All Day Kindergarten

All-day kindergarten provides an essential bridge between preschool and the primary grades. A comprehensive and more rigorous kindergarten program balances the demands of the academic standards with how we know young children develop and learn best. Our all-day kindergarten program supports students at a developmentally appropriate pace, with a balance of academic, social and emotional programming as desired by the Upper Arlington community.

A longer kindergarten day provides, quite simply, more time — for teacher-guided instruction in the core academic areas, greater student choice and exploration of integrated themes of study such as science and social studies. Students have more opportunities for personalized instruction to support their learning. Measured growth in physical, social, emotional and cognitive domains increase. This extended day also allows for many more hands-on investigations, integrated technology experiences and solid literacy and writing workshop blocks.

The school day is structured to support our younger learners as they adjust to a full-day learning program. The school day is built around the learning blocks for the core content areas - math, reading, writing, science/social studies - with time for play and “brain breaks” woven in throughout the day. Students have time to work with teachers individually or in small groups to support their learning and reinforce or extend where needed.  Each week, students also have a related arts block that rotates between music, art and PE

Please visit our kindergarten registration website for information about registering.

Prior to Kindergarten Most Children Can ...  — This webpage walks through common skills for incoming kindergarteners and how you can encourage those skills at home.

School-Age Child Care — Learn more about our School-Age Child Care program at our elementary schools.

School Year Calendars — You can find a calendar for the upcoming school year here.