Kindergarten

Kindergarten is a year of new beginnings, full of excitement and new experiences. The curriculum for the kindergartners focuses on teaching them basics, thereby establishing the path for future learning.

During the first several weeks, the kindergartners, through play and group activities, review the following areas: Shapes, colors, language expressions, social and motor skills. After a few weeks of review, the kindergartners begin their journey in learning the basics. Prior to learning the alphabet and the numbers, they are taught how to write their names, as well as distinguishing between top/bottom, same/different, big/small, left/right, under/above, in front of/in the back of.

Once the kindergartners have mastered the aforementioned, they begin learning consonants and vowels. This will include learning how to correctly write, recognize, and sound out each letter. Various classroom activities and workbooks are provided in order to achieve this goal. Furthermore, they learn several words that begin with the newly acquired letter(s).

Concurrently, the kindergartners begin to master the basics in math. They learn to count from one to twenty as well as to write each number correctly. Once they grasp the concept of counting, they are eventually introduced to addition, subtraction, and the diversity of coins. Classroom activities and workbooks are provided to achieve this goal. The concepts of capacity, geometry, and fractions are also learned at an age-appropriate level.


The Armenian program at the kindergarten level is designed to strengthen the students' skills in the Armenian language and other related areas. The objective of the program is to prepare students for the curriculum offered in the first grade.Throughout the year students learn to: identify colors and shapes; follow directions; recognize numbers, letters, and sounds; read and write one syllable words; describe the five senses and how they work; and sort out similarities and differences. In addition, students are taught
social and motor skills.

Art is considered an integral aspect of kindergarten education. Through activities in the arts, kindergartners develop their hand-eye coordination, perception of colors and shapes, self-expression and self-confidence.
Kindergartners are introduced to the computer through various activities that increase their visual perception, level of confidence, and positive self-image. Furthermore, through the computer program, the kindergartners' motor skills and hand-eye coordination are further developed.

Age-appropriate computer lessons are taught in the following areas: letter recognition, colors, shapes, numbers, and counting.

Through communication and two-minute-time-outs kindergartners are provided with age-appropriate boundaries which give them a sense of safety and security. Through the healthy interaction with their teachers, kindergartners develop initiative, excitement to engage in new challenges, and values that encourage positive growth in life.

Kindergartners also participate in the Buddy System. In this system, each kindergartner is assigned one buddy from an upper elementary grade.

Together they take part in various activities such as exercise, art, cooking, reading stories, and so forth. The Buddy System creates a very special bond between the kindergartners and students in the elementary school.