4 School Philosophy
Hudsonville Christian is a place where God’s children can prepare to participate successfully in an academic setting with peers. It is an age-appropriate environment where children practice and master the fine motor and academic skills that are prerequisite to kindergarten, and where they are introduced to intellectual challenges. The activity in the 4 School rooms may look like children’s play, and often it is. Play is an avenue to learning and has been carefully structured so that, in a nurturing Christian setting, children can grow and develop spiritually, socially, physically, emotionally and intellectually in a loving, relaxed, affirming atmosphere.
Admission Requirements
Hudsonville Christian School admits to its 4 School program any student who comes from a family who supports opportunities for a response to God’s Word and has reached the following milestones before the first day of school:
- 4 years of age
- toilet trained
To schedule a time to see 4 School in action, please email jmoes@4hcs.org.
For more 4 School enrollment information, please visit the Early Childhood Enrollment page.
4 School Traditional Options
2 Days Per Week
Days | Times | Cost |
Monday and Wednesday morning | 8:15 – 11:00 | $1350 |
Tuesday and Thursday morning | 8:15 – 11:00 | $1350 |
3 Days Per Week
Days | Times | Cost |
Monday / Wednesday / Friday morning | 8:15 – 11:00 | $1850 |
Monday / Wednesday / Friday afternoon | 12:00 – 2:40 | $1850 |
Tuesday / Thursday / Friday morning | 8:15 – 11:00 | $1850 |
The 3-day program curriculum will include hands-on activities, extensions, and other opportunities for expanding on the week’s instruction.
All schedule options are subject to sufficient enrollment.
What can you expect to see your child doing in 4 School
What can you expect to see your child doing in 4 School:
- Observe, wonder and explore God’s creation
- Praise God with music
- Grow in the knowledge of God through Bible stories and Bible memory
- Actively participate in prayer
- Engage in learning centers
- Develop writing skills by learning to write our names, letters, and numbers
- Learning letter names and sounds
- Develop fine motor skills through various hands-on activities
- Increase vocabulary as well as receptive and expressive language
- Sort, classify, match and create patterns
- Enjoy activities that promote one-to-one correspondence, number recognition and counting
- Engage in simple experiments and observation
- Participate in art activities that foster imagination and experimentation
- Develop independence and practice following multi-step directions
- Participate in activities that promote building friendships, sharing, and taking turns
- Use spatial skills and reasoning to experiment with various manipulatives
4 School Goals
Spiritual Development:
- Help children know they belong to God and are secure in His love and care
- Help children experience awe and wonder about God and His work
- Share Bible stories, songs and prayer
Academic Development:
- Develop language and literature skills, including listening skills, sound and formation of alphabet letters, left to right progression and Spanish instruction.
- Learn letters and sounds using Zoo-phonics
- Develop math readiness skills, including basic shapes, patterns, counting concepts, basic colors and using manipulatives
- Develop readiness skills, including days of the week, months of the year, weather, seasons, health, senses, personal information, hygiene and discovery of God’s world
Physical Development:
- Develop fine motor skills, including folding and tearing paper, tracing, cutting with scissors, puzzles, toys, pencil and crayon grip and printing name and alphabet letters
- Develop gross motor skills, including running, jumping, climbing, hopping, skipping, moving with music and posture and balance
- Develop hand writing skills using Handwriting Without Tears
Social-Emotional Development:
- Encourage children to be respectful and kind to others
- Accept others as Jesus modeled
- Develop healthy relationships with other children and adults
- Encourage children to feel valued by God and gain an understanding that they are special children created in His image
4 School Daily Schedule
A typical day at Hudsonville Christian Preschool:
- Greet children / Opening Prayer
- Circle Time
- Bible and Praise Time
- Center Time
- Outdoor Play
- Bathroom and Snack Break
- Whole Group Instruction (Alphabet Instruction, Spanish, Literature, Art)
- Circle Time / Show-n-Tell / Silly Songs
- Prepare to go home
- Dismissal
Staff
Classroom Teachers:
Classroom Aides:
Early Childhood Director