PIONEER
Noun | pi-o-neers | age: 5 - 6 years | a.k.a. kindergarten
Our Kindergarten program not only follows the Alberta Education Curriculum, but our specifically designed Kepler Curriculum as well. We provide many opportunities for discovery that meet the needs of children and promote positive attitudes toward lifelong journeys of learning.
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A PIONEER
Our Kindergarteners follow our proprietary curriculum, which includes lesson plans, small group projects, science activities, technology, storytelling, and more. They will enhance their social skills of working together and build strong friendships. Their daily activities include free and structured play, outdoor play, bathroom routine, lunch, snack, Storytime, nap and quiet time.
Children will also be involved in more extra-curricular activities, which include (but are not limited to) yoga, gardening, biology, robotics, music, pottery, photography, building blocks and jiu-jitsu.
By the end of the Pioneer Journey, children will receive 3 more badges which include:Literacy, Math and Science Experiments.
MATH
Opportunities will be provided for children to learn basic math in a positive, explorative setting.
LITERACY
Children will recognize and be able to identify the alphabet both in upper and lower case and know the sounds of letters and write simple short stories.
SCIENCE EXPERIMENTS
Pioneers will learn how science experiments work, discovering how natural materials interact.