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El Puente Preschool Program Choices


Three-school

  • Tuesday and Thursday morning preschool for 3-year-olds: 8:45 – 11:15 AM
  • Tuesday and Thursday afternoon preschool for 3-year-olds: 12:45 – 3:15 PM 
  • Child must be three by September 1 to enroll in three-school


Preschool

  • Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning preschool for 4-year-olds: 8:45 – 11:15 AM
  • Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoon preschool for 4-year-olds: 12:45 – 3:15 PM
  • Child must be four by September 1 to enroll in preschool

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El Puente Preschool parent information night is scheduled for Thursday, January 26, 2012 and registration for El Puente Preschool (as well as Polka Dot Garden Preschool) will begin on Friday, January 27, 2012. (Early registration is recommended for Spanish Immersion preschool.) 


Grandville Christian Preschools are committed to early childhood education. We offer many options for you and your child. Our caring staff have been chosen for their dedicated love of the Lord and their desire to educate young children. We believe that each child is a precious gift from God and we strive to meet each child's needs spiritually, emotionally and academically. Within our nurturing environment, your child is able to explore God's world and develop their individual gifts and abilities.

Focus at El Puente Preschool
Our Spanish language immersion program offers children the opportunity to fully experience a second language and culture. 

Immersion is a method of educating children by instructing them in a "target" language so they become bilingual. The classroom environment becomes the setting for second language acquisition through core subject content instruction, educational discourse, and social interaction. 

Research revels the following benefits to learning a second language: 

  • A positive effect on intellectual growth.
  • Flexibility in thinking, greater sensitivity to language, and a better ear for listening.
  • Enhancement in understanding native language.
  • Greater ability to learn additional languages.
  • Appreciation of other cultures and global perspective.
  • Increased career opportunities.
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Other things you should know: 

  • Our bilingual preschool teachers use a variety of ways to get your child excited about learning the Spanish language. These include pictures, movement, activities, music, puppets and games.
  • El Puente preschool strives to keep low teacher-to-student ratios in an effort to provide the best immersion education experience possible.
  • Our staff is CPR trained and First-Aid certified.
  • Toilet training is not a requirement to begin preschool.
  • Open mid- September through May.
Contact Us
Jared Benthem, Assistant Principal
616-538-9710 ext. 104

Janey Hoekwater, Preschool Director
616-538-9710, ext. 213, voice mail 262