After several hours of prayer and contemplation, we decided Promiseland was where we wanted Monkey to be in the fall. We felt the curriculum was nice at The Academy, but we tried to keep in perspective that she’s only three. The school part isn’t the most important aspect of her education right now, but rather learning to have a fire for the Lord is what we were looking for. And I feel as though the teachers and the director at Promiseland can plant the seed that will develop for years to come. And who knows, next year we could be in a completely different spot, but for right now, that’s right where we want to be.
We also really like the fact that the director at Promiseland has been there for eight years (seven as a director). We found online the meeting notes for the application for the extended day program, and it was well documented that she runs the facility as a preschool, even though they were not licensed as such (they are part of the church, and had permissions as a ministry). They have since been granted their license and should they expand they would look at leaving the church in which they currently share a space with. For whatever reason, their program speaks to my heart. (more…)