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Traditional Kindergarten Prep Overview
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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!
Kindergarten Prep | Registration & Account Management
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Register and manage your family account through Eleyo.
Traditional Kindergarten Prep Locations
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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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Contact Gilbert Public Schools Community Education Office
480-892-9089 x0
Email: communityedbusinessdept@gilbertschools.net
Office Hours: Monday–Thursday 8:00 am–4:30 pm & Friday 8:00 am–12:00 pm (closed Fridays in June/July)
Note: Gilbert Public Schools Community Education Department has computer terminals available to use at our office at 6839 East Guadalupe Road in Mesa, Arizona, for preschool enrollment for families without online access.