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Community-based pre-K taught by Arlington ISD teachers Arlington ISD’s community-based pre-K program for 3-year-olds is the perfect solution for working parents who want their kids to get started on their educational journey but also need full-day childcare. Arlington ISD’s community-based pre-K is a half-day pre-K program for 3-year-olds located in four local childcare centers. By…
Read More about Community-based Pre-K 3 offers full-day childcare.Teaching is the joy of Blanca Wiegman’s life We’re celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month by spotlighting several Arlington ISD staff members about their Hispanic heritage. This week we caught up with Blanca Wiegman, a pre-K teacher at Bebensee Elementary School. 〉How long have you been a teacher? And how long at Bebensee and Arlington ISD? Being…
Read More about Pre-K teacher shares her Hispanic culture with students.STEMtacular event includes entire families If you could choose a superpower, what would it be? To fly? Teleport? Super strength perhaps? Here at Arlington ISD, superpowers are endless. Our superheroes [our teachers] are always finding ways to launch every child’s learning experience every single day and help them become superheroes themselves! That’s why last week our…
Read More about First Pre-K and Kinder STEM Spectacular is STEMtacular.STEMtacular fun for everyone The first-ever Pre-K and Kindergarten STEM Spectacular next week at Webb Elementary is so awesome it’s STEMtacular. While STEMtacular isn’t really a word, it speaks to how impressive the free event will be on Thursday night from 5:30 to 7 p.m. There’s something for everyone at the STEM Spectacular. You can…
Read More about Get ready for a STEMtacular night at Webb Elementary.Pre-K teachers are excited about their students We asked a few pre-K teachers what they’re most excited about for the new school year. Could it be STEM? Or the incredible new curriculum and resources launched last year? Maybe the new outdoor equipment donated by the Texas Rangers for pre-K students? Or something else? But we…
Read More about Pre-K teachers share what they’re most excited about for the new year.Pre-K launches students on their educational journey Today was the very first day of school ever for bunches of 3- and 4-year-olds in the Arlington ISD. It was probably a little hard for them – and their parents – to head off to pre-K for the first time. But they’re going to love it. And…
Read More about Pre-K lays the foundation for learning.Pre-K and kindergarten teachers unite Arlington ISD’s pre-K and kindergarten teachers are ready to rock and roll. With the start of the new school year just days away, they gathered together this week for a conference full of professional learning and motivation to ensure a great beginning to the new school year. But this conference…
Read More about Arlington ISD’s pre-K and kindergarten teachers get ready to rock.Be prepared for the first day Sending your littlest learner to the first day of school is a milestone like no other. Whether it’s their first day in pre-K or they’re starting kindergarten, sending your baby off can seem scary and unpredictable. But you and your child are in good hands in the Arlington ISD.…
Read More about 5 tips for surviving the first day of pre-K or kindergarten.New curriculum launched last year Arlington ISD’s pre-K program didn’t have to start over. The district already had a great pre-K curriculum. But the district’s early childhood learning department doesn’t settle for best. A pioneer in education for the littlest learners, Arlington ISD’s pre-K team is always searching for the most effective ways to teach…
Read More about Arlington ISD built innovative pre-K curriculum in-house.One-way dual language program launches this school year Arlington ISD’s new one-way dual language program has a name that might sound confusing to most parents. But here’s the most important thing to know about it. If you’re the parent of a Spanish-speaking or bilingual student going into pre-K, kindergarten or first grade, this is the…
Read More about New one-way dual language program develops bilingualism and biliteracy.