At Friends Academy, our smallest students are an important and integral part of our school community. We offer pre-school for three-year-olds, pre-kindergarten (pre-K) for four-year-olds and Kindergarten.

Pre-School and Pre-K
Our pre-school and pre-k classes provide children with a positive “first school experience.” The children are encouraged to develop appropriate social skills, use age-appropriate language to relate to others and learn conflict resolution in a peaceful, nurturing environment.

They explore various ways of expressing themselves through art, music and movement, thereby developing fine and gross motor skills. The groundwork for academic skills is carefully built over the course of the pre-school and pre-kindergarten years.

Kindergarten
The solid pre-academic foundation that is established in our pre-school classes prepares children for the challenge of rigorous, yet developmentally- appropriate, instruction in reading, mathematics, science and social studies. Conflict resolution and peace-making skills remain a central theme in the Kindergarten program. Participation in service projects serves to broaden student awareness of the needs of others and the larger world around them.