Kindergarten is Special Kindergarten at The Center is where Early Childhood and Elementary Meet
We make space for what 5- and 6-year-olds need to do their very best thinking, learning, and living. In Kindergarten, we introduce an academic program that sets the stage for the challenging curriculum and high expectations in the coming elementary years.
Our Class Community Expands
Each year, children from our Early Childhood 2 classes matriculate to our Kindergarten program, eager to be joined by newly enrolled children (who make up about one third of the Kindergarten class). Because the children who join The Center new in Kindergarten are great matches for our program, academically, socially, and in their interests, and because our Center community is so welcoming, newly enrolled children and their families quickly become an irreplaceable part of their class and The Center. At The Center, children form the bonds that will become deeper and more meaningful each day of their next seven years together.
Our Kindergarten Day is Intentionally Designed Our daily and weekly schedules for Kindergarten are designed to teach, practice, and extend:
• Independence and collaboration • Choice and decision-making • Self-regulation • Phonics, early literacy, and reading readiness • Math and number sense • Art and Music • Technology skills and application • Social Studies • Self-advocacy and social justice • Physical fitness and growth • How to be a Friend • Mindfulness • Classroom expectations
