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Kindergarten

What Makes VMS Kindergarten So Special?

Kindergarten is a crucial foundation for building a love of learning. At VMS, kindergarten students embark on a journey of inquiry, curiosity, community, social-emotional learning, and a curriculum that balances academics with arts, PE, STEM-based activities, and more. The senior-kindergarten buddy relationship is a signature program that alumni remark on as one of their most cherished memories.

VMS Grows Confidence

When students feel secure and empowered, they are willing to explore new challenges. With confidence, students practice being resilient, stretch their budding independence, and navigate school and life with ease.

Cross-age programs like Senior/Kindergarten Buddies, K-12 Houses, ski days, and multi-age lunch tables give children the opportunity to learn from student mentors, take ownership of their place in the community, and build lifelong friendships.

In Theatre & Town Meeting, children learn that public speaking and being in the spotlight can be not only exhilarating but a powerful way to express themselves.

VMS Ignites Students' Passions

When students are given voice, choice, and independence in the classroom under the watchful guidance of a gifted teacher, they voluntarily and enthusiastically dive deeper into their learning. Inquiry blocks, STEAM, and Project Based Learning are some of the ways students find their curiosities transformed into passions and discover there is more than one way to solve a problem.

Art, music, physical education, and world languages offered early and often in a young child’s development promote the neural pathways that boost future success, enhancing cognitive, creative, linguistic, physical and social-emotional growth.

 

VMS Knows Your Child

Your child has unique talents, abilities, and needs. Our small class size ensures each child receives the personalized attention they deserve. And, our outstanding teachers are experts in making that happen.

The relationships that your child develops both with our VMS teachers and with older students gives them the space and support to reach their highest academic potential, to find their place, to be celebrated, and to become who they are meant to be in every regard - intellectually, physically, socially, ethically, and emotionally.

VMS Teaches Your Child How To Think

At VMS, we know kindergartners are capable of much more than simply remembering facts. We develop their critical thinking skills early through work that emphasizes collaboration, exploration, and questioning, all while instilling a growth mindset. Thus, VMS teachers help ensure they’ll be persistent and eager in the face of any challenge.


By offering a rich program that includes coding, science, inquiry-based STEM design, world languages, community service, and literacy instruction grounded in the science of reading, children learn the essential skills, habits, and mindsets that will serve them through 12th grade, college, and beyond.

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Every day we are at school, our decision to drive 40 minutes each way is reinforced. The recent Celebration of Learning was a tangible measure of the value of a VMS education. We deeply enjoyed having both daughters walk us through their year of education in all topics. Their pride was matched by ours as we reviewed their work and the progress they had made over the course of the year. Lower School Parent

Kindergarten Readiness Screenings

We are excited to host Kindergarten Readiness Screenings for the 2025-2026 school year on Saturday, January 11, and Saturday, January 25. To reserve your spot, please contact Jen Bill.