Special Programs

All Angels believes in the education of the whole child and we feel our special programs that we offer compliments that philosophy.

Art:  Our art program consists of both free expression and also experimenting with artistic techniques.  The children work with all different kinds of art materials.  Though the children have an open art center in their classrooms, we believe that giving them an opportunity to do collaborative pieces and working with different artistic styles enhances their knowledge.  In the past, students have done fish printing, exploding art and a Chihuly inspired piece.  The school hosts an art show once a year in which the student’s artwork is hung in a Gallery on St. Michael’s Campus.

Music:  Our music program goes beyond just simply singing songs.  It is filled with instruments and musical techniques.  Studies have shown that music education makes the brain work harder, increases spatial-temporal skills and helps with language development.  If you visit a music class at All Angels you will notice that it is one of the favorite times of the week for the kids.

Dance:  Children love to dance and move their bodies.  Dance helps children with self -confidence, balance and spatial awareness.  To encourage children’s love of dance we offer dance once a week as part of our arts curriculum.

Language:  Living in New Mexico, we are surrounded by wonderful traditions and culture.  To supplement this we offer an introduction to Spanish in a developmentally appropriate way.  Children are taught songs, and beginning words.  The classrooms are also labeled in both English and Spanish.

Onsite Field Trips

All Angels believes that supplementary educational opportunities are important for young children.  However, taking young children offsite can be risky and also logistically challenging.  Therefore we bring field trips to the children of All Angels.  Examples of field trips in the past have included:  our annual fall visit from Farmer Leonard and his farm animals, Explora, Exotics of the Rainforest, Butterflies and the Natural History Museum.

Food Program

All Angels participates in the Department of Agriculture Child and Adult Food Program (CACFP).  We provide a nutritious breakfast and snacks in the morning and afternoon at no cost to you.  In order to enroll your child in the program, we must have each family fill out an enrollment form annually.