WHITE PINE CHARTER SCHOOLS

To begin recognizing the value and importance of how kindergarten prepares children for elementary school as well as endeavoring to be responsive to the needs of our community - White Pine is offering 3 full-day Kindergarten classes, free of charge, to families electing to attend our school. White Pine Kindergarten develops some of the critical foundational building blocks necessary for students to move seamlessly into the elementary school Core Knowledge educational platform that has proven to be highly effective as the curriculum for our students for over 20 years. The primary objectives for the Kindergarten, during full-day programming, will be to address the key educational elements of Core Knowledge during the first part, allowing for the second part to address the less data-driven components of whole student formation. This sectioning of the educational experience will allow for metric-driven instruction to occur when students are most capable of receiving it, in the morning, as well as a second part of the day that supports those times when students/families may have appointments, other engagements, or simply prefer to abbreviate their child’s day/experience at White Pine.