Our Programs - Kindergarten
Oh to be in kindergarten again! Every day our young students enter a world filled with computers, books, toys, games, maps, science experiments, and limitless opportunities for creative exploration. There’s plenty of time for independent play and interactive learning, with a curriculum carefully designed for blossoming young minds.Our daily schedule always includes time for morning journals, language and letter skills, physical activity, story telling, and, of course, snack time. The eagerly-awaited Afternoon Specials enrich students’ lives with classes in Spanish, drama, art, and, on Friday’s, the program of their choice.
Curriculum guidelines cover a wide-range of subjects in all disciplines, from math and science to social studies and language arts. And yes, the science curriculum does include bugs!
An ever-changing “theme of the week” applied to all curriculum areas keeps kids engaged and intrigued in the world around them. For example, with a theme of “The Vanishing Rain Forest” students learn about conservation in science class; discover Brazil in social studies; learn to count the number of materials under the top layer of soil; and read a story about logging.
When children graduate from Chestnut Children’s Center’s kindergarten program, they leave with a love of learning, a keen sense of self, and a curiosity about the world around them.