Encouraging the Excitement of Discovery
Early Childhood
For the youngest learners, Dock provides exploratory, play-based education in a collaborative, Christ-centered environment.
Young children have an innate excitement for discovery and learning that they bring into the classroom everyday. Early childhood teachers at Dock seek to build on that curiosity, recognizing that young students learn best through play. Teachers provide educational tools, introduce complex play opportunities, and give students choices in their activities to inspire passions and foster independence.
Dock Mennonite Academy provides a place for children to receive a quality education while being loved unconditionally. Students receive support every step of the way through a cohesive community of teachers, family, and church, ensuring a positive experience as they start their first years of school.
Schedule
Half-Day: 8:25 AM - 11:15 AM
Full-Day: 8:25 AM - 3:10 PM
Dock’s Early Childhood Program offers a well-balanced mixture of a warm, nurturing environment coupled with the structure and organization needed to help children learn and grow. Our daughters, who have two very different personalities and gifts, have both benefited greatly from their experience at Dock.”
- Early Childhood Parent
Dock Mennonite Academy
Curriculum Highlights
Outdoor Education
Rain or shine, Early Childhood students are frequent visitors to the woods on the EC-8 campus. Multiple times a week while exploring nature, teachers encourage purposeful play as facilitators in the process of children learning to problem-solve, work cooperatively, ask questions and reflect, explore and experiment, practice conflict resolution, learn perseverance, connect emotionally with others and much more.