How We Began Noah's Ark began in 1995 as a Parent's Day Out program offered two days a week.  Three years later, given its popularity and the fact that more than a play place was provided, Noah's Ark Preschool was born and has been growing and changing ever since.  A Parent's Day Out is still offered on Wednesdays for ages two and three.   Kindergarten Class Added In the Fall of 2009 a Kindergarten class was added for those interested in continuing to provide a christian education for their child in a smaller classroom environment.

Director's Vision

As Director, Linda Fenimore's vision is that the program will have an effect on every child's life to make it better and that they learn in a loving and God-graced environment.  Gentleness is a must for the first school experience for both parent and child.  "It is a success story when they arrive crying the first day and with patience and kindness, by the next week they like coming back."  What does she say are her favorite moments at Noah's Ark?  "The beautiful faces of all the children and when we have the opportunity to minister to the whole family!"

Sergeant Randy McFarland came to talk to us about safety. He

showed us the "cool" stuff on his belt and told us all the ways the

police keep us safe and how we can help. 

2011-2012 Highlights

Another wonderful year has come and gone here at Noah's Ark. Here are just a few of the things we did! 

We had lots of fun going on field trips to places like:

• Stuckey's Farms
• Tuttle's Orchard
• Holliday Park
• Recreation Unlimited
• Connor Prairie
• Children's Museum
• Ritchey Woods
• Bounce U
• Harrison Park

We had visitors such as:

• Fishers Fire Fighters
• Fishers Police Department
• Elaine Ackermann, Owner of Express Kids came monthly to teach us music with sign and motion
• A whole plethora of pets

We celebrated:

• Halloween by carving pumpkins with someone special
• Thanksgiving with our families during our thanksgiving feasts
• Christmas by building gingerbread houses with someone special
• Jesus by gathering in the CLC for a great big birthday party with our moms, dads, brothers, sisters, grandparents, aunts & uncles
• St. Patrick's Day when we tried to find Lennie the Leprechaun
• Good Friday & Easter learning about what Jesus did for us from Miss Deanna during chapel
• Easter by coloring Easter eggs with home made dyes we made during science class in Kindergarten and we looked for the bunny and although we did not find him we did find some eggs he left
• Mother's Day with tea and cookies with our Mom's
• Father's Day with donuts and coffee with our Dad's
• Graduation with a ceremony where we gave certificates to 60 children, sending them off to kindergarten either here at Noah's Ark or into the public schools
• Noah's Ark's 17th birthday!

We raised:

• $760.70 in Box Tops for Education so far this year, please keep collecting them throughout the summer and add them to our box outside the Noah's Ark office
• In an effort to say "thank you" to the Fishers Fire Department for all the wonderful visits we've had throughout the years we joined them in collecting "coins for camp" for the Hoosier Burn Camp and raised $509.50 which we handed to Deputy Fire Marshall, Ron Lipps and firefighters from station house 5 during our April Chapel time.

Thank you to persons serving on the Noah's Ark Advisory Panel:

 We love what we do and are so lucky that our church family blesses us with their prayers and support.  

"Each and every year we have been at Noah's Ark, it has been a wonderful experience. My kids have loved gong to school there, have learned a lot and have had a great time. All the teachers we have encountered have been so loving and kind. It's such a comforting feeling to know your kids are being so well taken care of when you leave them in someone else's care. I honestly coundn't be happier with our experience there." Amy Van Jelgerhuis -parent