School Cool in K is helping to level the educational playing field for children in Kindergarten!

Running School's Cool in Kindergarten - School's Cool in K

Kindergarten is an almost universal experience for children in Canada. What’s not universal, are the experiences and skills they bring with them. Some may have had pre-school enrichment opportunities; others may not have. Some may face issues such as cultural diversity, family stress, or developmental delays. School's Cool in K, is helping level the kindergarten playing field!

School’s Cool in K delivers 24 sessions (72 hours) of very focused school readiness curriculum as part of the kindergarten curriculum - ensuring that those children who enter school unready have improved chances of success in school!

School’s Cool in K has a lot to offer...

• Comprehensive outcome-focused and play-based curriculum
• Ready-to-use curriculum for 24 sessions - 72 hours of embedded instructional time
• School’s Cool in K compliments kindergarten curriculum, and outcomes
• Focused and proven approach to identifying, developing, and reinforcing critical school readiness skills that may be lacking at the start of school
• Differentiated instruction makes it easy to implement in classes of varying skill levels (JK/SK splits)
• Compatible with staggered entry
• Opportunities for community partnerships and cost sharing
• Transferable skill development for school staff (Instructor Certification)
• Measurable results – Average skill gains of children attending 2005 School’s Cool in K programs are equivalent to 51 weeks of age development

Getting Started - Resources 

Embedding School's Cool in kindergarten requires planning and preparation and we have developed specific resources to assist school boards and schools!

• School's Cool in K - Information

This is a short information booklet that is available electronically and gives an introductory overview to the School's Cool program and how well it fits with kindergarten curriculum. As well a listing of key planning steps and resources available is included

• Ontario Ministry of Education Initiatives and School's Cool in K

This one page chart profiles key ministry initiatives and how School's Cool in K compliments these

• School's Cool in K - Curriculum Benefits

An outline of the Ontario Kindergarten Program and where the School's Cool curriculum parallels these learning outcomes

• School's Cool - Program Overview

Key areas of the School's Cool program are outlined with a short synopsis of each

• School's Cool - Strategies for Success (2)

Years of planning and delivery experience are shared for administration and delivery of School's Cool for both the pre-kindergarten and in-kindergarten delivery models

As you move through an investigation of the program and decision making process SIRCH Community Services & Consulting has experienced staff available to guide you through the process, add strategies used in other educational settings, and to answer questions and to problem solve with you

In 2006, the Ontario Trillium Foundation acknowledged the positive impact of delivering the School’s Cool program to children in kindergarten, by providing SIRCH with a Province-Wide grant to inform all Ontario school boards about the program. Through this provincial initiative, English, French, and Aboriginal school boards will receive information and support around the planning and implementation of “School’s Cool in K”. To ensure equal access to School’s Cool in K by Francophone school boards, the Ministry of Education (Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat, and French Languages Branch) funded the translation of all School’s Cool curriculum materials and training.

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