Presbyterian Weekday School
Presbyterian Weekday School is a nationally-accredited weekday school which offers a unique, developmentally-appropriate program designed to foster the healthy development of young children in a loving, Christ-centered environment.
About Us
For over 55 years, the Presbyterian Weekday School (PWS) located at First Presbyterian Church, Gastonia, NC, has offered developmentally appropriate, faith-based, Early Childhood Education for area children as a community outreach. We feel a child's growth in the Christian faith is best nurtured by loving adults who are themselves persons of faith.
PWS offers a nationally accredited Preschool program serving children between the ages of two and five years old. PWS is dedicated to top quality early childhood care and instruction, using research-based curricula and delivery practices.
Our staff adheres to the standards of the National Accreditation Commission (NAC), and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). Our guide for implementing developmentally appropriate practices stems from the Creative Curriculum from Teaching Strategies, LLC., in Preschool. Teachers use their understanding of child development to create a warm learning environment and plan activities that meet each child at their current level of cognitive, language, physical, spiritual and social development. All of these targeted practices are strategically put in place to create an environment that encourages a lifelong pleasure of learning.
Please accept our invitation to visit PWS for a personal tour!
We are proud of Presbyterian Weekday School and its history of growing children for over half a century. Hundreds of students in the Gastonia community, and surrounding communities, have benefited from our program. Each child and each family is a gift from God, and is accepted with love and respect. Check out the possibilities!
By simply contacting the school office, we can schedule a time that would be convenient for you to visit. Our email address is pws@fpcgastonia.org. Nothing would please us more than to hear from you!
PWS offers a nationally accredited Preschool program serving children between the ages of two and five years old. PWS is dedicated to top quality early childhood care and instruction, using research-based curricula and delivery practices.
Our staff adheres to the standards of the National Accreditation Commission (NAC), and the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC). Our guide for implementing developmentally appropriate practices stems from the Creative Curriculum from Teaching Strategies, LLC., in Preschool. Teachers use their understanding of child development to create a warm learning environment and plan activities that meet each child at their current level of cognitive, language, physical, spiritual and social development. All of these targeted practices are strategically put in place to create an environment that encourages a lifelong pleasure of learning.
Please accept our invitation to visit PWS for a personal tour!
We are proud of Presbyterian Weekday School and its history of growing children for over half a century. Hundreds of students in the Gastonia community, and surrounding communities, have benefited from our program. Each child and each family is a gift from God, and is accepted with love and respect. Check out the possibilities!
By simply contacting the school office, we can schedule a time that would be convenient for you to visit. Our email address is pws@fpcgastonia.org. Nothing would please us more than to hear from you!
Interested in Enrolling?
Contact us for more information or to arrange a private tour.
We would love to hear from you!
We would love to hear from you!
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pws@fpcgastonia.org
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phone(704) 864-2651, ext. 111
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address1621 E. Garrison BLVD.
Gastonia, NC 28054 |
Admission
To register your child, return completed enrollment form plus the registration fee (payable by check to First Presbyterian Church PWS) to PWS at either:
- PWS Office
- First Presbyterian Church Reception Desk
- U. S. Mail
Priority Registration begins the first Monday in February. Preference is given in the following order:
- Children currently enrolled in PWS or Mother's Morning Out
- Siblings of currently enrolled and First Presbyterian Church members not currently enrolled
Classes will be assigned with consideration to desired program, diversity, age of child, and balance of gender.
Please note that class offerings are subject to change based on enrollment at registration.
Your child will be placed in the class requested as long as space is available and composition is workable. In order to best serve the students, the Director will determine the composition of each class and will make class assignments. If your child is not placed in the "first choice" or "second choice" indicated on the registration form, you will be contacted by the Director to make placement in a suitable alternative.
A "waitlist" will be created for each class that is filled to capacity. You may be included on the waitlist at no charge. Names are placed on the waitlist in the order received. Each family will be telephoned when an opening occurs in the desired program in the order the family's name appears on the list.
Presbyterian Weekday School prohibits discrimination by status, membership, race, color, sex, age, disability, or national origin.
Have questions?
Contact Becky Rowland, Director of Presbyterian Weekday School, at browland@fpcgastonia.org for more information!
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Affiliated with: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and Presbytery of Western North Carolina
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