Gardenia's School Readiness Program represents the culmination of each child's journey from infancy through preschool graduation. Guided by the Minnesota Early Childhood Indicators of Progress (ECIPs) and enriched through nature-based learning, Singapore-inspired numeracy, and our signature Humanity Curriculum™, children develop the skills and confidence to thrive in kindergarten and beyond.

 

By graduation, children are supported to develop:

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• Social-emotional competence through empathy, resilience, self-regulation, and positive relationships.

• Language, literacy, and communication through storytelling, conversation, and emergent reading and writing.

• Mathematical thinking through number sense, patterns, reasoning, and problem-solving.

• Scientific inquiry and creativity through exploration, observation, and hands-on learning in nature.

• Physical development and independence through purposeful play, movement, and self-help skills.

• Curiosity, confidence, and global citizenship through meaningful experiences that foster respect for diverse cultures and care for the natural world.

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Children leave Gardenia not only prepared for kindergarten, but as confident, compassionate, and curious lifelong learners.

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