Canterbury will open on August 26 2024 for a Meet and Greet the teachers
Classroom: Junior Kindergarten
Teacher/Child Ratio: 2:14
Age Guidelines: 4.5 – 5 yrs.
Days: Monday – Friday – 1/2 Day or Full Day
Class Description
You can choose between our 4 hour Junior Kindergarten and our full-day Junior Kindergarten. Each program is a 5 day program that provides a creative, supportive, nurturing learning environment for children 4 1/2 and 5 years old who are not eligible for Kindergarten, just need the gift of time, or for those whose birthdays are just beyond the kindergarten cutoff date.
Our Junior Kindergarten includes activities encouraging creativity, exploration and discovery in a developmentally appropriate learning environment. We have a strong emphasis on learning independence, self-concept, critical thinking, problem-solving, reading and math readiness, along with fine and gross motor development. Early literacy skills are an important component in our Junior Kindergarten program. Lesson plans with cognitive activities and group discussions based on children’s literature. Our Junior Kindergarten activities include encouraging creativity, exploration, and discovery in a developmentally appropriate learning environment. We place a strong emphasis on learning through play. The children develop their self-concept, and are exposed to reading and math readiness skills, and fine and gross motor development in an age-appropriate setting. Our Junior Kindergarten class participates in open-time.