Why SMDS Kindergarten?

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

Many people understand the value of early education through Pre-Kindergarten, but don’t realize how important the Kindergarten year is. 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.

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• Staff: Our classrooms are thoughtfully staffed with one experienced lead teacher and two dedicated teaching assistants, ensuring an excellent teacher-to-student ratio. This structure allows us to provide individualized attention to each learner—helping every child feel seen, supported, and encouraged to explore at their own pace.

 

• 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 PTO and school board that focuses on parental involvement.

 

• Enrichment: Art, Science, Social Studies, Chapel, PE, Music, Library and Spanish are part of every week at SMDS.

 

• Discovery: 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.

 

• Leadership: 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.