Kindergarten
Where a love of learning begins.
Carden Kindergarten is the foundation. Our youngest students learn to read, count, listen, and think clearly — all while playing, drawing, and discovering what makes school feel like joy.
The Approach
A foundation built on care and clarity
The Carden Method gives Kindergarten students structured, age-appropriate lessons in phonics, math, handwriting, and social skills — paired with rich exposure to literature, music, art, and motor development. By June, our Kindergartners are reading. They are writing complete sentences. They are confident.
But what matters most is how they get there: with patient teachers, classroom routines that feel safe, and time built into every day for the things that make childhood worth remembering.
What a Day Looks Like
A typical Kindergarten day
- 8:30–9:00
- Morning circle, pledge, school prayer, weather, calendar
- 9:00–10:00
- Phonics and reading (small groups)
- 10:00–10:30
- Recess
- 10:30–11:30
- Mathematics and handwriting
- 11:30–12:00
- Music or art
- 12:00–12:45
- Lunch and free play
- 12:45–2:00
- Social studies, science, or library
- 2:00–2:30
- Story time and pack up
- 2:30
- Dismissal
Core Program
What your child will learn
The Kindergarten Difference
What sets our classroom apart
- Small class sizes — typically 20–26 students.
- All-day program: 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
- Early drop-off and after-care available on campus.
- Hot lunch program available.
- Three full-time Kindergarten teachers, all Carden-certified.
- Direct transition to first grade with the same Carden curriculum.
My son came home from his first day saying his teacher ‘made school feel like home.’ That hasn’t changed in three years.
— Carden parent, Class of 2031
Ready to Visit?
Come see Kindergarten in action
Schedule a 45-minute campus tour and you will sit in on a real Kindergarten lesson, meet our teachers, and see why families who choose Carden in Kindergarten stay through eighth grade.