Kindergarten Curriculum
At Clariden, we offer an enriching, developmentally appropriate curriculum that encompasses the whole child. A typical day in Clariden Kindergarten will include plenty of opportunities for learning through play - whether it be academic, social, emotional, or physical. At the same time, students are encouraged to pursue their interests and become experts in a subject through our project-based curriculum. Finally, because of our small class sizes, students have plenty of opportunities for one-on-one as well as small group learning time with their teachers. This time is crucial in developing a child’s early literacy skills as well as number sense and math skills.
Project Examples
Community Helpers
Students will explore the concept of “community” and what people do to make a community better. They will observe and consider how different people in a community connect, interact, and help. Students will learn about duties of community helpers and their places of work, both in our local community and our Clairden School community. Guest speakers from our local community will help students explore a variety of jobs and how those jobs contribute to our community. Students will consider what jobs they might be interested in and explore those options through dramatic play, building and construction, storytelling, art, music, and movement.
Worms, Frogs, and Turtles, Oh My!
Students will explore the world and wonder of worms, frogs, and turtles. They will compare and contrast each species, examine their life cycles, and understand their basic needs, as well as explore their roles in nature. Learning concepts will be reinforced within this project rough writing activities, art, reading, story retells, science exploration, sensory experiences, math skills, music and movement, and building/construction. Students will see these species up close on a field experience to Bob Jones Nature Center, and they will bring back their knowledge to the classroom as they create a habitat in which to raise their own tadpoles into frogs, meeting their basic needs and watching a frog's life cycle unfold before their very eyes!