The Salem Boys and Girls Club Preschool is a non-profit preschool serving children 3-6 years of age. The State of New Hampshire Department of Health and Welfare licenses the preschool.

Each pre-k and kindergarten class has a maximum of 16 children for a teacher/child ratio of 1:8. The nursery class has a ratio of 1:7. This low ratio allows us to give your child the individual attention he or she deserves.

Because our class sizes are small, enrollment fills quickly. Please stop by the front office, call Maria Camerlengo our Preschool Director - 603-898-7709 x20 or e-mail her at mcamerlengo@salembgc.org for more information.

PROGRAMS (subject to change)

Nursery
All children entering this program must be 3 years old by September 30th. Our Nursery class is offered twice a week on Tuesday & Thursday mornings from 8:30 to 11:30 AM. The curriculum includes opportunities for social interaction with an emphasis on learning through play.

Pre-Kindergarten
All children entering this program must be 4 years old by September 30th. Pre-K runs three mornings or afternoons a week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 8:30 – 11:30 AM or 11:45 – 2:45 PM. More emphasis is given to developing motor skills, language arts, and science and math activities. There will be “fun swims” periodically throughout the year.

Kindergarten
All children entering this program must be 5 years old by September 30th. Kindergarten runs five mornings or afternoons a week, Monday through Friday from 8:30 – 11:30 AM or 11:45 – 2:45 PM. We provide an active learning environment that encourages social development, creativity and independence. Our strong language arts, science and math programs address the needs of all children as we account for their individuality and different developmental stages. A forty-five minute swimming lesson is included every week.

Preschool Aquatics

Pre-K Fun Swims
The goal of the Pre-K aquatic program is to acclimatize the child to the aquatic environment. It is known that children who feel comfortable in the water are much more teachable than the apprehensive or frightened child is. Therefore, the purpose of this program is to aid the child in feeling comfortable in the water so that they can be more easily taught to swim.

Kindergarten Swim Lessons

Characteristics:
1. Each session is 45 minutes.
2. 8 to 1 ratios, with two groups divided according to ability and experience.
3. Children learn stroke development by wearing flotation devices.
4. Shallow water skills without flotation device.
5. “Free Play” time.

Objectives:
1. Proper pool etiquette.
2. Respect for water and other swimmers.
3. Become water adjusted and comfortable.
4. Water survival techniques.
5. Building confidence through knowledge of swim skills.
6. Control and coordination of whole body.
7. Exercise and endurance.
8. To swim in deep water without a flotation device.

Curriculum:
1. Front crawl with rotary breathing
2. Breast Stroke
3. Butterfly with breathing
4. Elementary Backstroke
5. Back Crawl
6. Back and Front Floats
7. Underwater Swimming
8. Pencil Jumps and Dives
9. Treading Water
10. Basic water safety rescues

For further information, please click here for a PDF version of our Pre-school information brochure.

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