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Come expand your knowledge with the variety of HRCA’s preschool, youth, and adult education programs.

Creative Kids Class
Preschool to Youth

Creative Kids Programs

HRCA’s Creative Kids Programs are a wonderful way for your child learn important social/emotional skills, fine/gross motor skills and healthy coping and self-regulation skills. Creative activity is a source of joy and wonder, as it bids its students to touch, taste, hear, and see the world. Children are powerfully affected by storytelling, music, dance, and the visual arts. They often construct their understanding of the world around musical games, imaginative dramas, and drawing.

STEM Class
Youth

STEM Classes

The Highlands Ranch Community Association offers a variety of Education and STEM classes and camps to suit any interest. From Robopets and Roller Coaster Science camps to Mine Craft and Chess, there is something for everyone!

Preschool in Colorado

Preschool

HRCA’s Preschool program is based on a play environment with developmentally appropriate activities which give children the foundation for future academic learning. HRCA Preschools participate in the Universal Preschool Program through the State of Colorado.

Ages 1-2: Our 1–2-year-old classroom is a loving, play-based environment where teachers support, facilitate, and expose your child to experiences that encourage exploration and learning through discovery. This aids in the development of language, basic motor, social, emotional, and cognitive skills. Your child will participate in creative art projects and play alongside their peers in a group setting to create and develop emerging friendships.
 
Ages 2-3: Children are cared for in a loving, play-based environment. They will learn how to follow a basic daily schedule and are introduced to early literacy skills though teacher reading and learning individual letter sounds. Children learn to work independently and express their curiosity through discovery. Our teachers create an educational setting that is calm with activities throughout the week that cover language and literacy, arts and crafts, music and movement, math, science, and discovery as well as gross and fine motor skills. Your child will learn to solve problems, developing a sense of achievement and self-confidence.
 
Ages 3-5 (Combo Class): Preschool and Pre-k age children will excel in a caring environment that fosters learning in a mixed age classroom. Older children support younger ones by being role models which promotes progress at each child’s own pace. This class is unique as children learn from each other at different developmental levels.
We implement Learning Without Tears, a developmentally appropriate curriculum that engages students in multisensory learning. This instruction aids in developing word recognition and proper writing technique. Teachers will provide and promote social and emotional development as well as fine and gross motor skills. Children will be given tools to help advance problem solving through activities and materials that will support individual growth and learning in preparation for kindergarten.
 
Ages 4-5: Our Pre-K program thrives in a caring environment that promotes kindergarten readiness and solidifies the foundation for learning. We implement Learning Without Tears, a developmentally appropriate curriculum that engages students in multisensory learning. This instruction aids in developing word recognition and proper writing technique. Teachers will provide and promote social and emotional development as well as fine and gross motor skills. Children will be given tools to help advance problem solving through activities and materials that will support individual growth and learning.

September 4, 2024 - May 15, 2025
All classes have an annual non-refundable registration fee: $100 per child.

Per the Department of Human Services, all enrollment paperwork MUST be uploaded into ePact by the day that your child first attends, along with any additional medical forms.

Preschool Packet Includes:

Before and After School Care - Preschool Enrichment

Preschool Enrichment

Preschool Enrichment extends the care of your Preschooler before and after the preschool day. Enrichment is offered to currently enrolled students only at a monthly rate and full days are offered during Preschool closures.

  • Ages: 3 - 5
  • Time: Monday - Friday, to 7:30 – 9 a.m. and Noon – 5:30 p.m.
  • Requirement: Children must be currently enrolled in our Preschool or Pre-K program to attend.
  • Registration: Monthly options are available. 
    • Three-day program
    • Five-day program
    • Full day Enrichment is available for all during school breaks
  • Activities Include: Swim time, Music, Art, Rest Time, Lunch (provided by parent), Morning and Afternoon snack
  • What to Bring for Enrichment: Water Bottle, Lunch, Swimsuit, Towel, Close-toed Shoes, Rest-time Supplies
Classes and Seminars for Adults in Colorado
Adult & Young Adult

Classes & Seminars

HRCA offers a wide range of adult and young adult seminars on current topics like financial management and Living Trusts, to SAT/ACT prep. These classes can help you develop a better understanding of a subject or introduce you to something new!

Online Education
Classes To Fit Your Schedule

Online Education

Bring everyone in the office up to speed on subjects which affect overall productivity! Learn without leaving the comfort of your own home! Our instructor-facilitated online courses are informative, fun, convenient, and highly interactive. There are over 300 classes offered!

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