Located in St. Matthews Episcopal Church
Building a strong social, emotional, spiritual and academic foundation!
School Life- 2023-2024
Our Junior Kindergarten program is designed to prepare students for their rising Kindergarten year. This includes purposeful, play-based instruction that allows for curiosity and creative thinking in a positive, nurturing environment.
The Junior Kindergarten meets Monday-Friday from 9:00am-12:30pm. During this time, students receive instruction to gain essential academic and social-emotional skills to prepare for upper schooling. Students are exposed to many different types of learning environments including language & literacy, math, creative arts, Spanish, physical education, pretend play, sensory play and exploration. We believe play is an important part of a child's learning environment and intertwine it all throughout their day whether structured, unstructured, independent or alongside others. Students are introduced to our curriculum programs, Everyday Math and structured literacy through the Fundations Program in Junior Kindergarten.
Hours
- Monday-Friday: 9:00am-12:30pm
(Optional) Before/After Care
Junior Kindergarten students have the option to enroll in our 3 or 5-day Before or After Care program. Early arrival can begin as early as 7:45 and extended care is available until 5pm. Please visit our Tuition page for additional costs associated with these programs.
- Before School Care: 7:45-9:00am
- After School Care: 3:00-5:00pm
Calendar
24/25 Information
We are excited to expand our Junior Kindergarten next school year ('24/'25) to a full day program. Not only are students ready for a full day of school but those who have opted in to the extended care in previous years have shown great success when entering Kindergarten. The longer day will allow for a more cohesive calendar with the main K-5 program and will give children more independence away from home. The expanded program will run from 9-2:30pm and will incorporate learning centers, play based curriculum, sensory play, exploration time inside and outside, lunch, resources, rest and more!
*Before and Aftercare programs will be available as Add On Programs
2024/2025 Calendar- Coming soon
*Our licensing is through Virginia Department of Education. Annual inspections are done by Henrico County Fire, State Health Department, and Education. Every staff member has a criminal background check including fingerprinting through the National Registry, is CPR/First Aide Certified and submits an annual physician's statement.
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