Daniel Island Academy Adding Kindergarten to its Curriculum for the 2009-2010 School Year
June 17, 2009; ?>
Filed under Around Town
Daniel Island’s popular early child learning center is expanding its program this fall with the addition of a kindergarten class designed to help prepare children to excel when they enter elementary school. On Tuesday, June 23 from 10 a.m. until noon, parents interested in learning more can come to the school to talk one-on-one with the new Kindergarten teachers.
“Kindergarten is a significant transition hurdle for children, especially when entering a school with larger classrooms and students with a wide range of pre-kindergarten preparation,” stated Kerry Nowosielski, Director of the Daniel Island Academy. “Our program offers an incredible opportunity for a child to prepare to excel in an elementary school program.”
The kindergarten curriculum hours will be from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m., but tuition also covers the school’s extended childcare hours (6:30 a.m. until 6 p.m., Monday through Friday). As with all of the Academy’s full-time programs, wholesome and nutritious snacks and lunch, prepared daily by the school’s full-time chef, are included.
Daniel Island Academy is the only East Cooper area pre-school accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the gold standard for early child education. The school offers full-time, part-time and mother’s morning out programs for children ages one through five.
Go, Grease Lightning, Go!
February 10, 2009; ?>
Filed under Culture
By Contributing Bishop England High School Student Matthew Kuhn, ’09
The Bishop England Drama Department is ironing out the poodle skirts and dusting off the leather jackets. A school version of the classic musical set in the 1950’s is taking shape at Bishop England High School. Cast and crew began rehearsals the first week in February. In collaboration with the Bishop England band and chorus, the drama department will give their production a fifties rock-n-roll sound. Director and drama teacher Cathy Slonecki has high expectations for the performance: “We have great acting talent and are working hard to have a great set and authentic-sounding music.” Slonecki also added that the production would not be “modernized,” but instead stay completely faithful to the original time period. The production is scheduled for two performances: Friday, March 27th and Saturday, March 28th.
