Pre-Kindergarten Preschool Classes

Jr.Kindergarten (PreK Program)  Grace Campus is Located a few houses south of NCA's Liberty Campus at 3801 S. Kansas Ave.

A Solid Foundation is Important! 

“The Wise Man Built His House Upon the Rock” Matthew 7:24-27

New Covenant Academy's ABC's

Academic Excellence

Biblical Truth

Christlike Character

When entrusting your child to the NCA learning experience,  you are starting them off with a solid foundation leading to greater success as they progress on to elementary school and beyond.

Kindergarten Readiness Program Highlights

• Engaging and hands-on learning
• Reading readiness
• Beginning phonics
• Math concepts with hands-on activities
• Social and emotional development
• Bible lessons and weekly chapel services
• Christian service projects
• Thematic social studies and Science
• Vocal music program
• Field trips
• A balanced approach to child-directed free play and teacher-guided activities
• Hot lunch program (children eat in their classroom)

Curriculum

New Covenant Academy offers its youngest Warriors, a rich developmental learning experience taught by state-certified instructors, specific to Early Childhood Education.  Students have a core assigned teacher who is with them for the majority of the school day. This allows students to develop a trusting and caring relationship with their teacher.   In addition, students are assigned co-curricular instructors for art, and music who have earned state certifications and/or have a high level of experience in their area of expertise.   Pre-K. Teachers are on the same salary scale as Elementary Teachers. Therefore, we experience less turnover than what is often occurring in the early childhood general market.

Materials

The curriculum used takes a thematic approach to pre-academic skills (in the alphabetic principle, phonemic awareness, writing, math, science, community, and social/emotional development,  It is called the “Emerging Language and Literacy Curriculum” which is in alignment with the State of Missouri Early Learning Standards and published by early childhood educators, speech pathologists, and occupational specialists Julie Ornes, Shirley Patterson, Dana McMillan, Jackie Thomas, and Eva Trumbower. 

NCA Core Early Childhood teachers work to embed and integrate the Bible and a Biblical worldview as an authentic and organic part of the learning process using both teacher-created and curriculum resources published by the Association of Christian Schools International Purposeful Design. 

Handwriting is developed and taught using the Zaner-Bloser style. 

Age Requirement and Assessment for Placement

Children must be 4 years old by August 1st and are assessed using the DIAL (Developmental Indicators for the Assessment of Learning)  assessment tool for placement in the NCA PreK program.

Program Hours: 

• Full-time Pre-K. is 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. M-F.  Before and aftercare is available for a nominal extra fee, excluding nine early release days at 11:30 a.m. (which are days used for professional development or the day before Christmas Break, Grandparents Day, or the last day of school).  
• For the 2025-2026 school year, half-day seats may be offered. However, full-day seats will receive priority placement.  This will be determined in the spring of 2025.