The Academy of McKay's Mill Online Newsletter : Visits from the Girl Scouts

1/15/09

Visits from the Girl Scouts

Here at The Academy we always welcome visitors and this week we were happy to have a local Girl Scouts Troop stop by. The girls learned what all it takes to care for a child on a daily basis. We were more than happy to teach them a thing or two about how challenging, yet rewarding, a career in the childcare field can be.

KINDERGARTEN BOOT CAMP: AN ACADEMY EXCLUSIVE

The Academy is recognized by the community for our kindergarten specific programs including our one-of-a-kind Kindergarten Boot Camp. Our Pre-K program includes hands-on explorations that create new learning connections in language, math, science, social, emotional and physical development. Children investigate “Big Ideas” and are actively involved in seeking answers to their own questions. Intentional daily plans cover a specific range of guidelines that prepare our children to meet and exceed kindergarten readiness standards for both public and private schools. Kindergarten Boot Camp, offered exclusively by Never Grow Up, is a dedicated summer program that teaches important, yet often overlooked, skills needed to navigate kindergarten with confidence. Skills such as remembering a lunch number, carrying a lunch tray or returning a library book are examples of how we “train” our Academy kids to “be all they can be”!