KINDERGARTEN

Kindergarten is an important part of the elementary instructional program. The full day kindergarten program provides opportunity for enrichment and hands-on experiences which assist and guide children in their development. The three areas of focus in kindergarten are social development, physical development and mental development.

Socially the goals of kindergarten include:

• Help the child to become a happy, helpful person;
• Guide the child in ways of coping with problems;
• Encourage the child to respect the rights and ideas of others;
• Help the child to recognize his/her own talents and shortcomings.
• Physically the goals of kindergarten include:
• Engage the child in physical activities to improve large muscle adeptness;
• Provide the child with activities for small muscle skills and coordination;
• Stress physical activity as requisite of health.

Mentally the goals of kindergarten include:

• Expose the child to concepts essential to learning;
• Help the child to discover and develop his/her creative potential;
• Encourage the child to solve simple problems;
• Awaken the child to intellectual challenges.

Virginia’s Standards of Learning Objectives drive the kindergarten curriculum.