The Academy of McKay's Mill Online Newsletter : National Ferret Day

4/13/09

National Ferret Day

April 2nd was National Ferret Day so we had some very special visitors in the center that day...actual live ferrets! The McKay's Mill Animal Hospital was gracious enough to bring over two ferrets for our Academy children to play with. We even learned that baby ferrets are named kits! Those silly ferrets even went down one of our slides!

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”!