Welcome to ALPS

Atonement Lutheran Preschool (ALPS) strives to be a GREAT PLACE for your children to LEARN and GROW.

We do this by upholding the Atonement Lutheran Church and Preschool mission to daily LEARN ABOUT, LOVE LIKE and LIVE FOR JESUS where ever we live, work and play.


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What makes Alps

We are honored and will take every opportunity to partner with you to provide your child with an exceptional early care and education experience. Atonement Lutheran Preschool opened in 1985 as a missional outreach of Atonement Lutheran Church.  Over the past 30 years, we have grown and changed with the community in which we reside.


Below are three fundamental cornerstones of ALPS success:

  • Christian Education

    Christian Care is based on the rationale that it takes a Christian congregation of many families to help raise a Christian child in God’s loving grace. Christian Care holds to these basic assumptions:

    • All children are created by God.
    • Each child’s self-image is one of worth because he or she is God’s blessed child.
    • Young children need to develop positive social relationships with peers and grown-ups.
    • Attitudes and life values are formed at an early age.
    At ALPS, we provide your children a grace-filled, Christian environment through meal prayers, worship, VBS in the summer, and in our classrooms everyday.

  • Play-Based Learning

    At ALPS, we teach our children in a play-based learning environment. Play-based learning is based in the understanding that:

    • Children grow and develop holistically, meaning that we cannot  isolate any one development from all of the others - physical, social, emotional, cognitive, language and moral development.
    • The development of knowledge (learning) is grounded in a child’s innate ability, curiosity, and desire to learn about the world around them
    • Consistent, nurturing relationships have a dramatic effect on the development of knowledge in small children. Relationships provide children with knowledge about family, culture, community, religion, language, and more.  
    • As early childhood teachers, providing a child with a rich environment where the child can initiate his/her own discovery and play as a means to learn is important. 
    • We have the responsibility to provide and environment that is rich for EVERY child by careful observation and assessment of the children as they learn and play, using the information to provide an individualized learning experience for every child

  • Access for All

    At ALPS, we stand as an example for our larger Columbus community as a center of excellence for all children – specializing in providing an excellent learning environment for young dual language learners. We have, and continue to serve families from 35+ countries and over 30 languages. We are mindful and careful to respect the beliefs of others and encourage dual language learners in the classroom. We are also recognized as a Public Funded Child Care (PFCC) school, as well as an Inclusive Child Care Program (ICCP).  Learn More

2025 Enrollment

Enrollment Open for PALS Summer 2025 and ALPS 2025-2026 school year. 


ENROLL NOW


Mrs. Fryman leading opening last year at PALS Summer Camp VBS week. Visit our gallery to see photos and videos.



Meet the team

The staff of ALPS work everyday to provide your children with a grace-filled, Christian environment where they are encouraged to play, learn, grow, and make friends.

More photos to come.

  • Carmen Fryman

    ALPS Director and Lead Teacher

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  • Maggie Fryman

    PreK Lead Teacher

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  • Prova Hasan

    PreK Lead Teacher

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  • Rana Mamlouk

    3-4s Lead Teacher

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  • Afifa Saifi

    3-4s Lead Teacher

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  • Carly Fryman

    2-3s Lead Teacher

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  • Nermeen Abdelsalam

    2-3s Assistant Teacher

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  • Elizabeth Haas

    Assistant

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  • Laurie Chapman

    Assistant

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  • Heeseon Seo

    Assistant

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  • Lois Smith

    Assistant

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  • Becky Hoberty

    Substitute/ Music Teacher

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