Tuesday, June 24, 2008

St. Luke's Christian Preschool



That is correct! Your eyes saw right! St. Luke's Christian Preschool. As of June Brody is no longer attending Long Beach Montessori Academy. The decision was contemplated for many of months now. Both Mike and I decided that it was time Brody start a new adventure with more regimented schedule and loving teachers. We believe we found everything that we were looking for at St. Luke's. Best of all it is at the end of the block! That does not mean that we didn't check out other places. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=3256+Chatwin+Ave,+Long+Beach,+CA+90808&daddr=5633+E.+Wardlow+Road,+long+beach+ca+90808&sll=33.81767,-118.12204&sspn=0.002478,0.006255&ie=UTF8&ll=33.816879,-118.120494&spn=0.008129,0.018711&z=16&layer=c&cbll=33.816879,-118.120494

I researched preschools in Long Beach and the surrounding areas for three months now. I had a list of questions prepared and a note pad in hand. I looked for saftey issues as well as noting down how teacher's interacted with the children. Alough St. Luke's facility wasn't the best amongst the group it was very sufice. More importantly St. Luke's fosters parent participation and involves gaurdians as much as possible.

I will be volunteering in the class one day a week where I will be setting up children's lunches, wiping snoty noses, and laying out cots for naptime. I hope to get more involved with teaching special topics and putting those early childhood development credits to good use. Mike will be helping out on a need basis when it comes to handy man work. Best of all it all contributes towards our tuition payment.
My favorite part is the drastic reduction in tuition. We will be able to utilize that money to continuing saving for our house. You can check out St. Luke's at http://stlukescp.com/

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