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Welcome to Kindergarten!
Kindergarten Round Up, held in February, was well attended by many new families. "We were excited to meet so many new families during Round Up who are interested in Christian education for their children," stated Superintendent Dick Ritzema.
Registration for kindergarten is ongoing. Children who will be 5 years of age by September 1 (September 15 for Iowa residents) are eligible for enrollment in the fall of 2006. Current families only need to fill out an application for their child, and then enroll him/her during the school's regular enrollment time in April.
New families interested in enrolling their kindergarten-age child should call the elementary office at 815-589-4196 for an application packet and/or to arrange a time to visit the kindergarten classroom. The application packet includes: application, pastor's report, physical form, student enrollment guide, A Parent's Guide to Kindergarten, informational brochure, and a copy of the Knight Knews.
What's the Difference?
Many wonder why a parent would forfeit tax dollars to support a school where they don't send their children, why they would seek to spend thousands more on another school down the street when there's already 'a good one' in town. The answer lies in the very heart of what it is we want our children to be taught about life, especially by the people with whom they spend a vast majority of their school-age time - teachers.
To justify spending those kinds of dollars and the energy it takes to earn them one needs to ask early on, "What's the real difference between Unity's education and the one down the street?" The difference is fundamental.
At Unity we don't teach subjects - we teach children - we teach them how to look at life through the spectacles of God's Word; that's the most fundamental difference. It's our intention to equip children with a Christian world and life view, for them to know that Jesus Christ is Lord of all of life.
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