Transitional Kindergarten
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Anonymous
| Are there any transitional kindergarten programs in the area? |
Anonymous
| The Harbor School in Potomac has a really great one! They call it Junior Kindergarten or JK. Small class, playful learning, great communication, huge emphasis on social emotional learning. It’s a lovely small community. |
Anonymous
What’s the purpose of it? |
Anonymous
It’s usually for red shirted kids. We sent my September birthday daughter (cut off 9/30) because full on K would have been a real challenge for her as an older 4/almost 5 year old and the youngest kid in class. It has worked out great—still a lot of the same curriculum as K but much smaller class size and way more playing than what our older DS experienced in K. |
Anonymous
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kind of - transitional kindergarten is typically for kids born September-December in states where the cut off is in December. Too young to start k. So it’s like a bridge. I’ve never seen these in the dmv.
Junior kindergarten is just prek for 4yr olds |