Full-time Kindergarten Programs Expand in Thunder Bay
The kindergarten system is changing in Thunder Bay with the expansion of full-time kindergarten systems. According to Sherri Lynne Pharand, around 5 full-time junior kindergarten programs will be added to the city’s existing roster.
Full-time senior kindergarten programs were first implemented in 2002 by Lakehead Public Schools, but today, the programs are available in 11 of the 23 elementary schools in Thunder Bay that offer kindergarten. The new addition of 5 junior kindergarten full-time programs will be placed in locations that offer full-time SK programs.
The kindergarten registration week for the board was formally launched on Monday. Pharand commented that although many parents take kindergarten for granted, this stage of learning is still very important not only for children, but for their parents as well. She noted many parents will most likely have plenty of questions about the new full-time programs.
And that’s exactly what the information session on the programs that took place on Monday discussed. The meeting was held at the Valhalla Inn at 7 in the evening. Parents and guardians were in attendance, many of whom wanted to make some clarifications on how the system would affect their kids. Aside from that, elementary schools that offer the new full-time kindergarten programs also had open houses on Wednesday, at 6:30 in the evening.
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