Our kindergarten program uses a child-oriented approach to education that is based on the needs of young children and guided by the Wake County School System philosophy of how kindergarten classrooms should function. We are proud to be part of a school that nurtures and affirms each child's talents and abilities. The kindergarten teachers and assistants at Swift Creek function as a team through planning sessions, shared responsibilities, and in an advisory capacity to each other. All kindergarten children are offered the same curriculum, activities, and field trips.
All classrooms function under the same discipline plan.
The kindergarten teachers at Swift Creek follow the curriculum guidelines set by Wake County and the State of North Carolina. Our main emphasis in the first semester is to choose developmentally appropriate activities which will ensure success for each child. Literature, phonics, alphabet study, and early math skills are included on a daily basis. During the second semester more emphasis is placed on writing skills. The introduction of sight words combined with phonetic writing allows each child to create text at his or her individual level of ability.