Junior Kindergarten

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Emma Bottcher
​Junior Kindergarten
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Brittany Whelchel 
Junior Kindergarten
Lake Erie College ​
Early Childhood Education
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Kimberly Wood

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Philosophy of Education
The fundamental components for children's growth and learning are through playful imagination, creativity, and exploration. Children are unique individuals with their own strengths and interests. By instilling the tools of learning and a faith-based foundation in the classroom, I believe children will have the key essentials to use for a lifetime. 
kimberly.wood@st-gabrielschool.org

Matea Korsa

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Education
Third year at Lakeland community college 
Associate Degree in Applied Arts 
Further study:
Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education
Philosophy of Education 
My goal as a teacher's aide is to make a difference in the classroom and to help those who struggle to be successful in the classroom.
matea.korsa@st-gabrielschool.org

Full Day Preschool & Junior Kindergarten Overview

Introducing an affordable, all day option for families that will prepare children for Kindergarten. The program will offer a faith-based balance of play and academics.

St. Gabriel School offers full-day Junior Kindergarten five days a week.  Our Junior Kindergarten classroom teachers provide daily instruction, supplemented by weekly instruction from our school’s full-time Art, Computer, Music, Physical Education and Spanish teachers. Classroom instruction is infused with our mission of Being CHRIST ~ Every Day ~ Everywhere through teaching, learning, leading and serving .  We seek to help students grow in deeper and clearer awareness that they are children of God who are loved and blessed with unique gifts and talents, and who are called to go forth as disciples of Christ. Our approach is based on accepted research that clearly indicates that the deepest, most genuine learning occurs for children at this age through play and fun activities lovingly guided by highly trained, certified teachers. 

Junior Kindergarten Handbook

​Age requirements for Full Day Preschool/ Junior Kindergarten 
Children who enter our full day Junior Kindergarten must be 4 years old by September 30 of the school year they are entering. Upon leaving Junior kindergarten, children move to Kindergarten. Keeping this move in mind, students with birthdays later than December 31st and prior to March 1st will be reviewed on a case by case basis to ensure the students' success. Our primary goal is student success in these young years to build a foundation for future achievement. To ensure early success, our screening process will look at current preschool assessments and recommendations, observing the child, and using early childhood educational assessment tools.‌
St. Gabriel Catholic Church
9935 Johnnycake Ridge Road
Concord Township, OH 44060

School Phone: ​440-352-6169
Week Day After School Hours: 440-354-7843                 (until 6 pm)
Learning Loft PS Phone: 440-354-7574
Fax: 440-639-0143

St. Gabriel School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.​

The enrollment for the 2023-24 year in grades JK-8th is 560. 

All employees and volunteers who have contact with students undergo thorough screening, including background checks through the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation & Identification (BCI&I). For complete information on screening policies, see the revised Policy for the Safety of Children in Matter of Sexual Abuse, section 1.2 (p.3).