The Early Years Program | Ages 4-5
Our literacy-rich, fitrah-centered, and play-based early childhood program provides children the opportunity to play and work and explore their world in an unhurried environment. The main emphasis is placed on developing imagination and creative thinking skills, rather than early exposure to academic content. Our early years program is designed for children ages 4-5.
In those early years, your young child needs plenty of time to explore and assimilate the world around him through everyday life. He needs an atmosphere where people, God, and learning are valued and loved; he needs to have good habits of thinking and behaving intentionally cultivated; and she needs an abundance of living ideas presented informally.
Our Aims
Spiritual Development
Cultivate good manners (adab), consistent spiritual habits, and a deepened awareness of Allah through reflection, righteous stories, and meaningful supplications.
Intellectual Formation
Foster a love of learning through rich exposure to classic literature, nature, the arts, foundational reading skills, and meaningful ideas explored through wonder, discussion, and reflection.
Physical Wellbeing
Engage in play through the senses, care for and explore nature, and develop healthy habits through open-ended routines.
Character Refinement
Nurture virtuous character through heart purification, the cultivation of moral habits, and responsibility-building tasks.
Our Approach
Rooted in the Senses
Rhythmic daily activities offer a sense of security and include cooking, crafting, self-care, and rest. Outdoor free play provides limitless possibilities for discovery and fosters a lifelong relationship to the natural world.
A Foundation for Academics
The intentional curriculum in our mixed-age program inspires creative expression and provides the foundation for substantive academics in our grades program. Music and art promote language development. Games and movement develop physical agility, mathematical thinking, and self-esteem. Outdoor exploration fosters observational skills that lead to scientific inquiry.
Schedule
Four full days: Monday-Thursday 9:00 AM-3:30 PM
Tuition and Fees
Tuition: $700.00 per month /$6,300.00 per year/ per student (September-June). Tuition can be paid in three ways: monthly payments, quarterly installments, or in full.
Curriculum and Supply Fee: $500.00 (required for all returning and new students, non-refundable)
Sibling Discount :10% off tuition for second child, 15% for third
Scope and Sequence
Picture Study
Students will observe, narrate, and discuss pieces of art.
Music
Students will recite and memorize qasidas and folk songs.
Literature
Students are exposed to great ideas and high vocabulary through classical literature, poetry, and stories. Students memorize poetry and short passages.
Reading
Students learn to recognize the letters of the alphabet with names and sounds, phonemic awareness (Pre-K), phonics (letters, sounds, and formation of words), and oral language play (K-1st).
Handwriting
Student’s practice drawing skills, basic cursive letter formation, and habit of neatness.
Narration
Charlotte Mason’s approach to grammar and spelling relied heavily on a foundation of reading, hearing, and copying well-written literature for several years. Students learn the art of listening to increasingly longer passages, and then narrating them.
Mathematics
Students master mathematical concepts and critical thinking skills through informal, everyday activities, such as reciting numbers in order, counting with one-to-one correlation, and simple addition and subtraction using real objects around him. He also learns basic shapes as he encounters them in his play and surroundings.
History & Geography
Students will be exposed to significant historical events and people as well as geography through appropriate stories. Basic geographical concepts will be introduced informally through nature study.
Science
Science is a mix of nature study outside, painting and observing plants, animals, rocks, sky, and biomes using various living books supplemented with creative projects and interest-driven exploration.
Handicrafts
Students engage in variety of age-appropriate handicrafts that develop fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and practical skills.
Art
Students will learn basic art theory through picture study and gain exposure to a variety of artistic mediums.
Prophetic Wellness
Students will learn and implement healthy habits according to the Prophetic tradition.
Notice of Non-Discriminatory Policy
Revival Ihya admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. Revival Ihya does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.