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“Excellent program!! Outstanding teachers and staff. I recommend the school/program often.” A developmentally appropriate program, like ours, allows young children to learn in a manner which research supports. If you are interested in furthering your knowledge on young children’s learning style and to understand why DPPK’s program and activities give children the opportunity to learn through play, click the link to find out How Young Children Learn.
    About the Director    
         
    Since 2010, Maggie Vincelette has been the director at Denbigh Presbyterian Pre-Kindergarten. She holds a Bachelors degree in Elementary Education and Psychology from The College of William and Mary. Prior to entering into administration, Mrs. Vincelette taught at Yates Elementary and General Stanford Elementary in the Newport News Public School Division.  Mrs. Vincelette is a current member of NAEYC, VAECE, TAECE, and a director’s group for local half-day preschools in the Hampton Roads area.  In the years before she was hired by DPPK, all three of her own children attended school there.  Mrs. Vincelette thoroughly enjoys her position at DPPK.    
         
         
    School Philosophy
     
  Our curriculum is based on the developmental-interaction approach. Denbigh Presbyterian Pre-Kindergarten endorses a curriculum based on the developmental-interaction approach in all areas of child development:
    · Social/Emotional Development  · Physical Development · Cognitive Development · Language Development · Science · Math · Creative Arts · Social Studies
     
  The curriculum includes language aquisition. Children learn best through interaction. The curriculum focuses on the developmental stage of each child, to include language acquisition, on the premise that all children learn best through interacting with materials, activities, peers, and adults.
     
  Emphasis is placed on learning through play and direct hands-on experiences. Emphasis is placed on learning through play and direct “hands-on” experiences.
     
  Cognitive development is coupled with personal and interpersonal processes, such as self-concept and cooperation Growth of cognitive (intellectual) development such as problem solving and recognition of letter and number symbols should not be separated from the growth of personal and interpersonal processes such as self-concept and cooperation.
     
  The teacher creates a safe physical environment in which positive social interactions and high self-esteem will develop. The teacher has the important task of creating a safe physical environment in which positive social interactions and high self‑esteem will develop, as well as the task of preparing the environment for cognitive (intellectual) learning.
     
  The teacher provides constant encouragement and praise for products as well as processes. The teacher strives to provide constant encouragement and praise, not only for the child’s products (crafts, art, and personal accomplishments), but also for the processes which he / she goes through in obtaining those products.
     
  We offer a Christian environment. As a church-sponsored school, we offer a Christian environment in which the children learn simple songs and stories of an inter-denominational nature.
     
  We accept all religions, races, and ethnic backgrounds. We accept children of all religions, races, and ethnic backgrounds.
     
  We accept special-needs children. Additionally, we accept special needs children who will benefit from participating in a mainstream setting.
     
  Parents are the most important teachers. We believe that parents are their children’s most important teachers, and we welcome and encourage their participation in the Denbigh Presbyterian Pre-Kindergarten program!