Kindergarten
Observation Experts
- Added Value Experiences
- Observatory visit off-site (two visits/year)
- UofM Exploradome on-site - Winter
- Raptor Center: families invited - Spring
- Planes & Pilots Picnic: families invited - Spring
- Daily, Weekly, Monthly Integration
- STEM choice time within the school week
- Cultural evidence/observation artifacts connected to curriculum
- Computer Coding: ScratchJr, Code.org
- Digital Family Communication: SeeSaw & SparkVideos
- Strong Literary connections to STEM content
- Comprehensive Integrated STEM Units by Trimester
- Tri 1: Observation with 5 senses
- Tri 2: Sky & Space - Sun & Moon
- Tri 3: Things with Wings
In Kindergarten learners are encouraged to use their five senses to discover the world around them. They have a wide-variety of aerospace and integrated children’s engineering related experiences throughout the school year both in the classroom and out of the building. As our observation experts they explore what is up in the sky both living (birds) and nonliving (planes). They also work in collaborative groups to complete thematic engineering challenges each trimester.