St. Matthew Lutheran Church - Hawthorn Woods, IL

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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Welcome
    • Mission & Vision
    • What We Believe
    • Facilities
    • History
    • Staff
  • Worship
    • Schedule
    • Services/Sermons
    • Sermon Scripts
    • Baptism
    • Funeral
    • Cemetery
    • Wedding
  • Early Childhood Center
    • About ECC
    • Our Classes
    • Tuition and Fees
    • Our Staff
  • Ministries
    • Adult Instruction
    • Bible Study
    • Comfort Dog
    • Music Ministry
    • Sunday School
    • Youth Confirmation
    • Youth Ministry
    • VBS 2023
  • Serve
    • Organizations >
      • Pig Roast 2021
      • Altar Guild
      • Coffee Hour
      • COOL Food Pantry
      • Ladies Aid
      • L.E.R.T.
      • LWML
      • Meals On Wheels
      • Men's Ministry
      • Sharing The Joy
      • Womens Guild
    • Governance >
      • Member Documents
  • Events
    • SHINE
    • Easter Breakfast
    • 2023 Pig Roast
  • Contact
    • Gallery
    • Donate

Our Classes

Our programs at St. Matthew will spark your child’s natural curiosity for learning with hands-on projects and experiments, to instill a lifetime love of learning. We meet the needs of our students academically, emotionally, and spiritually.​
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3s

Through a combination of child-directed play and teacher-directed learning, your child will:
  • be encouraged to play with others
  • develop listening skills
  • gain independence.
  • develop fine motor skills
  • be introduced to the concepts of shape recognition, counting from 1 to 10, name recognition, and letter identification
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4s

Our 4-year-olds program is designed to promote:
  • kindergarten readiness
  • self-reliance skills
  • problem solving skills
  • attentive listening
  • gross motor development
  • ​letter recognition and letter printing, counting and number recognition
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Kindergarten

Kindergarten is a full-day, faith-based, fully accredited program. With small class sizes, the teacher can meet individual learning needs, accommodate for all learning styles, and provide direct instruction in small groups. 

Multisensory Language Arts Curriculum
  • Science of Reading based with a heavy emphasis on phonics
  • Daily Journaling
Project Approach instruction for Science and Social Studies
  • Month-long investigations on a variety of topics 
  • STEAM Centers (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math)
  • Hands-on Math 
  • Social/Emotional Learning 
  • Daily Jesus Time 
  • Reading Buddies
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Summer Kindergarten Camp
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Extended Care

Before School Care
7:00 AM–8:30 AM
If you need child care before the start of our preschool class, you can register for Before School Care. Cost is $6 per day.

Lunch Bunch
11:00 AM–12:00 PM
Let your child enjoy an extra hour with friends! There is no advance registration required for Lunch Bunch. Simply let your child's teacher know when you drop your child off in the morning and be sure to send a lunch. Cost is $6 per day.
Add a Class
12:00 PM–2:30 PM
With a 24-hour advance notice, you can enroll your child in an extra day of class or extend your day by adding an afternoon class. Add an Afternoon costs $25 per day. Add a Full Day is $50 per day.

After School Care
2:30 PM–5:00 PM
Do you need additional child care? Register your child for our After School Care. Pickup time is flexible. Cost is $6 per hour.
Register for Extended Care
St. Matthew Lutheran Church
24500 North Old McHenry Road
Hawthorn Woods, Illinois 60047 
Phone: 847-438-7709
Fax: 847-438-0376
Email: smlcs@stmatts.net

Church Office Hours
Monday - Friday 8:00 am–3:00 pm

St. Matthew Early Childhood Center
24480 North Old McHenry Road
Hawthorn Woods, Illinois 60047
Phone: 847-438-6103
Email: ecc@stmattsonline.com
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Service Times
Saturday: 4:00 pm 
Sunday: 8:00 am & 10:45 am
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