Programs

Kindergarten Enrichment

Our Program at a Glance

• Children are picked up by Golden Pond after public school morning Kindergarten
• Curriculum includes enrichment activities in reading, writing, math and science
• Experiential learning that includes art, music, science experiments, projects, and many other theme related activities
• Fun and educational field trips that relate to our monthly themes
• Spanish lessons twice per week
• Weekly “Music and Movement” and Art classes
• Children are served a hot lunch
• Schedule 5 days M-F 11:00-2:30 with an extended school program option 2:30-6:00

Welcome to Kindergaten Enrichment

Our Kindergarten Enrichment Program is a half-day program building upon the education your child receives during his or her public school Kindergarten class. We pick up your child after morning public school Kindergarten and take them to Golden Pond. The KE day will start with outside activities (weather permitting) followed by lunch.

After lunch, we begin an academically-based program that is truly unique. We follow monthly themes using an integrated curricular approach that incorporates center-based teaching techniques. The activities developed for this program are creative, hands-on, and interactive. Our curriculum highlights reading and math activities as well as social studies and science all taught in an experiential learning environment that includes art, music, and Spanish. The children will also have opportunities to explore Kindergarten Enrichment themes through educational field trips such as a visit to the Capitol Building in Washington DC and a tadpole hunt at Rust Sanctuary.

Our centers include:

ABC Center:

• Identify letters of the alphabet
• Explore different types of text
• Strengthen fine motor skills
• Develop hand-eye coordination
• Develop social skills – interact with peers

Art Center:

• Social skills – interaction with others
• Small muscle skills and hand-eye coordination
• Imagination
• Creative Expression
• Problem-solving skills
• Concept comprehension – size, color, shape, and texture

Block and Building Center:

• Build fine and gross motor skills
• Develop math concepts – number, size, shape, space
• Make a plan and follow through
• Work cooperatively with others, practice taking turns

Dramatic Play/Pretend Center:

• Learn about relationships
• Work together with peers
• Develop new language skills, strengthen vocabulary
• Build imagination and foster creative self-expression

Math Center:

• Counting, sorting, and classifying
• Making patterns
• Comparing
• Sequencing
• Measuring and graphing results
• Adding and subtracting
• Spatial relationships and geometric shapes

Science/Discovery & Sensory Center:

• Experiment
• Predict, observe, and record outcomes
• Involve multiple senses while learning new concepts
• Reinforce problem-solving and make decisions
• Develop both science and math concepts

Writing Center:

• Select from a variety of writing materials
• Discover many purposes for writing
• Write cards, letters, lists, stories, and mini-books
• Strengthen fine motor skills
• Develop hand-eye coordination

Transportation provided for the Kindergarten Enrichment program from the following elementary schools:

Extended School Program

We offer an extended school program for our Kindergarten Enrichment students. Our program offers:

• Thematic hands-on activities
• Center time
• Story time
• Afternoon snack
• Outdoor recess
• Schedule 5 days M-F 2:30-6:00