Kindergarten Program

The Kindergarten is a mixed-program for children ages three to six, with children often staying in the Kindergarten for two to three years. The curriculum of our Early Childhood Program comes into full bloom once the child enters the Kindergarten classroom, and he or she easily transitions into being an active member of the family-like atmosphere. Older children often become the helpers and caregivers of the younger ones, and learn lessons of responsibility and compassion in this last stepping stone before the transition to grade school. 

 

In the Kindergarten, the foundation they receive is rich in language, movement, social skills and imaginative play and serves them well as they enter grade school.

 

Benefits of having a mixed-age Kindergarten:

• Staying with the same teachers and in the same classroom environment for two or three years provides consistency for the child. This leads to a feeling of safety and a strong connection is made between the family and the teacher.

• The class community becomes more like a family constellation and allows for nurturing and “rising up” occurring between ages.

• Younger children can keep imagination and wonder alive a bit longer, while the older children offer a strong sense of knowing the rules and responsibilities.

• Younger children see what is possible for them creatively and developmentally when they witness older children strengthening skills.

• Older children might display their best selves if they know they are being looked up to by younger students.

• Mixed-age builds on the larger student community fostered in grades 1–8. Older students will have established relationships with younger students prior to the students entering 1st grade.

 

Ages

3 – 6 years old (must turn 3 by June 1st of the year of intended enrollment and be fully toilet trained for placement into the Kindergarten Program)

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Days / Times

• Monday – Friday, 1/2 day from 8:00am – 12:00pm

• Monday – Friday, full-day from 8:00am – 3:00pm

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​In addition, Kindergarten students are eligible for the After School Care Program, which goes until 6:00pm.

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For More Information

Visits to our Kindergarten Program are by appointment only. Please contact Interim Director of Admissions Emily Bush to schedule a tour or to learn more about our Kindergarten Program.

 

Tours are for adults only, please.