2024-2025 School Year
K3 SPT
Students meet for a full school year, with 12 co-op weeks in the fall and 12 weeks in the spring. K3 classes are self-contained and enrichment based. In K3 classes, the children are with the same teacher the entire day and stay together as a group, with the exception of a music class, where they go to the respective teacher for that time. The students enjoy recess twice a day at either the playground or the gym. Parents must pack snack and lunch for their student. Children in K3 will not be assigned homework. Formal grades are not given in K3 but teachers do send home progress reports twice a year.
Course Description
In K3, learning with each other through play helps support children’s social and emotional development, language and literacy, cognition, and even physical development. The class begins with a group time learning calendar, sharing time, and reading a bible story which includes listening skills, conversational skills, interacting with the teacher, and reading a story. Concentration is placed on learning and practicing classroom etiquette: listening, raising hands, lining up, being kind to others, obeying the teacher, using inside voices, and keeping hands to oneself. The class focuses on one letter of the alphabet, number, shape, and color per week and does thematic activities based on all five of these emphases each class day. We feel children learn more and will retain more when they are enjoying what they are doing, so our curriculum involves activities that get the children to move and explore. Hands-on learning allows the children to experience and develop the senses that God has given them.
Throughout the school year, students will develop skills such as:
- identifying colors, shapes, numbers, and letters
recognizing patterns - sharing, compromising, and following directions
Music Class: Students attend music class each class day. The students will enjoy experiencing music in a variety of ways. We explore music through a repertoire rich in folk songs, nursery rhymes, and traditional singing games. We learn about music through imitation, movement, listening, visualization, improvisation, finger play, and rhythm instruments. Seasonal music activities are incorporated throughout the year.
To be successful in this class:
Learn and practice classroom etiquette, including listening, raising hands, lining up, being kind to others, obeying the teacher, using inside voices, and keeping hands to oneself.
Grades: K3
Fees: Two Day Model Tuition: $800 for the year
Plus the following fees:
-$5 Supply Fee
-$140 enrollment fee per child
-$70 security fee per family
-$10 per student portrait/bag tag fee
Prerequisites:
Must be 3 years old by September 1st. Must be mostly potty trained and able to use the restroom mostly independently and come to co-op in underwear or a pull up. K3 teachers will not change diapers.
Sections Offered: K3 Blue Jays: Tuesdays & Thursdays K3 Red Cardinals: Tuesdays & Thursdays K3-2nd Music K3-2nd Art
Required Materials
Textbook:
None required.
Other Materials:
Each class has a supply list of required materials parents must purchase and send to class with their student. Find Supply Lists here.
K3 Blue Jays: Tuesdays & Thursdays
Meet Tiffany Espinal
Education: Homeschool, attended SCC for ASL certification
Teaching experience:
- Substitute for 6 yrs. in public school District five, Spartanburg, SC
- 1 year ESOL Byrnes Freshman/Beech Springs
- Homeschooling 3 of my children
Certifications: received certification for ASL
UHC courses taught:
- 3k
- Elementary sub
Began teaching at UHC in 2022
K3 Red Cardinals: Tuesdays & Thursdays
Meet Aimee Powell
Education: I have my bachelors degree in Social Work and I trained as an Applied Behavior Analyst.
Teaching experience: I have been homeschooling my children since 2022. Additionally, I taught ESL online, worked as an ABA Therapist and serve in the 2-3 year old nursery at our church.
Homeschooling Experience:I was homeschooled kindergarten through eighth grade and I have been homeschooling my two children since 2022.
UHC Courses Taught: 3K
Began teaching at UHC in 2024
K3-2nd Music
Meet Xavier Moses
Education: B.M. in Music with an Emphasis in Education – University of South Carolina 2010
Teaching Experience: 2010 – 2011 Fairforest Middle School; 2011-2015 Allendale County Schools; 2015 – 2023 Lead Academy Public Charter
Certifications: CPR/AED First Aid Certified; Certified Teacher Mentor; Vocal Performance Certificate
UHC Courses Taught: Elementary Music
Began teaching at UHC in 2024.
K3-2nd Art
Meet Olga Romero
Education: 3 year Cosmetology degree from Germany
Teaching Experience: I have been homeschooling my own children since 2020. I also work in the 2-3 year old toddler classroom on the Hampton Heights Campus.
Art Experience: I enjoy quilting and sewing, which I learned from my mother, but I love to put my own unique spin on every project. My work reflects my Ukrainian background and the resulting work is often playful, bold, and colorful. 2024 is my first year teaching and I love to bring a sense of fun, playfulness, and love of color to my classroom as well as the idea that there are no mistakes in art, only chances for a new perspective and a way to get creative!
UHC Courses Taught: 2-3 year old toddlers, K3-2nd art
Began teaching at UHC in 2024.