Burrus Elem Pre-K

About Burrus Elem Pre-K

Pre-kindergarten has been consistently shown to set a strong foundation for early learners and the public pre-k program at Burrus Elem Pre-K might just be the right choice for you and your family. Pre-kindergarten programs like at Burrus Elem Pre-K are hosted in a school-like environment, often on the same campus as students can later attend kindergarten, and emphasize development of core skills and readiness for the years ahead. Students at pre-ks will an enriching environment for strong spatial, vocabulary and other skill development as well as a raft of peers to learn with. The benefit of a full-time schedule for children, too, can be dramatic! In a structured, repeated learning environment, students will play with the same peers, get familiar with the same staff and experience something new every day. The full-time schedule at Burrus Elem Pre-K offers families these things for their children in an environment that’ll soon become a real community. Parents get the advantages of long blocks of time to work while students will grow their social, behavioral and cognitive skills. Burrus Elem Pre-K also takes a play-based approach to facilitating the learning and development of students. A play-based educational approach emphasizes theme-based, hands-on activities that get students involved, often in the areas of learning that they’re particularly interested in at the time. Play-based schools like Burrus Elem Pre-K focus on the process of learning and the social, emotional skills built along the way and often break their physical settings up to encourage and facilitate different play in different areas.