Sparta Township School District

Alpine Elementary School

PreK 3 and 4 Program

PreK is a special place where little things mean a lot. 


 Dr. Adrienne Castorina

Elementary Director of Special Services

adrienne.castorina@sparta.org

Mr. Peter Miller

Principal 

peter.miller@sparta.org

Mrs. Katie Madsen

Assistant Principal

katie.madsen@sparta.org

Educational Goals

In Sparta, we use the Creative Curriculum Program for our PreK classes. The Creative Curriculum focuses on fostering independent, self-confident, inquisitive, and enthusiastic learners by actively exploring their environment. The philosophy of The Creative Curriculum is that young children learn best by doing. Our program is built on the theory of development in young children, that all children learn through active exploration of their environment, and therefore their environment plays a critical role in learning. Our goals focus on the following six areas of development: