Junior Kindergarten

A year to focus on mastery…

Junior Kindergarten is for students ages 4 & 5 (turning 4 by October 1st). Junior Kindergarten is a year to focus on mastery of the skills across all the areas of readiness.

Junior Kindergarten students attend four days; afternoons are optional.

More than academics:

Children may struggle in kindergarten for a variety of reasons. As with our other ACP programs, Junior Kindergarten is designed to teach the whole child and cultivate readiness for Kindergarten across all the domains of early childhood development: cognitive, physical, social, emotional, self-care, independence.

Junior kindergarten helps prepare students for the expectations of kindergarten through developmentally appropriate activities and environment. Small class sizes and low student-teacher ratios enable teachers to provide more support and guidance.

Junior Kindergarten is not a repeat of Pre-K; rather it provides another stepping stone to gradually prepare for Kindergarten. Preschool introduces concepts, Pre-K builds on them, and Junior Kindergarten focuses on mastery of concepts.