Thank you Elmbrook board for accommodating the few parents who still want a half-day kindergarten experience for their children.
Although I still am not convinced that all day 5K academically has any long term benefit, at least parents, who believe a full day for a 5 year old is too much, can opt for just the half-day offering.
I had wondered if something like a combined full-day/half-day class could be arranged but did not know how that would work out logistically. Elmbrook mixes in half-day kindergartners explains how it will work--at least curriculum wise. (Hopefully the half-day students will be sprinkled across all of the classes so we don't end up with 2 or 3 too small afternoon classes.)
Because of the concentration of core classes in the morning (can you call kindergarten classes core?), will parents feel a little more free to take their full-day children out of school for an occasional afternoon? I hate to see children have to give up a play date at the park on a beautiful day or a fun trip to Betty Brinn, etc. Only time will tell.
Past Posts: Half-Day Kindergarten Extinct? Show Me the Benefit
Does 4K Deserve Tax Dollars? (Cites studies such as "Early Education Shows No Benefit")
Links:
Brookfield7,
Fairly Conservative,
Betterbrookfield,
Vicki Mckenna
