize that the child's experience in trying something new is as important as the end result or "doing it right."
In our developmentally appropriate classroom, teachers introduce basic concepts and encourage children to explore and expand upon them according to their interests and growing skill levels. We emphasize the natural environment, laying the foundation for a strong sense of place; building strong oral skills, the cornerstone of literacy; and learning to perceive the many available resources to satisfy curiosity, including other children, teachers, and the larger community, as well as the many books and other classroom materials.
Social and emotional development is fostered by opportunities to work individually as well as to experience being part of a group. Each child's growing sense of independence and community is fostered through large and small group storytelling, songs, games, and discussions; shared meal times; and field trips and free play, both indoors and out.
While we have rules in place to ensure safety and respect for self, others, and our classroom, behavior management is individualized to best meet the child's needs according the teachers' growing understanding of the child's personality, family dynamics, and learning style.
Click here to see an example of a daily schedule for our preschool classes.
Click here to read more about our preschool class philosophy.
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