Programs

Grade-Based Classrooms

Milldam arranges our classrooms by age, meaning that all the children in your child’s class will be in the same grade. Grade-based classrooms allow our teachers to focus their curriculum on lessons and activities that are developmentally appropriate. A grade-based classroom provides consistency to students who stay together in a single classroom all year.

However, there are specific advantages of allowing children of mixed ages to interact in an academic environment, so we provide multiple programs for students in different classrooms and grades to interact at Milldam, all of which are elective.

2/3 Class

Children who turn 2 before September 1 are eligible for our 2/3 classes. We offer a 2 day a week class that runs on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and a 3 day a week class that runs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Class runs from 8:50 to 11:30am.

Both 2/3 classes have up to 9 children per classroom and are taught by a lead teacher and a professional assistant, with a parent in the classroom to support the staff. 

3/4 Class

Children who turn 3 before September 1 are eligible for our 3/4 classes. All 3/4 classes run 3 days a week, either on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays or Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Class runs from 8:50 to 11:40am.

Both 3/4 classes have 11 children per classroom and are taught by a lead teacher and a professional assistant, with a parent in the classroom to support the staff.

4/5 Class

Children who turn 4 before September 1 are eligible for our 4/5 classes. We offer two classes that both run Monday – Thursday, with the option of attending Friday for an additional fee. Class runs from 8:50 to 11:50am.

One 4/5 classroom supports 11 children and is taught by a lead teacher and a professional assistant. The second 4/5 classroom can support up to 15 children and is taught by two lead teachers. Both classrooms have a parent in the classroom to support the staff.