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The Mukwonago Area School District is proud to offer four-year-old kindergarten through a variety of community partners.
Our Vision:
Mukwonago Area School District believes that early childhood education is a journey and not a destination. Our 4K program provides a rich foundation with a literacy and play-based curriculum. Our goal is for each child to be an active, engaged, lifelong learner who will grow to his/her fullest potential. In partnership with families and the community and taught by certified teachers, our partner sites offer a safe and nurturing educational environment that invites curiosity and fosters an eagerness to learn.
Guiding Framework:
While our 4K instruction is provided by a variety of unique community partners, we have developed a guiding framework of qualities that should be present in any of our sites:
1. Four-year-old kindergarten will be a play-based experience.
2. Four-year-old kindergarten will provide a literacy/print rich environment that includes exposure to literature and vocabulary, opportunities for discussion, learning through social interaction, and opportunities for dramatic play, listening, and writing.
3. Four-year-old kindergarten will provide students with opportunities for choice, hands-on activities; independent, small group, and large group activities; and activities that emphasize the learning process, rather than a product.
4. Four-year-old kindergarten will provide a nurturing environment for children, where students have shared ownership of behavior guidelines and where these guidelines are consistently modeled and practiced by the students. A daily schedule/routine will be followed and communicated to children and parents.
5. Four-year-old kindergarten will provide activities that are differentiated to meet the developmental levels of individual students.
6. Four-year-old kindergarten will provide opportunities for social skills development in order for students to learn strategies to help them be successful in future years at school.
7. Four-year-old kindergarten will provide a variety of opportunities for parents to get involved. Communication will be frequent and through multiple means such as newsletters, volunteer opportunities, conferences, field trips, etc.
8. Four-year-old kindergarten will involve community resources whenever available and appropriate.
9. Four-year-old kindergarten will provide a classroom with a variety of materials and centers that are accessible and appealing to four-year-olds.
10. Four-year-old kindergarten teachers will follow the curricular guidelines, program and student assessment structures (PALS), professional development activities, and site agreement guidelines set out by the Mukwonago School District.
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