St. Pius X Catholic School offers an Early Childhood Program beginning at the age of three. Our pre-school environment is a place where children can grow in knowledge of God's love for them and in love and concern for others. The classroom atmosphere is warm and inviting with dedicated, experienced teachers whose main goal is to make learning fun.

Our Early Childhood curriculum is based on Differentiated Instruction. A variety of strategies allow the teacher to tailor instruction to individual needs. The use of discovery, play, songs, games, manipulatives, learning centers, and hands-on structured and unstructured activities engage the students. Learning centers invite children to come and to see, to come and to do, to come and to learn. They allow children to make choices, to move freely and independently, to interact with other students, and to grow in areas of need. Centers provide opportunities for a large number of children to learn individually or in smaller groups so that the teacher can take advantage of moments of readiness, keen interest, and desire.

The learning centers in each classroom are library, art, science, manipulatives, blocks, housekeeping, computer, puzzles, and games. Enrichment classes in Spanish, art, music, library, physical education, and technology are offered weekly. Newline interactive boards and document cameras are available to enhance student learning. All lessons are correlated with Louisiana Standards and Catholic Identity Standards.

Monthly thematic units excite and engage our youngest learners. Students explore themes through hands-on discovery activities. Even through play learning continues.

A curriculum based in developing phonemic awareness cultivates pre-reading skills, and our multi-sensory approach enhances the learning process. A new and exciting adventure is always happening in PK4, sparking their love of learning.

Panthers in Kindergarten are quite impressive, developing a skill set that includes reading, writing sentences, mathematical computations, and scientific experiments. Excitement, confidence, and pride fill our kindergarten children as little voices read aloud.