The Kindergarten was founded in 1980. Today there are 241 children in a three story building on a site near the church on the other side of the village from the high school and college campus. The children are three to five years old. The children get an excellent start on their educational journey in the Mar Elias Kindergarten. Every June about eighty children "graduate" from kindergarten to first grade. The smiles of proud children are matched by the smiles of their parents, grandparents, and aunts and uncles.  At a recent graduation a staff person said, "Today we are planting seeds. The children need to know that when they strive for excellence they can achieve important things in their lives."