Transitional Kindergarten

Transitional Kindergarten is the first year of a two-year Kindergarten experience. It is a bridge between preschool and elementary school, offering an extra year to acquire Kindergarten readiness. For the 2022-2023 school year, a child must be 4-years-old by September 1, 2022.

While TK collaborates closely with Kindergarten, it is a standalone class and program that provides age-appropriate, developmental instruction in a caring and structured environment. Student-initiated work is balanced with teacher-directed learning experiences that are shorter in length and infused with integrated learning and movement.

Features of the Transitional Kindergarten program:

• Social emotional development
• Oral language development
• Developmentally appropriate reading, listening, math and writing skills
• Enrichment classes, including physical education, art and music, Spanish language and science. 
• Multiple opportunities for purposeful play

The class will be offered as a full-day program, Monday through Friday, with a flexible morning starting time and a flexible afternoon end time. The TK program cost is $8,950 for the 2022-2023 academic year, with a 10% tuition discount applied to Kindergarten for those TK families who choose to continue at St. Michael’s for the 2023-2024 academic year.

To learn more about our Transitional Kindergarten program contact Jennifer Gould, Director of Enrollment at jgould@stmichael.net or (520) 722-8478. She’s available to answer any questions and to help guide you in the process of registering.