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Weekday Nursery School
Geneva at Luzerne Street
Johnstown PA 15905
Phone: 814-536-6116
The goal is to assist parents as they guide their children through the important pre-school years. Classroom activities are designed to provide growth for your child's physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development in preparation for Kindergarten. Daily routines always include both group and independent learning experiences challenging children to think, reason, remember, and experiments. As children discover themselves and their environment, it is our hope for them to learn to love their school, their teachers, and their classmates.
Nursery School Program:
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9:15 a.m. till 11:30 p.m. Tuition is $740.00 if paid by September 1st. A tuition management fee of $25.00 is added for monthly payments which are $85.00 per month, September thru May. The $50.00 registration fee is non-refundable. Your child must be 3 years of age by October 31st in order to enter this program. An informational packet can be obtained by contacting the church office.
Pre-Kindergarten Program:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 12:30 p.m. till 3:00 p.m. Tuition is $875.00 if paid by September 1st. A tuition management fee of $25.00 is added for monthly payments which are $100.00 per month, September thru May. The $50.00 registration fee is non-refundable. Your child must be 4 years of age by August 31st in order to enter this program. An informational packet can be obtained by contacting the church office.
Sunday School
9 a.m.
(September - May)
Worship
10:15 a.m.
Fellowship Hour
11:15 a.m.
Cablevision broadcast
Mondays @ 7 p.m.
Channel 9
A monthly calendar and newsletter keeps parents informed of our special parties, fieldtrips (on and off premise), class photos, snack schedules, and Kindergarten testing. Students graduate in an evening stage program wearing white caps and gowns with a celebration that follows. To complete the year, a family class picnic is planned.
Our facility includes a variety of aesthetically appealing and homespun rooms filled with wonderful educational materials and age appropriate learning toys.
Mother Goose greets children as they enter through our main entrance. A small fountain (our tear well) bubbles away for children to throw away any fears or tears they may have before entering The Geneva House. Upon entrance, parents and children find a seasonally decorated bulletin board to greet them. This board often consists of our student’s smiling faces cleverly displayed. A mailbox and cubby is provided for each child as well as a message board for parent reminders.
Our Growing Room utilizes the center-based concept where space is broken into specific sections for educational play. These sections include: a dramatic play area, a building block center, a puppet stage, a library/science discovery center, a music center, and a table top play center. These areas limit the number of children in a center at one time by utilizing a pass. After a child is finished in their chosen area he/she cleans up and may choose another center by moving his/her pass. This concept is a wonderfully effective way to promote small group play. Always working on sharing, manners, being kind to one another, etc… this space also helps to reinforce the act of tidying up after oneself.
Our classroom, a cheerful exciting learning space, helps us in achieving our academic needs and 
goals for the year. Large tables provide an area for snack time, art projects and practice in writing skills. A bright educational, non-allergenic climate provides comfy seating at calendar, weather, and story times. Individual American flags aid in teaching the Pledge of Allegiance throughout our school year. A variety of tabletop toys surround this room and have been specifically selected for educational merit and value. Guiding one-on-one play and reinforcing the small motor skills is prevalent when utilizing these many manipulatives.
Alphabet, numbers, colors, and shapes serve as decoratives and learning devices, a key for academic excellence. The “Thinking Chair” provides an area for the child who would prefer a good book to playtime. Two large bulletin boards display children’s most recent artwork. Parents always are encouraged to browse artwork and share comments with their children concerning their masterpieces. Different art techniques, providing a variety of art mediums and supplies, are utilized in the creative process of each special project. The children are very proud of their work and accomplishments when their art is complete and prominently displayed.
A kitchen area, decorated with gingham and apples—a motif that certainly pleases the eye, is used by our classes for snack storage, baking, cooking green eggs and ham, and for painting at easels.
Our outdoor area includes a fenced play area with a huge covered sandbox and playground equipment, enhancing a child’s large motor skills and providing an opportunity for occasional water-play and parachute exercise.
We, at the Geneva House, understand that our students need to be introduced to computers and we do this with four centers located throughout our school. They include an assortment of educational and entertaining CD’s that help to develop these necessary skills.
Last, but not least, a favorite at Geneva House—our Jungle Room. A friendly hand-made lion greets everyone before entrance to the “jungle”. Once inside, the children delight in this special space. Walls are adorned with animals, plants, insects, and flowers found in remote jungles and rainforests. Jungle sounds and bird calls fill the auditory senses as do the gentle bubbling filters that supply our much loved pet and fish tanks with needed oxygen. Our “little monkeys” are able to jump on a small trampoline and swing and crawl in our jungle gym. Our jungle room provides many imaginary make-believe play possibilities.
Our school offers a wonderfully creative environment in the preschool learning advantage.It is a Pennsylvania Sate Licensed Private School with a Pennsylvania State Certified teacher always on hand. Our staff has been hand selected because of their dedication to the educational preschool process, their natural love of children, and their nurturing attributes.
Copyright © 2004
Westmont Presbyterian Church
601 Luzerne Street Johnstown PA 15905
Phone: 814.536.0796
Fax: 814.536.1239