The school day at Charter School of Morgan Hill will be a longer day than other schools in the district. In addition, children must be 5 years old by September 1 of the current year to enroll in kindergarten. We will be running a regular full-day schedule at our temporary sites when school resumes after the Labor Day weekend. A closing date for the school year has not yet been determined. We repeatedly hear educators say that children do better the farther they are past their fifth birthday when entering kindergarten.
Children learn concepts when they are developmentally ready to learn.
Early exposure alone does not mean that they will learn faster or better if they are not emotionally, socially, physically or cognitively ready to do so. Our plan for the first year is to have two classes each for kindergarten and 1 st grade , and one class each for 2 nd and 3 rd grades, with a maximum of 20 students in each class. We will be offering one class each in grades 4-6, with approximately 25 students in each class. Waiting lists have been established for all classes that are currently full. The school will consider adding additional classes if waiting lists grow to a size that will justify an additional class and teacher.