Lower School
Junior and Senior Kindergarten
With a small class size of 16 students and a teacher and full-time ECE in each classroom, we can keep pace with students’ individual progress while promoting creativity and collaboration within a well-structured academic framework.
As a member of the Ontario Reggio Association, Hudson uses a Reggio Emilia-inspired pedagogy to encourage students’ natural sense of wonder.
We see our youngest students as curious and intellectually powerful. A Reggio approach uses inquiry to respond directly to the children’s own motivations, interests and contexts, connecting classroom learning to their own lives in meaningful ways.
Students pursue long-term collaborative projects that purposefully connect core academic areas of language, mathematics, science, and the arts. Teachers document progress through photographs and videos that capture children’s thoughts and inquiries, and share these with families to inspire lively discussion at home.
The classroom environment is considered a fundamental part of a child’s learning, and evolves continuously to reflect student interests and provide access to engaging materials.
Kindergarten learners enjoy speciality subjects like music, gym and French across a well-structured schedule that emphasizes language and math.
Before-school care is available up to Grade 6, starting at 8:00 AM. After-school care is available up to Grade 6 until 6 PM. Kindergarten students receive a 50% discount on extended care fees.
Our in-house kitchen provides healthy, home-style hot lunches prepared from scratch every day. Each meal includes an entree selection with a side of vegetables, salad, or fruit alongside optional beverages. Families receive a new menu each month and select which daily meals to order online.