{"id":47579,"date":"2026-05-27T16:17:06","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T16:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/21stcenturypa.com\/wp\/?page_id=47579"},"modified":"2026-06-09T20:38:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T20:38:53","slug":"kindergarten","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/21stcenturypa.com\/wp\/?page_id=47579","title":{"rendered":"Kindergarten"},"content":{"rendered":"<div   data-size='featured'  data-lightbox_size='large'  data-animation='slide'  data-conditional_play=''  data-ids='47581'  data-video_counter='0'  data-autoplay='false'  data-bg_slider='false'  data-slide_height=''  data-handle='av_slideshow'  data-interval='5'  data-class=' avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first  '  data-el_id=''  data-css_id=''  data-scroll_down=''  data-control_layout='av-control-default'  data-custom_markup=''  data-perma_caption=''  data-autoplay_stopper=''  data-image_attachment=''  data-min_height='0px'  data-lazy_loading='disabled'  data-default-height='28.666666666667'  class='avia-slideshow avia-slideshow-1  av-control-default av-default-height-applied avia-slideshow-featured av_slideshow  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first   avia-slide-slider '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner ' style='padding-bottom: 28.666666666667%;' ><li  class=' av-single-slide slide-1 ' ><div data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><div class=\"avia-caption av-slideshow-caption\"><div class=\"avia-inner-caption\"><h2  class='avia-caption-title  '  itemprop=\"name\" >Kindergarten<\/h2><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-47581 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-47581\"  src=\"https:\/\/21stcenturypa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/playground-1500x430.jpg\" width=\"1500\" height=\"430\" title='playground' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"   \/><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_slideshow  el_before_av_textblock  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Kindergarten<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h2 dir=\"ltr\">WELCOME TO KINDERGARTEN<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Kindergarten is such an exciting time when students are being introduced to new fun and exciting ways of learning. Students are learning about themselves, the world and how to be a good classroom family. Within our classroom family students will learn in many ways ranging from, inside the classroom educational hands-on crafts, exploration and OSI.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">During this primary age education and learning is made to be fun and engaging. Students will learn the foundation of their education and will learn skills to help them throughout their educational experiences.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In Math, students will learn mathematical concepts including counting to 100, addition, subtraction, place value, measurement and shapes.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In Science, students will learn about animals, weather, basic engineering design, the environment and ecosystem. Students will be engaging with hand on crafts and exploration.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In Reading, students will learn to orally read and decode words. Students will practice letter and sound correspondence and recognition.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In Language Arts, students will practice concepts such as phonics, comprehension, spelling and vocabulary.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In Social Studies, students will learn about the community, historical influences, and culture. Students will engage with the community and work on many activities throughout this experience.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">In addition to the classroom subject\u2019s students will learn life skills and habits that will be carried over throughout their life and educational experiences. Student\u2019s will learn social skills, self-regulation, responsibility and problem solving. Independence and growth will be encouraged and taught. We want students to be successful and be their best selves.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Kindergarten is such a fun and exciting time, and we look forward to having such a memorable, productive and fun year in the classroom. We can\u2019t wait to see all the students grow socially, emotionally and academically.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Goals for Kindergarten:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Provide students with tools to lead them on a successful academic path<\/li>\n<li>Have fun while learning<\/li>\n<li>Provide and create a safe and comforting learning environment<\/li>\n<li>Create many new friends, memories and experiences.<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_one_third  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><section  class='avia-team-member   avia-builder-el-4  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class='team-img-container'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class='wp-image-47652 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-47652 avia_image avia_image_team' src=\"http:\/\/21stcenturypa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/nakeesha-donaldson.jpg\" alt='Nakeesha Donaldson'  itemprop=\"image\"  \/><div class='team-social'><div class='team-social-inner'><span class='hidden av_member_url_markup '  itemprop=\"email\" >mailto:ndonaldson@21stcenturypa.com<\/span><a rel='v:url' data-avia-tooltip=\"ndonaldson@21stcenturypa.com\"  class=' avia-team-icon ' href='mailto:ndonaldson@21stcenturypa.com' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue805' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><h3 class='team-member-name'    itemprop=\"name\" >Nakeesha Donaldson<\/h3><div class='team-member-job-title '   itemprop=\"jobTitle\" >Kindergarten<\/div><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >21st Century Public Academy<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_one_third  el_before_av_one_third  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; '><section  class='avia-team-member   avia-builder-el-6  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><div class='team-img-container'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class='wp-image-8105 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-8105 avia_image avia_image_team' src=\"http:\/\/21stcenturypa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/samantha-garcia.jpg\" alt='Samantha Brogdon'  itemprop=\"image\"  \/><div class='team-social'><div class='team-social-inner'><span class='hidden av_member_url_markup '  itemprop=\"email\" >mailto:sbrogdon@21stcenturypa.com<\/span><a rel='v:url' data-avia-tooltip=\"sbrogdon@21stcenturypa.com\"  class=' avia-team-icon ' href='mailto:sbrogdon@21stcenturypa.com' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue805' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><h3 class='team-member-name'    itemprop=\"name\" >Samantha Brogdon<\/h3><div class='team-member-job-title '   itemprop=\"jobTitle\" >Special Education<\/div><span class='hidden team-member-affiliation'  itemprop=\"affiliation\" >21st Century Public Academy<\/span><\/section><\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_third  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_one_third  avia-builder-el-last  column-top-margin\" style='border-radius:0px; 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