•  Half–Day Kindergarten for 4 1/2 – 5 year old children

 

Still Undecided about Kindergarten for 2010?

Grow where you’re planted!

 

Once I was in the Sunshine Room with a group of children who were painting.  It was spring and we were talking about plants growing and I asked, "What does it take for a plant to grow?"  The answers were the predictable "air", "water", "sun", "dirt".  Then Angela piped up and excitedly said, "and time''.  It was a light bulb moment.

The Jean Lyle Kindergarten provides a developmentally appropriate environment giving children what they need to grow.  In this busy, hurried world where children are expected to perform according to timetables, it gives them the opportunity to build the emotional, social, and cognitive foundation they need to thrive for the rest of their lives. It gives them the educational equivalents of air and water and sun and dirt.  But most importantly, it gives them the gift of time. 

There isn't a test we can administer to prove the blossoming that happens when children are allowed to naturally develop their independence and confidence, discover the rewards and responsibilities of community membership and nurture their love of learning, but we know it happens.  We think that our kindergarten is a one-of-a kind place. 

 

--Michele Forde, Kindergarten Teacher

For more information click on Programs, Kindergarten or call Lisa Pettigrew at 651-646-9603 to schedule a tour!