SPICE 2004 Programs
Selected Programs for Improving Catholic Education
Focus Area: Early Childhood Education
These successful programs were showcased at the annual SPICE Conversations in Excellence symposium held at Boston College June 25-27, 2004. The entire procedings, including presentations by keynote speakers and descriptions of the following programs, are published in a book available from NCEA titled Early Childhood Education: Conversations in Excellence.
St. Thomas the Apostle Preschool
St. Thomas the Apostle School
5150 N. Valley View Road
Tucson, AZ 85737
(520) 577-0503
www.stthomaspreschool.com
Leslie Shultz Crist, Principal
stapreschool@netzero.com
Founded by a group of women in the parish, this preschool focuses on the "whole" child through a balance of fun activities that celebrate each child's spiritual, social, emotional, and cognitive growth. Respect and commitment to others and an extensive social justice curriculum are stressed.
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Early Childhood Program
St. Mary Queen of the Universe School
304 E. Cloud
Salina, KS 67401
(785) 827-4200
Cindy Compagnone
ccompagnone@yahoo.com
A key focus is on developmental readiness and an early intervention program that helps parents identify special needs. It has grown to 130 children. Partnerships with community health services, support groups, and parents have enabled it to serve a wide diversity of learning needs. Children are better prepared for school and score higher than average on standardized tests in all grades.
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Early Childhood Accreditation Program
Office of Catholic Schools
Archdiocese of Chicago
155 E. Superior Street
Chicago, IL 60611
(312) 751-3868
www.archchicago.org
Julie Ramski, Program Director
jramski@archchicago.org
Since growing advances in developmental research have shown that high quality early childhood programs have a big impact on the ability of children to learn throughout life, especially poor, at-risk children, the archdiocese developed a way to assist programs to raise the quality of their programs and become accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
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Early-Fives
Our Lady of Lourdes School
18437 Superior Street
Northridge, CA 91325
(818) 349-0245
www.ollnr.org/school
Patty Hager, Principal
phager@ollnr.org
This program creates a developmentally appropriate learning environment that focuses on each child's physical, emotional, social, cognitive, and spiritual growth. Learning centers provide a combination of self-directed, teacher-guided, individual, and group activities.
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Developmentally Appropriate Model of Preschool Religious Education
St. Raphael Early Childhood Center
5801 Falls of the Neuse Road
Raleigh, NC 27609
(919) 865-5717
www.saintraphael.org
Carrie Griffith, Director
griffithc@raldioc.org
A developmentally appropriate model for faith education programs encompasses the entire school community—leaders, teachers, parents, and students. It incorporates a formal program titled the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd.
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Developmentally Appropriate Assessment and Documentation for Preschools
St. Luke Preschool
10 Waldron Avenue
Barrington, RI 02806
(401) 246-1236
www.ri.net/RInet/St_Luke
Eileen Dennis
EDTeazels@aol.com
This preschool uses a comprehensive, developmentally appropriate assessment and documentation program. Documentation of all learning and teacher self-assessment provide accountability and are used to strengthen the program.
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Holy Trinity Child Development Center
115 Main Street
Newport, KY 41071
(859) 491-7612
www.Holytrinity-school.org
Sr. Mary Ruth Lubbers, SND, Principal
smrlubbers@fuse.net
A comprehensive program including preschool, all-day daycare, after-school care, and a summer program for urban families. It is individualized to meet each child’s needs and interests in learning centers.
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St. Mary's Child Center
Office of Catholic Education
Archdiocese of Indianapolis
1400 N. Meridian Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
(317) 236-1430
www.archindy.org/oce
Ted Maple
tmaple@stmaryschildcenter.org
The nationally accredited early childhood program provides an opportunity for at-risk children to become successful, healthy, and productive adults. The program targets 192 of the neediest three-to-five year old children in Marion County. Social work services, family support, mentoring, and parent education are available. A sliding fee scale excludes no one.
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St. Mary Magdalene Early Childhood Program
St. Mary Magdalene School
530 Ferguson Street
Humble, TX 77339
(281) 446-8535
www.smmcs.org
Sally Cox
scox@smmcs.org
A team-teaching program is designed to have a 10-to-1 child-to-adult ratio providing small-group experiences and large-group interaction.
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Mount Sacred Heart Montessori Primary Program
Mount Sacred Heart School, Inc.
619 Mt. Sacred Heart Road
San Antonio, TX 78216
(210) 342-6711
www.MSHEagles.com
Sylvia Jerrera, Principal
sherrera@archdiosa.org
It employs the instructional methods created by Dr. Maria Montessori with Catholic teachings. Through the use of The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, children are introduced to a hands-on approach of understanding Christian values and themes. Children and adults together form a living spiritual community.
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We thank the following sponsors whose generosity made this symposium possible:
FACTS Tuition Management
William H. Sadlier, Inc.
Father Michael J. McGivney Memorial Fund for New Initiatives in Catholic Education
The Jesuit Community
The Jesuit Institute
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