Tag Archives: kindergarten
Interview With a Parent Series No. 1
Posted on 06. Aug, 2009 by KB.
Interview With a Parent Series In an effort to provide you with stories to which you can relate, we have decided to interview parents who have gone through various transitional educational experiences with their children. We feel that, by reading these personal stories, you may be able to garner some peace of mind for your [...]
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School squeeze hits Stapleton
Posted on 04. Aug, 2009 by KB.
I knew there was an overcrowding crisis in the Stapleton Schools but didn’t realize just how bad it was until I read this article. The schools are filled to capacity and Kindergarten classes have doubled in attendance from last year to this year. The building of a third school has been put on hold because [...]
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Options for Kindergarten – Part Three: Kindergarten Twice
Posted on 23. Jun, 2009 by KB.
Part Three – Kindergarten Twice When Your Child Isn’t Ready Michelle Marom, a parent of 6 year old twins, came face to face with the issue of her children possibly repeating Kindergarten last year. Her twins have a late August birthday and their teacher recommended that one of the twins be held back because he [...]
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Options for Kindergarten – Part Two: Redshirting
Posted on 23. Jun, 2009 by KB.
Part Two – Redshirting What is Redshirting? Redshirting has primarily been associated with sports. It means giving a college athlete an extra year of practice to better their skills so they will have a competitive advantage (edge) the following year. Today, redshirting in the academic world means postponing Kindergarten for a year (even though a [...]
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Getting Started
Posted on 26. Apr, 2009 by KB.
We wanted to provide you with something we wish we had when we were getting started in our school search. This isn’t exactly a step by step process, as there are so many paths each family could go down together, rather we are sharing our loose guideline for this process. Depending on whether you [...]
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