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Seedlings JK

NEW TO THE WORLD OF JK? Please read a letter to parents considering JK from Seedlings teacher Hieke Klapwyk.

Seedlings Junior Kindergarten provides a warm, safe and stimulating introduction to the elementary school curriculum. Hieke Klapwyk works with each individual child to achieve measurable objectives in basic literacy and learning skills. A wide range of activities including music, art and motion, keep kids excited about learning, and motivated to meet the challenges of getting ready for Senior Kindergarten.

Special features of Seedlings.
3,4 and 5 day per week options
Dedicated JK program
Class size capped at 18
Separate timetable suitable for JK
Reading readiness based on phonemic awareness
Math readiness based on manipulatives
Taught by Hieke Klapwyk, Humber College grad with over 15 years experience in a wide range of settings including special education

The Seedlings Classroom is clean, big, and bright, and it has its own washroom. Seedlings also has its own fenced playground.

"Because young children learn best through play, there is an element of playfulness in everything that happens in the JK classroom. Carefully planned activities provide an opportunity for experimentation, questioning, creative thinking, problem solving, role playing, social interaction and fun." -Hieke Klapwyk


Seedlings Parent Handbook
Guelph Community Christian School Seedlings Junior Kindergarten