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Kindergarten Program Offers Solid Foundation

by Self Development Academy June 1, 2019
written by Self Development Academy June 1, 2019

Self Development Academy (SDA) is excited to join the Southeast Mesa community beginning with the school year 2019-2020, with our newest Mesa campus, located at 7930 E. Baseline Road.

A student’s path to academic success begins with the kindergarten program at SDA. “A person needs a good start in any program if he is to succeed,” stated Kim Kunkle, a parent of an SDA alumni and grandparent of a current SDA student. “My son, Nick, was in Ms. Mona’s kindergarten class 14 years ago and graduated high school with honors. My grandson Kolton’s education had the same fantastic head start at SDA that Nick had and is off to a stupendous education,” she continued. “SDA picks educators who not only enjoy their work, but also sincerely care about children.”

Comments and testimonies such as these are heard over and over again from SDA parents.

SDA, a public charter school serving students from kindergarten through grade eight, is known in the local community and statewide for its outstanding academic programs. Now in its 19th year, SDA consistently has been ranked among the top elementary and junior high schools in the state. The success of SDA students is due to a visionary leader, Dr. Anjum Majeed, together with dedicated faculty and staff, supportive parents and hardworking, diligent students.

SDA offers an accelerated curriculum. Students learn a minimum of one grade level ahead of the Arizona Department of Education Standards. The SDA kindergarten curriculum emphasizes the two main areas of Language Arts and Mathematics.

The Language Arts curriculum focuses on phonemic awareness, reading fluency, reading comprehension, handwriting and grammar. At the end of the kindergarten year, students are reading fluently at the grade one level and writing complete sentences, even creating their own storybooks.

Number sense, addition and subtraction, fractions, patterns, combined with the basics of time and money, are components of the Mathematics curriculum. During the kindergarten year, students master the concept of addition and subtraction and memorize Math Facts. By the end of the kindergarten year, SDA students are well prepared to continue with the accelerated curriculum as grade one students.

In addition to laying a strong Language Arts and Mathematics foundation, SDA offers weekly specials, including physical education, music, art and STEAM, or science, technology, engineering, art and math classes.

Each classroom at SDA has an interactive computer board, allowing technology to be woven into curriculum, as well. Through specials, the kindergarten students develop other important skills, such as gross and fine motor and social skills.

We are enrolling now for the 2019-2020 school year. For more information regarding SDA, or to arrange a tour, please contact us at (480) 641-2640. Like us on Facebook.

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