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 Kindergarten in the Capistrano Unified School District lasts about three and a half hours. The flow of a typical kindergarten day varies among schools. Students generally start the day with a literacy block where they work in large and small groups on reading and writing skills. During this time, they also learn to tell stories together and, later in the year, they may write in a daily journal. Students often take turns working on a computer. Art and music/movement programs are built in throughout the day.
The Kindergarten Plus program is a fee-based partnership between Capistrano Unified and the YMCA to offer a full-day kindergarten program. It is designed to meet the needs of working parents, provide additional instructional time for kindergarten students, and allow more time for teachers to implement the CORE kindergarten standards.
 Kindergarten Plus teachers conduct enrichment activities that build upon the district’s kindergarten curriculum standards. The program components are: language arts/literacy, mathematics/manipulative activities, science/technology, arts and humanities, construction/problem solving, character development, and health/wellness/fitness.
The Kindergarten Plus program is offered at numerous elementary schools during the 2007-08 school year. Please contact your school principal about your child’s school, or contact your local YMCA branch. See listing of contact information on this website.
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