Heathrow Christian Academy currently uses the Creative Curriculum. Creative Curriculum guides teachers in fostering positive responses to Erik Erikson's stages of socio-emotional development. Children learn to trust others, gain independence and self-control, and take initiative and assert themselves in socially acceptable ways. Teachers help children feel safe and encourage them to explore both new materials and new relationships with peers and adults. The curriculum will encourage enthusiasm for learning, promote a positive self-image, emphasize the love of God, and affirm MWPC's commitment of nurturing the students and their families. The Creative Curriculum for Preschool and Kindergarten provides teachers with a clear and concrete way to apply child development and learning theories to their everyday work with preschool children. Its underlying philosophy draws from widely accepted research and theories of child development and learning.