The St. Mark Preschool Experience Slide Show and Testimonials from Families
Our Story
St. Mark Preschool has been developing the confidence and self-esteem of children in our community for over 50 years. Since Preschool is your child’s first school experience, we believe in providing a welcoming, safe, and encouraging environment. Their experience here helps lay the groundwork for a successful school journey.
With our revamped curriculum, your student will experience inquiry-based learning with an emphasis on art, science, and technology. Students work collaboratively while practicing real-world problem-solving. Aided by the latest educational techniques, your son or daughter will learn by making and by doing, while developing social skills and relationships that can last well beyond the preschool years.
Won’t you come join us and enter the St. Mark preschool experience, where a love of learning is instilled on a daily basis?
With our revamped curriculum, your student will experience inquiry-based learning with an emphasis on art, science, and technology. Students work collaboratively while practicing real-world problem-solving. Aided by the latest educational techniques, your son or daughter will learn by making and by doing, while developing social skills and relationships that can last well beyond the preschool years.
Won’t you come join us and enter the St. Mark preschool experience, where a love of learning is instilled on a daily basis?
Our Philosophy
- Our program encourages growth of the whole child: physically, intellectually, emotionally, socially, and creatively in a Christian environment.
- Through the school’s daily routine, each child will have the opportunity to create, discover, interact, and learn concepts through hands-on experiences that are developmentally appropriate.
- Using thematic units, children will have activities that are self-directed, as well as teacher-directed.
- The program encourages children to problem solve and interact with their peers.
- The teachers are supportive and nurturing of each child and work with parents to provide for the child’s growth and development.
Why our families join , why our families stay, why our families refer us
We just love St. Mark Preschool! When our first two children were ready for preschool, everyone in our neighborhood raved about St. Mark, so we know we had to check it out, which was easy since we were members of the church already. After meeting the staff and seeing the facility, it was an easy decision. They loved the school and the teachers and always came home singing songs and talking about their day. When it was time for kindergarten, they were well-prepared socially and academically, even though they both had late August birthdays! So when our "mid-life blessing" came along, we knew exactly where to send him for preschool. The school has really kept up with the times, as it relates to curriculum and services. We take full advantage of their extended-care program and summer program that are flexible and necessary with our work schedules. We know he is safe, well cared for, and learning a lot while having fun! We also plan to take advantage of the kindergarten-enrichment program next year and look forward to still being a St. Mark Preschool family. We highly recommend the school to anyone with young children! They won't be disappointed!
--Kim & Mark Branch
St. Mark Preschool is a great place to learn and have fun. We absolutely love the passionate staff; they really connect with each child and help them succeed. My five-year-old has shown great improvement; she learns something new everyday, and when she comes home, she cannot wait to talk all about the fun in the Block Room, the art project she's working on, and so on. She loves going to school every day with a smile on her face; a lot of the other kids even come up to her and want to interact—they look like one big happy family! We also love their flexible scheduling options. We are glad we made the right choice by choosing St. Mark Preschool!
--Eugenia Rehus
We love St. Mark! St. Mark was our daughter's first preschool and daycare experience, and she has flourished and loved every moment. All the teachers are absolutely wonderful with the young kids, and we really appreciate the flexibility of the daycare program.
—Michelle Manuel
We are so fortunate to have neighbors recommend St. Mark Preschool to us when we were looking for a preschool for our son Ryan. We researched and visited many preschools and daycare facilities, and when we visited St. Mark Preschool, we knew this was the perfect place for Ryan. When our second son, Riley, came along, we knew he was going to follow in Ryan's footsteps at St. Mark Preschool. St. Mark Preschool provided initial and lasting positive school experiences for our boys; it laid the foundation for our boys' love of learning, going to school, and their teachers. St. Mark Preschool is an excellent school because of the teachers' experience, passion, love for their work, and their genuine care for their students, which shines through to the children. They provide a welcoming, nurturing, and fun environment for the children to learn through play and to develop socially and academically. Ryan, who is now 7 years old, went to St. Mark Preschool and loved it so much that he used to make me drive to the school building when school was closed for holidays to see for himself that school was really closed and that nobody was going to school. Ryan's love for school carried through his years at Westbrook and now at Fairview. My 3-year-old son, Riley, attends St. Mark Preschool now, and when he recently transitioned to stay after the preschool program to full-time daycare, he was thrilled! When I pick Riley up after work at 5:30 p.m., he tells me that he wants to stay at school a little longer, and this is after being at school since 7 a.m.! I have to tell Riley that school is closing, and that everyone needs to go home. St. Mark Preschool offers flexibility and a variety of programs (such as their healthy "lunch bunch" program, kindergarten enrichment after-school programs, summer camps, and part- and full-time daycare options), in addition to their regular preschool program. For us, St. Mark Preschool is like the boys' second home, the teachers are like family, and the students' families are a part of our community. We sincerely recommend St. Mark Preschool to those parents that want more than just an excellent preschool for their children.
--The Podgorny Family
We are so happy that our daughter's first school experience has been with St. Mark! The teachers are welcoming, kind, and caring. I feel 100% comfortable knowing our daughter is in good hands. She loves going to school each day and is having fun learning new things. We appreciate the schools focus on good manners and respect while being in a Christian environment. We would highly recommend St. Mark!
--Todd and Michelle Hendrick
St. Mark has been such a blessing to our family. I knew from the moment I met the teachers that the preschool and enrichment class were perfect for my kids. Declan attends the enrichment program and has learned so much. He said his favorite part about St. Mark's is the "science experiments." Fiona loves preschool and the after-school care. She gets so excited about show-and-tell and leads us in dinner prayer every night with the prayer she learned at St. Mark! Her favorite part about school is "playing outside when it's warm." There are so many teachers and all of them truly love these kids. It isn't just a job for them. I'm so happy we found St. Mark and look forward to a few more years with them. It's every parents dream to not have to worry about your child's care and education when you aren't there. I'm blessed to have found that at St. Mark!
--Kelly Burke
--Kim & Mark Branch
St. Mark Preschool is a great place to learn and have fun. We absolutely love the passionate staff; they really connect with each child and help them succeed. My five-year-old has shown great improvement; she learns something new everyday, and when she comes home, she cannot wait to talk all about the fun in the Block Room, the art project she's working on, and so on. She loves going to school every day with a smile on her face; a lot of the other kids even come up to her and want to interact—they look like one big happy family! We also love their flexible scheduling options. We are glad we made the right choice by choosing St. Mark Preschool!
--Eugenia Rehus
We love St. Mark! St. Mark was our daughter's first preschool and daycare experience, and she has flourished and loved every moment. All the teachers are absolutely wonderful with the young kids, and we really appreciate the flexibility of the daycare program.
—Michelle Manuel
We are so fortunate to have neighbors recommend St. Mark Preschool to us when we were looking for a preschool for our son Ryan. We researched and visited many preschools and daycare facilities, and when we visited St. Mark Preschool, we knew this was the perfect place for Ryan. When our second son, Riley, came along, we knew he was going to follow in Ryan's footsteps at St. Mark Preschool. St. Mark Preschool provided initial and lasting positive school experiences for our boys; it laid the foundation for our boys' love of learning, going to school, and their teachers. St. Mark Preschool is an excellent school because of the teachers' experience, passion, love for their work, and their genuine care for their students, which shines through to the children. They provide a welcoming, nurturing, and fun environment for the children to learn through play and to develop socially and academically. Ryan, who is now 7 years old, went to St. Mark Preschool and loved it so much that he used to make me drive to the school building when school was closed for holidays to see for himself that school was really closed and that nobody was going to school. Ryan's love for school carried through his years at Westbrook and now at Fairview. My 3-year-old son, Riley, attends St. Mark Preschool now, and when he recently transitioned to stay after the preschool program to full-time daycare, he was thrilled! When I pick Riley up after work at 5:30 p.m., he tells me that he wants to stay at school a little longer, and this is after being at school since 7 a.m.! I have to tell Riley that school is closing, and that everyone needs to go home. St. Mark Preschool offers flexibility and a variety of programs (such as their healthy "lunch bunch" program, kindergarten enrichment after-school programs, summer camps, and part- and full-time daycare options), in addition to their regular preschool program. For us, St. Mark Preschool is like the boys' second home, the teachers are like family, and the students' families are a part of our community. We sincerely recommend St. Mark Preschool to those parents that want more than just an excellent preschool for their children.
--The Podgorny Family
We are so happy that our daughter's first school experience has been with St. Mark! The teachers are welcoming, kind, and caring. I feel 100% comfortable knowing our daughter is in good hands. She loves going to school each day and is having fun learning new things. We appreciate the schools focus on good manners and respect while being in a Christian environment. We would highly recommend St. Mark!
--Todd and Michelle Hendrick
St. Mark has been such a blessing to our family. I knew from the moment I met the teachers that the preschool and enrichment class were perfect for my kids. Declan attends the enrichment program and has learned so much. He said his favorite part about St. Mark's is the "science experiments." Fiona loves preschool and the after-school care. She gets so excited about show-and-tell and leads us in dinner prayer every night with the prayer she learned at St. Mark! Her favorite part about school is "playing outside when it's warm." There are so many teachers and all of them truly love these kids. It isn't just a job for them. I'm so happy we found St. Mark and look forward to a few more years with them. It's every parents dream to not have to worry about your child's care and education when you aren't there. I'm blessed to have found that at St. Mark!
--Kelly Burke