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Junior Kindergarten (4+yrs)

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What is Junior Kindergarten (JK)?

All children develop at different rates, so we believe that families should have options when considering the ideal setting for their child's initial K-12 school experience.  

Junior Kindergarten is an ideal option for families with kindergarten-eligible students, born between June 1-Dec. 1, 2020, seeking to benefit from extra time for their child to grow and mature. The program bridges the critical transition between home and school by offering an extra year of learning, emphasizing academic, social, emotional and physical skill development. 

Children entering this program will advance into regular kindergarten as usual following one full academic year in junior kindergarten.

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Which schools offer a JK program?

The elementary schools of Bingham Farms, Beverly, Harlan, Pembroke, Quarton, Pierce and West Maple have been selected to serve as host locations for the cohorts of the 2025-2026 academic year.

Feeder-school logistics are as followed:

  • Greenfield will feed into Beverly
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Junior Kindergarten Enrollment

Junior Kindergarten is a FREE full-day program for students residing within the BPS attendance zone.
Interested families must follow the district standard enrollment procedures, including uploading
all required documents, regardless of previous status or sibling in the district.
Please note, there is no guarantee for any family that did not complete an interest survey form as classroom availability is limited. If you would like to be placed on the waiting list, you must submit an application, which will be reviewed and a representative from our enrollment office will contact you with next steps, if accepted.