Advanced Kindergarten Readiness Academy
4 – 5 years
Advanced Pre-Kindergarten children are budding scholars!
Our highly trained teachers build on every skill your child has developed through our Platinum Learning for Life™ curriculum, crafting weekly theme-based learning plans tailored to each individual child. State-of-the-art learning centers serve as hubs for literacy, math, science, technology, dramatic and sensory play, art and music mastery — giving 4- and 5-year-olds a structured learning environment.
Stepping Stone School provides BOB Books to build confident readers and pre-readers, while students practice Spanish vocabulary and continue building on the American Sign Language they’ve learned.
S.T.R.E.A.M. — Science, Technology, Relationships, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics — is fully integrated into daily learning plans. “Hands on/Mind on” experiences give students early mastery of concepts that build future academic strength, while coding foundations — analyzing, predicting, planning, patterning, sequencing — are embedded across subjects from day one.
Children grow in independence and self-reliance by taking on real classroom responsibilities. Small group activities build cooperation and communication. And through Stepping Stone School’s unique Kindness & Empathy™ curriculum and The Atelier™ — our campus art and design studio — students develop the empathy, creative confidence, and problem-solving skills that make them not just ready for kindergarten, but ready to lead in it.
Stepping Stone School graduates enter kindergarten well-prepared and ready to learn — see what K–12 educators say.
See the Advanced Kindergarten Readiness Academy for yourself. Schedule a tour at one of 20+ Stepping Stone School campuses across Austin, Round Rock, Leander, Pflugerville, Kyle, Buda & College Station.
Curriculum Components
Language Development
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- Mastering language skills by reading books, singing songs and interacting with technology.
- Strengthening writing skills through journaling and creative expression.
- Enhancing pre-reading skills through the use of BOB Books.
- Practicing daily dual language skills and strengthening Spanish vocabulary and American Sign Language (ASL).
Physical Development
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- Developing healthy eating and exercise habits.
- Enhancing gross motor skills through running, jumping and climbing activities.
- Strengthening hand-to-eye coordination through throwing and passing games.
- Mastering fine motor skills with writing, cutting, and gluing activities.
Social & Emotional Development
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- Increasing independence and self-reliance through participation in classroom responsibilities.
- Students practice cooperation skills as they participate in small group activities.
- Developing an empathic understanding of others through our Communities of Character™ curriculum with focused character building age appropriate activities.
- Making friends for life.
Cognitive Development
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- Expanding creativity and imagination through dramatic play and creative expression.
- Recognizing cause and effect relationships.
- Strengthening critical thinking skills through S.T.R.E.A.M. activities and experiments.
- Enhancing mathematical reasoning via recognition of patterns in nature, shapes in the environment, counting, problem solving skills, sorting and matching activities.
- Developing scientific thinking through investigative and discovery-based learning.
- Engaging in complex problem solving skills as they participate in age-appropriate learning opportunities at The Atelier™.
- Coding which includes tasks like analyzing, predicting, planning, patterning, sequencing, sorting, organizing and evaluating.