Mission & Beliefs

Mission Statement

Teach the child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will never part from it. - Proverbs 22:6

Apple Tree Learning Centers provide a Christian-based preschool and primary school education.  Our teachers view the learner as a “whole child,” striving to meet each child’s developmental needs in terms of spiritual, mental, physical and social education.  We are committed to educational goals of excellence.  Education is provided in a safe, loving and God-pleasing setting. We teach from a carefully chosen curriculum (Pinnacle and A-beka), enhanced with creative teaching techniques, varied learning opportunities through learning centers and hands on activities as well as the use of technology.  Apple Tree Learning Centers’ parents and teachers work hand in hand to prepare our students to be life-long Christians and learners, and to apply their knowledge and skills in meeting life’s challenges.

Ownership

Apple Tree Learning Centers are a non-for-profit organization and are registered with the Commonwealth of Virginia and the Internal Revenue Service as a 501 (c) 3. Children and families have been welcome to attend Apple Tree Learning Centers since the Organization was founded in 1989.

The board of directors is entrusted to form policies necessary for the day-to-day operation of the school.

Objectives

Apple Tree Learning Centers provide quality childcare in a Christian setting. Your child’s care giver will use loving, creative, and purposeful means to train and nurture your little one.  Our concern is for the total personality of the child—physical, social, mental, emotional, and spiritual.

Religious Policy Statement

In keeping with Christ’s command to “feed my lambs,” our preschool and Academy programs offers religious experiences to the children at their level of understanding.  An age appropriate “Bible Time” with lessons, prayers, and songs based on the Bible will be taught.  All Preschool and Academy classes will also participate in one chapel service each week.  Snacks and meals will begin with a prayer of thanks.  Teachers will speak lovingly and naturally with the children about their own faith and love for the Lord in both formal and informal teaching opportunities.