Founded in 1986 by Wayne C. Thompson, Senior Pastor, Fellowship of Faith Church, International and Chairman of the Board.

Mission Statement: 

1.God has uniquely created each of His children and endued them with gifts to be used to bring Him honor and glory. 

2.It is our responsibility to unfold this uniqueness and these gifts in each child, and

3.To motivate each child to do his utmost to achieve and exemplify excellence in every aspect of his life.

4.All learning will be rooted in the understanding of

faith in God and the power of His word.

Philosophy of Instruction: 

    To provide an excellent education in a Christ-like environment

Accreditation: 

    Georgia Accrediting Commission

Licensed by: 

    Bright From the Start (State of Georgia)

Membership Affiliations: 

    Association of Christian Schools, International (ACSI)

    Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development (ASCD)

Hours:

    6:30 AM to 6:00 PM

Classes: 

   Infants                 6 weeks to 12 months

    Toddler I             13 to 17 months

    Toddler II            18 to 24 months

    Pre-School          2 – 3 years old

    Pre-School II       3 – 4 years old

    Pre-K  4 – 5 years old

Teacher - Student Ratio:

    Infants               1 to 5

    Toddler I            1 to 6

    Toddler II            1 to 8

    Pre-School          1 to 10

    Pre-School II       1 to 15

    Pre-K  1 to 18

Curriculum:

In the Early Learning Center the curriculum begins with infant stimulation activities and moves on to helping toddlers learn how to learn.  Subjects taught include:  Bible, Phonics, Reading, Numbers, Writing, Health and Safety, Language Arts,  Music, P.E., Math, History, American & International Studies, Science, and Foreign Languages (Pre-K only).

Wee Learn and Higher Reach curriculum are used for Infants and Toddler I and Toddler II.  A Beka and Sing, Spell, Read and Write curricula are used for Pre-School I, Pre-School II and Pre-Kindergarten.

Teacher Qualifications:

All of the teachers in the ELC come highly qualified.   All teachers attend staff development workshops annually and exceed the 10 hours of training required by Bright From the Start, attending training provided by various organizations including Quality Assist, Quality Care, as well as the ACSI.

Assessment of Students

Children in the ELC (Infants – Pre-K) are assessed twice during the school year, in September and April.  The assessment tools used includes products by Georgia Accrediting Commission, Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy, Stanford and/or Harcourt Brace.

Note:  All Pre-K students will take the Kindergarten Entrance Assessment before promotion to Kindergarten (K5).

Parents will receive Daily Progress reports for Infants through Pre-School I students; bi-weekly Progress reports are distributed to parents for Pre-School II and Pre-K students.

Unit Themes:

Unit Themes are used throughout the ELC, for example,

August   

    Week 1 - Orientation and Classroom Policy

    Week 2 - Classroom Manner and Etiquette

January

    Week 1 - Physical Health

    Week 2 - Dental Health

Field Trips:

Field trips are an integral part of our students’ overall learning experience, and are utilized to stimulate their thinking and enrich their classroom experience. During these trips students have an opportunity for first-hand investigation of a larger world.  Examples include:

-The Atlanta ZooAtlanta Fulton County Libraries

-Local Parks                         Cochran Mill Nature Center

-Governor’s MansionMartin Luther King Historic Site and Center

-Fire StationsFernbank Science Center

Program Highlights:

Daily devotion

Introduction to Spanish (Pre-School II & Pre-K only)

Pre-K Graduation & Activities

Parent’s Days

Career Week

Achievement Recognition Night

Thanksgiving Luncheon

End of Year Program

Grandparents’ Day

Open House

Transitional Camp for Pre-K students

Monthly Activity Calendars

Fees:

See Fee Schedule.

Extracurricular Offerings:

Youth Spring & Summer Track

Dance

Soccer

Infants:

    Focus is on:

•Stimulating their senses through use of music, bright colors, and repetition.

•Loving and providing a nurturing environment.

•Develop concept of learning through trust

Toddler 1:

    Focus is on the child being able to:

•Identify the body parts

•Respond to simple sound patterns

•Clean up after any activity

1. •   Recognize some common objects:  ball, cup, spoon
   

Toddler II:

   Focus is on:

•Self-help skills:  pull-up, pull-down clothes, feeding self

•Following 1-2 step directions

•Rote counting from 1 to 10

•Toilet training

Pre-School I:

    Focus is on:

•Being able to state first name

•Being able to rote count 1 to 20

•Recognition of colors

•Follow verbal directions

Pre-School II:

    Focus is on:

•Introduction of Prof. B’s math

•Developing organization (sequence) skills

•Learning to trace and draw

•Being able to state first and last names

•Recognition of numbers 1 to 25

•Counting from 1 to 30

Pre-K:

•Reading Readiness

•Write name, know address, telephone number.

•Count from 1 to 100

•Recognize sight words:  I, am, is, the, me

•Math

•Introductory Spanish, French, Mandarin Chinese

     •Introductory Technology