Active learning connected to the natural world

Kindergarten Program

Hours:

Monday - Thursday 8:50 AM - 3:10 PM

Note: Hours of the program are 9:00-3:00; drop off begins at 8:50, and pick up begins at 2:50

All programs are dismissed from 1:50-2:10 each Friday. 


We value the importance of active learning and play and recognize their advantage in developing motivation for learning, divergent thinking, creative expression, and verbal intelligence.  We offer developmentally appropriate instruction with a strong commitment to students’ physical, social, emotional, and academic development through small group instruction.

Language Development:

Literacy includes systematic phonics, handwriting instruction, comprehension development, and multiple speaking, listening, reading, and writing opportunities. Emphasis on developing literacy skills through various learning modalities, small group instruction, and learning centers promoting independence and self-guided learning.

- Lucy School students become excellent communicators.

Social Emotional Learning:

The arts stir curiosity and provoke questions and idea-sharing. Problem-solving, communication, and understanding perspectives are inherent in our creative and social process. Children learn to express and explore feelings and build a sense of belonging and relationship.

- Lucy School students understand themselves and others.

Mathematics:

In Moving Through Math, the logic and thinking of mathematics are integrated with music, dance, and dramatic play, developing deep creative and analytical thinking skills. Children have various opportunities and materials to sort, count, measure, compare, and solve problems with hands-on lessons.

- Lucy School students can think and apply mathematic concepts.

Creative Arts & Process Drama:

The arts require children to engage their imaginations and stretch their creative thinking abilities. Our students create, participate in, and respond to high-quality and meaningful musical, visual, and dramatic arts experiences daily. We emphasize process over product. In Process Drama, the teacher and students work together to create an imaginary dramatic world and work within that world to explore particular problems, situations, and experiences.

- Lucy School students express themselves through the arts on a daily basis.

Science & Social Studies:

Students are engaged in hands-on, integrated projects exploring concepts that link their lives and experiences with the larger community. Young children use all of their senses to gather information about the world around them. Teacher-guided exploration supports science observation with various opportunities, materials, and tools. Students develop a strong understanding of the natural world through organic exploration and hands-on investigations.

- Lucy School students are curious about the world.