KINDERGARTEN
Building a Love of Learning
Kindergarten is a time to build a strong foundation for life-long learners. Five- and six-year-olds explore learning through structured activities, and happy balance of work, art, and play time. A clear, predictable schedule, theme-based curriculum, and hands-on projects provide opportunities for students to learn about the world around them through teacher-guided and independent activities.
In our kindergarten, children learn cooperatively, playfully, through music, movement, art, and pencil-and-paper activities. Teachers are skilled in providing developmentally appropriate activities to move each student’s skills forward with enthusiasm and kindness.
WHAT MAKES OUR KINDERGARTEN SPECIAL
DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE
We believe kindergarten is a time to learn and play. Our kindergartners learn foundational reading, phonics, writing, math, and science skills. They do this playfully, through music, movement, art, and pencil-and-paper activities. Each day includes structured and unstructured play times to provide opportunities for social and emotional development. Our children leave kindergarten well-prepared for first grade in any environment.
Each class is led by a team of two to three full-time teachers. The student-teacher ratio is about 9 to 1. Nearly all of our staff have experience working with preschoolers, ensuring they are familiar with the range of developmentally-appropriate skills that children demonstrate in kindergarten.
TK TWO-YEAR OPTION
For many years, we’ve offered a two-year kindergarten program. Children turning five between September 1 and March 1 enter TK with the expectation that they will do a second year as “older” kindergartners. Some children, especially on the younger end of this range, may be best suited by another year of preschool, instead. We'll work with families to determine which option is best. Children often are increasingly interested in letters and numbers as they turn five, and our two-year program gives children the opportunity to practice working with those concepts without the expectation of mastering them quickly.
ENRICHMENT CLASSES
Kindergarten students attend weekly Enrichment Classes that support and broaden the classroom curriculum.
Classes include...
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Theater Arts / Drama
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Gardening
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P.E.
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Library
Students attend each class once per week in addition to daily indoor and outdoor work and play.
