Academics

Our Teachers

Our outstanding qualified and passionate teachers are selected for their personal faith, Christian character, academic background, and commitment to impacting the lives of students. Zion Baptist Academy teachers lovingly encourage students to discover the joy of knowing Jesus Christ personally, nurturing the seeds of faith as they disciple young hearts. God’s Word is woven throughout the fabric of the student’s day. Students discover that Scripture relates to every area of their lives – their personal relationships, their character, how they work and play, how they think and speak, even the subjects they study.

God’s design unfolds whether students are examining the order of the universe, studying the nations of our world, tracing the Christian heritage of our country, or learning to use the gift of language. It is a curriculum and environment that enables us to work in concert with parents to fulfill the calling that we share to

“Train-up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it.”

- Proverbs 22:6.

Young Toddlers: 12-23 months

The Young Toddlers daily schedule provides more structure than the infant room, allowing them the opportunity to learn new skills and develop daily routines. Teachers have daily lesson plans that are developed through our age appropriate curriculum and fully aligned with GELDS (Georgia Early Learning and Development Standards).Children are encouraged to explore their world through play.

The classroom is designed in a way to help toddlers feel safe to move and explore. Throughout the day there are activities that develop gross motor skills as well as fine motor skills. Developmentally appropriate equipment and toys are used in the classroom to encourage learning through play. Group activities involve art, weekly music class, circle time, story time, and weekly Mandarin instruction. The toddlers also have their own playground for physical development. Children will begin to identify feelings and independence as they learn the importance of sharing, respect, responsibility and kindness. Daily reports for each child to inform parents on nutrition information, activities, and diapering.

Advanced Toddlers: 24-35 months

Our teachers focus on social, emotional, cognitive and physical needs of the children. Advanced Toddlers are an active group, with our low student to teacher ratios we are able to keep our children happy and safe. The environment of the classroom is designed to facilitate motor skill development as well as social skills through center structured play. Our Advanced Toddlers build language skills through story time,and music. Fine motor skills are developed through drawing, arts and crafts.

As your child grows and learns, your child is more fascinated with exploring his or her environment. Our classroom is an exciting and inviting classroom space for your child to play and discover. Peers may also start to become important to your child at this age as he or she begins to participate in parallel play (playing beside another child). Your child’s vocabulary will also begin to grow as he or she learns and adds new words on a regular basis with the help of our teachers.

Some of the activities that we do with our advanced toddler classes include, but are not limited to:

Music, Bible Stories, Gross Motor Skills, Mandarin, Social/ Emotional Transitions, Sensory Exploration

Preschool

Our three year old boys and girls discover something new everyday thanks to the nurturing fun-filled learning environment provided by our teachers..

Our teachers:

Use circle time to teach calendar skills which included days of the week, months and the weather. Also during center time children are exposed to colors, shapes, numbers and letters.
Read stories to eager young listeners. Our boys and girls work with a partner to read picture books in the reading area to help build literacy skills and a love for books.
Engage children in sensory activities
Utilize Movement and Music activities to promote a love for music and encourage self expression.
Engage children in art activities to explore color, shape, and size.
Build character through puppets. Teachers use puppets to promote character development. Children learn the importance of honesty, compassion, generosity, sharing and caring for friends and family.
Our children also engage in Mandarin, STEM, Art, and Music class each week

Pre-K Georgia Lottery-Funded

Pre-K Full Day Program

Georgia’s Pre-K Program is offered free to all four-year-old children regardless of parental income. To participate, children must be four years of age on or before September 1 of the school year. Five-year-old children who have not previously attended the Pre-K program and who have late birthdays or developmental delays that impact their readiness for school may also enroll at the request of their parents. The program provides a full 6.5-hour instructional day for children, five days a week, 180 days a year.

Kindergarten

Our curriculum is aligned to the new Georgia Common Core Standards.

Our kindergarten class will use McGraw Hill for Reading, Math, and Social Studies.
Our kindergarten Science curriculum is FOSS which is aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)

Mandarin is taught by our Mandarin teacher through Lango Kids Atlanta
Our students also have Art, STEM, and Music class weekly
The Bible Curriculum is Purpose by Design.

First Grade