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Pre-Kindergarten

Goshen Friends School offers 4-day-per-week and 5-day-per-week pre-k schedules for children ranging in age from 4 to 5.5 years old. Our pre-k classes are the Bumblebees (4 days), Bluebirds (4 days), and Butterflies (5 days). All 3 pre-k classes provide students with a solid foundation for kindergarten, including:

  • Jump-start morning activities for building fine motor, early math, early language arts and personal responsibility skills
  • Structured centers designed to expand interests, grow stamina, enhance creativity and encourage collaboration
  • 3 specials classes per week: art, music, and outdoor education
  • Attendance at every All School Gathering and Meeting for Worship
  • Opportunity to delve more deeply into content (for example, insects, sports and games, literature, outer space, dinosaurs)
  • Wilson Fundations for PreK, which provides daily lessons in phonemic awareness, alphabetical principles and handwriting
  • Various field trips for immersive learning through real-world experiences (some of our favorites include Highland Orchards, Springton Manor Farm, Delaware Museum of Nature and Science, and the Brandywine River Museum)