About…

St. Francis of Assisi Preschool

Our preschool is unique. We sit high atop St. Francis of Assisi hill in Evergreen, surrounded by grape vines, wildlife, and God’s beautiful mountains.  We offer small classes in the setting of a Catholic community and are dedicated to serving the Evergreen community of San Jose and beyond.
PHILOSOPHY & MISSION
We know that young children learn through their experiences and that each child is born with his or her own innate sense of self, learning style and way of thinking.
We believe that by providing a balance of play- based, child-centered opportunities as well as well-planned, structured, teacher-directed activities a child’s personality can truly emerge.
By offering young children experiences that are playful, productive, varied, intentional and purposeful both alone and in groups, each child can find meaning as they begin to construct an understanding of the world they live in and their place in it.
In our rich and dynamic environment, each child will observe, participate, explore, create, lead, follow, work together, pretend, imagine, ask & be asked questions, be challenged, take risks & learn to be safe.
Also important will be that they will be given the space and time to communicate their ideas and feelings.
We greatly value the relationships children build with their schoolmates and teachers so that when they engage in these activities they can build deep relationships and become socially connected with others.