“With Eva in grade school now, we’re really seeing the breadth of the positive impact that her COS Montessori education has had on both her learning and her personhood. Her Kindergarten year at COS was the keystone. It’s a culmination of everything she had been building on in her first two years in Children’s House: independence, a sense of purpose and community, strong, tangible foundations in math and literacy, and of course, kindness.”
– Natalie
Kindergarten is the final year in the primary classroom and a capstone experience at Children’s Own School. These older children are confident in who they are; they are the role models and leaders of our community. They apply the skills and knowledge gleaned in prior years and extend their work into more advanced language and mathematics activities.
The oldest and most experienced students are confident in their abilities, they lead by example and guide their younger classmates in all aspects of school life. Mathematics and reading come to life as children see how these skills help them understand the world around them.
This is a time for our kindergarten-aged children to bloom into strong readers, skillful mathematicians, and kind, generous leaders.
Grounded in the latest research in the Science of Reading, our kindergarten curriculum incorporates Orton Gillingham strategies, making it accessible and impactful for all young learners. Small group instruction helps support each student on their journey to become proficient readers. With a specific focus on building accuracy in phonemic awareness, students learn to decode words and gain the foundational skills that lead to reading proficiency.
Our Primary graduates enter their next school setting with confidence in their own abilities and respect for themselves and others.