St. Martin's Nursery is open from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. every Sunday of the year and is located downstairs next to the Choir room. The age range in the Nursery Room covers babies through 4-year-olds. There are two screened and Safe Church trained adult child care providers in this room at all times. A brochure is available at the nursery which every parent should receive on their first visit. It has important information regarding health guidelines for nursery care and allergy information that is essential for our caregivers to know to insure the safety of your child. Please click here to also download the brochure.

The Christian Formation offered in the nursery is experimental in that consideration for one another is practiced. Sharing toys and taking turns is explained, modeled and rewarded with praise when accomplished. Stories from the Bible and other sources are read to the children, and the room is filled with toys that appeal to a child's imagination as well as puzzles and manipulatives that test their ingenuity. If there are any questions about the nursery, contact Ann Meyer at 229-1111 of click here to email her.


SUNDAY  SCHOOL occurs most Sundays at 10am

TEACHERS in each of the four elementary classrooms are hand-picked and are up-to-date with their Safe Church training requirements. There are 4 teams (an adult primary teacher and an adult aide) per classroom who are scheduled on a rotating basis every four weeks. Teachers, parents and children are all encouraged to access to the Christian Formation Director and Clergy with suggestions, observations or grievances.  All comments are welcomed, respected and responded to by SMEC staff.  

PRE-KINDERGARTEN TO GRADE THREE 
At 10am these children meet initially in the Co-Op* room at the end of the hall on the right for a brief sing-a-long and then disperse to each of the three Co-Op rooms for their classes—Pre-Kindergarten, Kindergarten through First Grade, and Second through Third Grade. These children use “Living the Good News” curriculum which is lectionary based and has age-appropriate activities and stories that correspond to the Scriptures heard in our worship services.

GRADES FOUR AND FIVE
At 10am these children meet in Room 10 of the Zig-Zag building which is furnished with tables and chairs as this age group still prefers to keep their hands busy with crafts and projects while hearing Bible stories and lessons related to the same Scriptures read during our worship services. They also use “Living the Good News” curriculum, which provides options for activities that appeal to all learning preferences.  The teacher  of this age group frequently use the children’s ability to act out Bible stories and their students offer plays as formational education to the lower grades. 

         *Co-Op stands for the Williamsburg Parent Cooperative Preschool which is housed at St. Martin’s, but it does not have a religious affiliation.  
         Williamsburg Parent Cooperative Preschool is a special kind of preschool which fully involves parents, teachers, and children in the educational process. 
         Click here to learn more about this premier learning experience (http://williamsburgpreschool.com/). 
 
 
PAGEANTS AND PLAYS

 For more information contact Ann Meyer