We offer two days of instruction in core classes to provide homeschooling families an excellent, traditional classroom experience with a master teacher. Students can enroll in two full days of classes.
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Kindergarten Readiness
Two questions parents often have regarding kindergarten are: “Is my child ready?” and “How best should we prepare?”
In response to those questions, we have compiled a list of suggestions from kindergarten teachers, administrators and the admissions committee. We hope these suggestions are helpful as you prepare to embark on this exciting journey with your child!
Preparing Your Child for Kindergarten:
1. Fine Motor Development – Strengthening hand muscles is important for fine motor skills used in writing and cutting.
Activities that strengthen hand muscles include:
- Kneading play dough and bread dough
- Stringing beads
- Pushing sand
- Lacing (cards, shoes, etc.)
- Using tongs to pick up small items
- Exercising pincer grip by playing with Legos, small cars, doll clothes, etc
2. Reading Readiness – Children who display signs of reading readiness are most successful in kindergarten.
One of the best ways to cultivate reading readiness is by enjoying quality children’s literature with your child.
Some signs of reading readiness are:
- Recognizes rhyming words (e.g. What rhymes with “cat”? “fat” or “cow”?)
- Tells the meaning of simple words
- Uses left-to-right progression
- Recognizes most letters by name and sound
- Distinguishes beginning sounds in words
- Demonstrates the ability to listen to a story
- Answers questions about a story
- Writes some letters and numbers
- Counts objects using one-to-one correspondence
- Recognizes numbers 1-10
3. Social and Emotional Development – The classroom setting requires students to be able to function successfully as part of a group.
Some important first steps toward this are:
- Knows full name
- Verbally interacts with others
- Exhibits self-control and a cooperative nature
- Recognizes authority
- Listens to and follows basic instructions
- Gets along and plays with other children
- Can work independently
What curriculum do you use?
We use Memoria Press curriculum. Latin is the cornerstone of a classical education, so we require that all students take Latin beginning in the second grade. Students who are in at least the eighth grade and in Third Form Latin also have the option of taking Greek.
All courses are based on physical books. Students do not use computers or tablets at school and are not permitted to bring any electronic devices to school. Teachers may on rare occasions use computer monitors or projectors to show things like works of art, maps, or pictures of archaeological sites, but most of our teaching is done without the use of any electronics.
What curriculum do you use?
We use Memoria Press curriculum. Latin is the cornerstone of a classical education, so we require that all students take Latin beginning in the second grade. Students who are in at least the eighth grade and in Third Form Latin also have the option of taking Greek.
All courses are based on physical books. Students do not use computers or tablets at school and are not permitted to bring any electronic devices to school. Teachers may on rare occasions use computer monitors or projectors to show things like works of art, maps, or pictures of archaeological sites, but most of our teaching is done without the use of any electronics.
What does parental involvement in academics look like?
Our program functions as a partnership with parents who value the privileges of homeschooling their children. Consequently, our program is not an independent study program. Parents provide their students with guidance and oversight to ensure that assignments are completed thoroughly and that mastery is developed through daily review at home.
We require parents to attend our school orientation in early August and encourage parents to take advantage of Memoria Press’s annual Sodalitas homeschool conference. This conference provides parents with an exceptional opportunity to learn techniques for improving at-home instruction and implementing the curriculum in a way that fits their child’s unique needs.
Parents are always encouraged to reach out to the school to schedule meetings to address concerns. Our teachers and administrators schedule meetings throughout the year to help parents with homeschooling challenges and to make sure that the classical curriculum and hybrid format are working for each child.
Our program functions as a partnership with parents who value the privileges of homeschooling their children. Consequently, our program is not an independent study program. Parents provide their students with guidance and oversight to ensure that assignments are completed thoroughly and that mastery is developed through daily review at home.
We require parents to attend our school orientation in early August and encourage parents to take advantage of Memoria Press’s annual Sodalitas homeschool conference. This conference provides parents with an exceptional opportunity to learn techniques for improving at-home instruction and implementing the curriculum in a way that fits their child’s unique needs.
Parents are always encouraged to reach out to the school to schedule meetings to address concerns. Our teachers and administrators schedule meetings throughout the year to help parents with homeschooling challenges and to make sure that the classical curriculum and hybrid format are working for each child.