KENNESAW PRIVATE KINDERGARTEN
Private Kindergarten
M-F 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM (ASP fees apply for students who stay after 4:00PM)
Ages 5yrs-6yrs
Mt. Elizabeth Academy’s Private Kindergarten STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) Program is a wonderful place for children to continue the journey of formal learning. It is a year for learning, growing, making new friends, and for lots of fun too! Using a theme-based, whole-child approach to learning, we teach the basics of literacy and math. Our students have the unique opportunity to experience the ways in which math, science, reading, and writing are all connected.
Our days are filled with stories, letters, phonics, numbers, writing, and many more activities. We create art projects, investigate science topics, learn writing skills, learn pre-reading and phonics.
Our Kindergarten class is perfect for students who are experienced learners and are ready to focus on developing the foundation of their education. While we have fun during the day, our Private Kindergarten class is structured and organized with a strong literacy and math focus. Students will focus on the key areas of:
- Appreciation
- Enthusiasm
- Cooperation
- Creativity
- Confidence
- Curiosity
- Integrity
- Empathy
- Independence
- Respect
Private Kindergarten
Our goal is for Mt. Elizabeth Academy Kindergarten students to leave the classroom with a strong sense of independence, prepared to enter 1st Grade. They will be equipped with the academic and social tools needed to continue being successful in a formal education setting. There is great value in creating adventure and exploration through the environment and curriculum. Fostering creativity and critical thinking through this exploration is integral in engaging children in learning and making sense of their world.
Kindergarten children are viewed as capable, competent members of our community and we want them to be heard. Respecting one another, showing tolerance, and learning to accept each other, as well as themselves, is imperative to personal growth. Through observation and interactions, we guide children to be tolerant of themselves and others. Giving children the opportunity to accept both their successes and their failures will help them be accepting of themselves and others. Helping them build communication and negotiation skills at an early age helps each child as well as our entire community. We encourage kind and respectful behavior of everyone in our class.
The teachers are caring and committed certified educators. This ensures that the students are in a safe, engaging and loving environment. The thematic focus in the curriculum helps to provide the students with multiple opportunities to explore and absorb information, develop their five senses, and grow both physically and mentally.
Parents are involved throughout the day with pictures, videos, and messages from the teachers using our secure Brightwheel App. Our parents love our seeing their child throughout the day and knowing that they are in a loving, caring, and supportive environment.
A healthy and nutritious lunch, as well as two snacks, are included in the cost of tuition. The monthly menu is available online and given to our families at the beginning of the month. The toddlers are welcome to eat breakfast (extra fee), lunch, and snacks with their class. During mealtime, the teacher serves students as they eat family style with their friends. Whole milk and water are served with meals and snacks.
Kindergarten Room
Our rooms are equipped with Kindergarten size tables and chairs, pillows in the book corners, shelves with appropriate toys as well as academic and sensory activities. Each child has their own cubby for personal items, a naptime cot with a sheet and blanket. Parents provide water bottles and extra clothes as needed.
The Kindergarten room offers Kindergarten specific reading, math, science & sensory, and pretend to play learning centers. Their classroom has a bathroom with appropriately sized toilets as well as a door leading to the outdoor playground to enable easy access to our beautiful outdoor space.
Mt. Elizabeth Benefits
We are a Christian, faith-based private school.
Specials included with tuition:
- STEAM Focus
- Art
- Music
- Chapel & Bible Class
- Holiday Celebrations
- Sensory materials
- Four dedicated developmentally-appropriate playgrounds
- On-site nature trails allow ample opportunity for safe outdoor explorations
- Indoor gymnasium lets kids exercise and play on every day of the year, regardless of the weather
- An engaging and rewarding curriculum, designed by our on-site Academic Director
- Mt. Elizabeth Academy’s leadership team has over 60 years of combined school leadership experience.