EARLY CHILDHOOD & KINDERGARTEN
THE DILLARD CENTER FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
Three-Year-Old | Pre-Kindergarten | Bridge Kindergarten Robin Page, Early Childhood Division Head FLEX DROP-OFF: Begins at 8:00 a.m. CLASS TIME: 8:45 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. EXTENDED CARE: Available until 6:00 p.m. May be coupled with after school programs. Separate registration required.
MONCRIEF LOWER SCHOOL Kindergarten - Grade 6 Debra Koppelberger, Lower School Division Head FLEX DROP-OFF: Begins at 7:30 a.m. CLASS TIME: 8:00 a.m. - 3:15 p.m. EXTENDED CARE: Available until 6:00 p.m. May be coupled with after school programs. Separate registration required.
Room to breathe Our youngest learners need space to explore and play, unstructured time to balance the leaps and bounds their brains are making at this age. As an Episcopal school, All Saints’ has a wellness-focus that is woven into the student schedules with Daily Chapel, campus walks and frequent recess.
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Early learning makes the greatest impact when the student is excited, challenged and given room to expand their natural curiosity. All Saints’ offers the most comprehensive program for families looking for an educational partner, preparing students to thrive in the All Saints’ Lower School.
An Age 3 - Grade 12 campus with 144 acres provides access to incredible resources and support, which means that students can watch a caterpillar transform into a butterfly and then release it into our Butterfly Garden; they sit in the same Chapel that every All Saints’ student enters daily; they can run the track on Field Day at McNair Stadium and watch performances in McNair Theater, and they can fly kites on the Burnett Great Lawn in the same place seniors graduate. All Saints’ Episcopal School of Fort Worth administers its personnel, academic, extracurricular and tuition assistance programs without regard to gender, race, religion, ethnicity or national origin.
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Kindergarten readiness
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OUTDOOR LEARNING
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SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL MATURITY Student should be able to follow classroom routines with few reminders or assistance, cooperate and be kind to peers, and display respectful behavior. ACADEMIC PROGRESS Student can recognize letters, numbers, be able to write his/her name and follow multistep directions.
GODLY PLAY
DAILY CHAPEL
PE / BALLET
SPANISH
SOCIALEMOTIONAL MATURITY
ACADEMIC PROGRESS
EXPLORATION TECH LAB
LIBRARY
MUSIC
CHESS ART
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CREATIVE DANCE AGE The typical Kindergarten student turns five years old between September - May the year prior to entering Kindergarten.
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Personalized learning
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CHARACTER CURRICULUM
All Saints’ uses three primary categories to determine Kindergarten readiness. Every child is unique in strengths and challenges, and students who have not met all benchmarks may still be ready to enter Kindergarten. All Saints’ faculty are exceptionally prepared to have conversations about readiness and about how we might support your family to find the next best step.
A whole-child approach
EARLY CHILDHOOD KINDERGARTEN BOTH
With an 8:1 student-to-teacher ratio in Early Childhood and 15:1 in Kindergarten, All Saints’ faculty are able to engage, challenge and encourage each student to meet their potential. All lead teachers hold a college degree
in education, and/or have earned a certification for the applicable age group. They also enjoy access to ongoing professional development that translates directly into better teaching and learning in their classrooms.