What are the Advantages of All Day K?

v A full-day kindergarten program is consistent with research that demonstrates that early intervention with literacy-rich and numeric-rich programs shows long-lasting improvements in students’ achievement.

 v The pace of instruction allows for more hands-on, discovery learning opportunities, and time for exploration through spontaneous play.

 v A full-day kindergarten program can maximize the opportunities to create a caring community of learners: a partnership of  teachers, parents and students who work together to lay the foundation for lifelong learning.

 v The format enables students and teachers to have a longer, uninterrupted period of time to structure classroom activities.

 v The additional learning experiences offer at-risk-children a chance for a more “level playing field”.

 v A full-day kindergarten program allows more time to work with students during the critical early learning years.

What does an All Day K Classroom look like?

The All Day K Program provides a nurturing environment which encourages all children to grow and learn at their own rate.  Instruction is designed to be developmentally appropriate and to meet the needs of the diverse learning styles of primary aged children.  K instruction includes…

v acquisition of reading, writing, math concepts & skills.

v health, science, social studies, world language and career ed.

v art, music, physical education.

v hands on exploration & discovery.

v classroom discussions.

v student initiated learning.

v cooperative learning.

v play opportunities.

v learning centers.

v quiet time.

v daily World Language Instruction.

v opportunities for gross and fine motor development.

v ongoing formal & informal assessments.