Kindergarten is an exciting time for young students and their parents alike! It is vital that this first year of formal schooling is a positive one, in which a solid educational foundation is laid and a strong sense of community is established. Our mission at T.C.S. is “To prepare God’s children for a life of learning and service in His world. By the grace of God, in partnership with the Christian home and church, we will lead children to be the best they can be for God’s glory.”
Our kindergarten program focuses on:
Teachers hold a valid Alberta Learning teacher’s certificate and are committed Christians with a dynamic relationship with Jesus Christ who love and enjoy being with children. Our kindergarten teachers are supported by a Learning Assistant.
We follow the Alberta Curriculum and include the following in our programming:
An exciting component of the subjects/themes that we cover is something called Teaching for Transformation. We desire that our students (and ourselves) become: God-worshippers, Idolatry-discerners, Earth-keepers, Beauty-creators, Justice-seekers, Creation-enjoyers, Servant-workers, Community-builders, Image-reflectors, and Order-discoverers. Therefore, we strive to weave these “through-lines” into all that we teach and do at Trinity Christian School.
A typical day in Kindergarten would include:
Parents have a wonderful opportunity to build into community and to actively partner in their child’s learning through volunteering. This would include classroom help, attending field trips, skill practice at home, and classroom maintenance. Outings we enjoy in Kindergarten are field trips to Cobb's Adventure Park, Calgary Zoo, the firehall, Granary Road, and Treehouse Indoor Playground.
In class volunteer opportunities include our Christmas craft morning, apple investigation, 2 different scientists in school, and many more.
The kindergarten children also participate in school-wide activities such as assemblies, spirit days, Cobs ‘n’ Dogs day, the Christmas concert, sports day, and walkathon. A sense of community begins even at this level, as the Kinderkids develop a relationship with a “buddy” in grade five—always a highlight for the students.
At the end of each school year we love to celebrate all the growth and achievements of our kindergarten classes with a kindergarten graduation. It is such a special time for the children as we send them off to Grade 1. All parents are invited to attend.
We offer two classes of Kindergarten:
Monday/Wednesday full days (8:20-3:20) OR Tuesday/Thursday full days (8:20-3:20) with most alternate ½ day Fridays (8:20-12:20). Class size is 22 students.
Please note: children must be five years of age by December 31st of the year enrolled.