Junior Kindergarten Program

Unique Program for Kindergarten Readiness

Following a challenging school year, there may be a lot of uncertainty around school in the fall. Maybe your child (or you) is not feeling quite ready for kindergarten. Maybe your Pre-K program was shortened unexpectedly or left incomplete. So, what now?

It’s time to think about Junior Kindergarten, a full-day program featuring kindergarten curricula updated for a younger group of learners, to ensure their successful transition to kindergarten. This additional year of critical skill development is focused on:

Self-regulation
Following complex directions
Effective communication
Sustaining attention

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Junior Kindergarten Classroom

Six focused learning areas are designed to further skill development and to ensure children are prepared to enter a kindergarten classroom environment.

Junior Kindergarten Classroom

Dramatic Play Center

Experimenting with different roles and materials while engaging in pretend play and using their imaginations helps children explore social-emotional skills.

Junior Kindergarten Classroom

Block Center

Constructing and creating using a variety of different materials helps children to learn about how things work and fit together.

Junior Kindergarten Classroom

Fine Arts Center

With different art techniques, color concepts, and cooperation, children are able to be creative, solve problems, and develop their self-expression.

Junior Kindergarten Classroom

Science & Math Center

Experimentation and exploration with science and math concepts enable children to challenge their investigative abilities and build critical thinking skills.

Junior Kindergarten Classroom

Writing & Language Center

Written communication is developed, as children develop letter and word recognition and formation, breaking down words into sounds, and collecting sounds to make words.

Junior Kindergarten Classroom

Library Center

Children develop significant literacy skills, including story reasoning, print awareness, and word recognition, as they engage with books.

Comprehensive Curriculum and Knowledge Areas

In the Junior Kindergarten classroom, your child spends their time gaining the necessary academic and social-emotional skills for kindergarten success. We provide a comprehensive curriculum, enabling students to gain skills and knowledge in these important subject areas:

Language & Literacy

These experiences include naming all the letters (upper- and lowercase) of the alphabet, correctly placing sounds in order, reading and writing short words, as well as additional experiences in early writing, reading, vocabulary, and communication.

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Math

Through large and small group instruction, daily routines, and independent workstations, children learn important math concepts, such as numbers, sorting, ordering, and patterns. These concepts will be explored in a more in-depth way when they get to kindergarten.

Sample Activity: Measuring Scavenger Hunt!

Desired Outcome: Measuring: Uses non-standard units (e.g., paper clips) to measure length.

Nature and Science

This subject features hands-on learning experiences for children to explore, discover, and investigate themes including Animals, Health and Feelings; Weather/Seasons; and Plant Life Cycles.

Sample Activity: The Pan Balance

Milestone: Use tools to measure and make comparisons.

Desired Outcome: The students can use tools to compare and describe the weights of various objects.

Social Studies

Lessons in social studies focus on people, relationships, and communities. It starts with learning about yourself, then your family, your community, and the whole wide world.

Creative Arts

Children find ways to express their unique personalities, ideas, and feelings, through the use of music and movement, drama, and visual arts.

Physical Development and Health

Fine and gross motor skill development is the main focus of physical development, as children explore their environment, and learn important lessons in health and nutrition.

Critical Learning Skills

To succeed in school (and also life) there are six Critical Learning Skills for children to develop: self-regulation; the ability to follow routines; to sustain attention; to take different perspectives; to follow complex directions; and to communicate effectively.