Early Learning

Cobden District Public School has been offering the Early Learning Kindergarten Program (ELKP) since September 2010.

The Kindergarten Program 2016

The goals of the program are to:

• Establish a strong foundation for the early years by providing young children with an integrated day of learning;
• Provide a play-based learning environment;
• Help children make a smoother transition to Grade 1;
• Improve children's prospects for success in school and in their lives beyond school.

The play-based learning program provides children with developmental opportunities in six areas of learning:

1. Personal and social development;
2. Language;
3. Mathematics;
4. Science and technology;
5. Health and physical activity; and
6. The arts.

For additional information regarding ELKP, you can visit the Ontario Ministry of Education website.