The First Question On Everyone's Mind: Why Should I Pay For Kindergarten?

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At St. Margaret’s Day School, we already know that learning and developmental milestones are pinnacle to a child’s success and self-esteem growth. As an MSDE educationally approved facility, a NAEYC accredited program and an MSDE Excels Level 5 accredited program, we maintain a stable staff with low teacher/student ratios as well as small class sizes. Many people understand the value of early education through pre-kindergarten, but don’t realize how important the Kindergarten year is.
Kindergarten is one of the most crucial learning years.  The love of lifelong learning begins at the earliest stages. Learning through play, learning from each other, having rich opportunities for discovery and experimentation, and gross motor activity are critical to early childhood development.

In our Kindergarten classroom you will find:
  • Parent participation: With an open-door policy, parents are welcome to participate as much as they wish in their child’s class. We have a very active Parent teacher organization that focuses on parental involvement.
  • Enrichment: Art, Science, Social Studies, Chapel, P.E., Music and Spanish are part of every week at SMDS. 
  • Discovery and STEM: As a “hands on” learning environment, the children learn to explore and investigate every day. A mix of structured and unstructured activities leads to well-rounded and well developed, critically thinking children. 
  • Partners in the community: St. Margaret’s partners with many community groups to include the Maritime Museum, the Broadneck Library, DNR (Department of Natural Resources), local authors, dentists and more. 
  • Leadership/self-esteem: Graduating as a Kindergartener from St. Margaret’s Day School allows a child to be the “big fish in a small pond.” Our Kindergarteners are role models and mentors for our younger children and this in turn helps to build their confidence and self-esteem enabling them to become lifelong leaders. Our curriculum is intentional to develop open-minded thinkers who are stewards of our planet, good citizens of our communities and the best people they can be. We use research based curriculums, best practices and programs that extend learning and problem solving skills.
  • Communication: At St. Margaret’s Day School, you are always in communication with our team including monthly and yearly calendars, weekly newsletters, and academic report cards three times a year. Emails and communication folders keep parents, teachers and administration closely connected. We use the app, Kaymbu to promote daily parent communication.