Traditional Kindergarten Prep is a program for four-year-olds, the year before Kindergarten, designed to give a jumpstart on their Traditional educational pathway. This 20 student program is taught by a certified teacher who has been trained in traditional curriculum and methodologies, with a classroom assistant to support the students. A partial day program offering morning and afternoon is available at Neely Traditional Academy and a full-day program is available at both Canyon Rim and Spectrum Elementary.

Traditional Kindergarten Prep students will participate in a primary language arts program based on the Spalding Method using 'The Writing Road to Reading' (2012). It is a phonics-based program with an emphasis on oral phonogram practice. The mathematics program, Math in Focus, is a comprehensive program that develops strong algebraic concepts and problem solving skills.  Science, music, art, and physical education are introduced daily through hands-on discovery and other intentionally developed activities. Kindergarten Prep is aligned with the Arizona Department of Education Early Learning Standards, and is supplemented with: Handwriting Without Tears, We Thinkers! Social-Emotional Curriculum, STEM, and Unplugged Coding activities.

Registration for 2023-2024 opened November 1, 2022!                                   

Partial-day Program: Neely Traditional Academy 8:15 AM - 11:15 AM (Monday - Friday) and 12:15 PM - 3:15 PM (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday)

Full-day Programs: Canyon Rim Elementary and Spectrum Elementary Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM with Wednesday Early Release at 2:00 PM.

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Registration Fee & Tuition

2023-2024 School Year

Registration Fee: $50

Tuition overview (see registration website for complete details on each option):

• AM Classes – 5 days per week, $385 per month (Mon–Fri, 8:15-11:15 or 8:30–11:30 am)
• PM Classes – 4 days per week, $340 per month (Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri, 12:15–3:15 pm)
• FULL DAY Classes – 5 days per week, $790 per month (8:00 am–3:00 pm Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri & 8:00 am–2:00 Wed)

For registrations prior to or on June 30, 2023, a $100 security deposit and $50 registration fee will be collected at the time of registration with the remaining tuition balance due by July 24, 2023. Both security deposit and registration fee are non-refundable.

For registration on or after July 1, 2023, the registration fee and 1st-month tuition are due at the time of registration and are both non-refundable.  

Tours are scheduled through the campus offices - click here to submit a tour request.  

District employees are eligible for an employee discount. Please contact Community Education at 480-892-9089 for further details.