Transitional Kindergarten is a powerful bridge between the early years and elementary learning. At this stage, children are expanding their understanding of themselves, others, and the world around them. With longer attention spans, growing empathy, and a readiness for collaboration, TK students are eager to think deeply, create meaningfully, and connect with peers.

Our Reggio Emilia–inspired approach honors children as capable thinkers and co-constructors of knowledge. Through inquiry-based projects, they explore big questions and represent their ideas in many ways—through drawing, building, storytelling, and more. Foundational academic skills emerge naturally through joyful, purposeful play: children develop early literacy, numeracy, and scientific thinking in meaningful contexts. They begin to recognize letter sounds, write their names, explore patterns, and make sense of the world through hands-on discovery.

Social-emotional growth remains central, with a focus on friendship, empathy, and perspective-taking. In TK, children begin to see themselves as leaders, learners, and valued members of a classroom community.

Focus areas: Collaboration, empathy, inquiry-based thinking, representational expression (“100 languages”), early literacy and numeracy in meaningful context, reflection, leadership within the classroom community