The Full-Day Early Learning–Kindergarten program is a child-centred,
developmentally appropriate, integrated, extended-day program of learning
for four- and five-year-old children. The purpose of the program is to establish
a strong foundation for learning in the early years, and to do so in a safe and
caring play-based environment that promotes the physical, social, emotional,
and cognitive development of all children.
The goals of the Full-Day Early Learning–Kindergarten program are as follows:
- to establish a strong foundation for the early years by providing young
children with an integrated day of learning
- to provide a play-based learning environment
- to help children make a smoother transition to Grade 1
- to improve children’s prospects for success in school and in their lives
beyond school
The Full-Day Early Learning–Kindergarten program is based on the understanding
that children develop within a 
complex set of interrelated systems thatincludes
the family, the school, the broader community, and the world. Although early
learning programs have traditionally acknowledged the importance of these systems,
they have tended to address each one separately, in terms of its individual impact
on the child. By contrast, the Full-Day Early Learning–Kindergarten program
recognizes the importance for the child’s development of the interrelationships
between and among these systems, and builds on those interrelationships. Holding
this interconnectedness at the centre of its vision, the program sets children on
a more positive trajectory for learning.
St. Patrick's School is currently open for registration for the Septemnber 2018 school year. Please contact school secretary Tammy Desaulniers at 597-2633 to set up an appointmment to see our amazing program and meet with Ms. Katrina Fulton.
Katrina Fulton, ELK Teacher
kfulton@tncdsb.on.ca
597-2633 Ext.
160 Hemlock Ave. Atikokan, ON P0T 1C0
