what we’re about
our classroom
Our 3’s classroom is such a joyful place filled with laughter and play! Our goal is to provide a warm, welcoming and safe environment for our students to explore, discover, learn and grow through hands-on activities and experiences that inspire and excite them. So much cognitive, social and emotional development happens in this classroom throughout the year! We focus on encouraging their confidence and self-esteem, building friendships, communication, and expressing and understanding their emotions. Our classroom is thoughtfully laid-out with various centers including art and science, open art table, reading center, dramatic play, sensory table, blocks, writing center and manipulative tables.
The teacher/student ratio is 2:16.
our core values
In our classroom, we teach important values like loving others, kindness, compassion, honesty, generosity, forgiveness,
and self-control.
Daily Schedule
9:00 – 10:15 Arrival & Free Choice
10:15 – 10:30 Clean Up
10:30 – 10:45 Circle Time
10:45 – 11:00 Snack
11:00 – 11:30 Gym/Outdoor Play
11:30 – 11:45 Closing Circle
12:00 Pickup
12:00 – 1:00 Optional Lunch Bunch
lead teacher
Ms.Karen
This year will mark Karen Broome’s 25th year teaching here at Valley Christian Preschool. She is a warm and gifted preschool teacher. Our families love their time in the Bumblebee class! Miss Karen has been a teacher at VCP since it began in 1996. She says it has been an honor and blessing here, partnering with hundreds of families over the years in their child’s early education. Teaching has enabled Karen to use her education, skills and talents to foster a love of learning, creating a magical environment where childhood is honored. Karen’s been a strong advocate for Valley Christian Preschool, saying it is not only a school where the children are valued but their families are as well. She strives to build lasting relationships while creating a community within the walls of her classroom.
Karen works very hard to inspire children to explore, investigate, create and communicate from the moment they walk through the door. They love what they do, and feel privileged that their preschool kids enjoy great success in school.
Karen is the oldest of seven, the mother of three grown children and a proud grandmother to seven grandchildren.
She draws from her experiences, and is open, approachable and a resource to parents during the navigation of these early years of development. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, traveling, music and dance, gardening, sports and cozy nights at home watching a movie!
She is inspired by the quote “While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about,” adding “Though I am a teacher, I am constantly learning and seeing the world through the children’s eyes.”
Welcome to the Bumblebees!
We are so glad you’ve entrusted us to teach and care for your child. What an honor! Over the years, we have worked hard to create a classroom which allows your child to be immersed in a learning environment where every child’s sense of imagination and play carries them on a journey of learning. Our program is child-centered and children are encouraged to learn by playing and experiencing the world around them,
Through play, children quickly come to enjoy the learning process and feel more confident in their own capabilities, by exploring and learning in our material-rich environment. First and foremost, our most important goal in the preschool is to help children become enthusiastic learners. We do this by encouraging children to be active and creative explorers who are not afraid to try out their ideas and think their own thoughts. Our goal is to help children become independent, self-confident, inquisitive learners. We’re teaching them how to learn, not just in preschool, but all through their lives. Our curriculum has goals in all areas of your child’s developmental stage during their third and fourth year.
We work very hard as a team to help children feel comfortable in school, trust their new environment, make friends and feel they are part of the group. We focus much of our attention on working on social skills and provide opportunities through our centers and daily routine for practice as the children’s desire to build friendships grows at this age.
Everything we do in our classroom – from the activities we plan for the children, to how we organize the classroom, from our careful selection of materials and toys, to how we plan the daily schedule with children – everything is designed to give your child a successful start in school.
Sincerely,
Ms. Karen
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assistant teacher
Ms. malia
Bio coming soon!
assistant teacher
Ms. Anna
Bio coming soon!
Testimonials
What Parents are Saying
“Both of my children with fortunate enough to have Miss Karen as their teacher! She is compassionate, caring, funny just adores all her students. My son + daughter loved their time with her. We’re so thankful for our wonderful experience at Valley Christian Preschool.
“My son loves coming to school every day! It is so reassuring knowing that he is in such great and loving hands, especially during such a crazy time in our lives with being in a pandemic. Thank you VCP!”
“I never want my child to leave VCP. We are so thankful and grateful to have found you!”