• D41 Kindergarten

    For the 2025-26 school year, District 41 will offer full-day kindergarten to all families at no additional cost in the new Kindergarten Center located northwest of Churchill School at 881 Bloomingdale Rd in Glen Ellyn. Families that do not choose full-day kindergarten will follow the current half-day model at our elementary schools.
    Kindergarten Center
    For more information about Kindergarten including K registration, please contact Alejandra Ponce

     

    Calendar Information 
    CLICK HERE for the 2025-26 District 41 School Calendar
     - First day of school for kindergarten: September 2, 2025

    School hours:     

    • Kindergarten Center – 8:15-3:15

    • Half Day (Ben Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, Forest Glen)-- 8:30-11:30 OR 12:30-3:30

    • Dual Language (Churchill) – 8:30-3:30 

    School Improvement Days (SIP): 

    • Kindergarten Center & Dual Language – 11:30 dismissal

    • Half day Kindergarten  – No School


    Full-day Programming

    Literacy, 150 min/day - small group instruction included

    Physical Ed, 30 mins - 5x/week

    Math, 60 min/day

    Art, 30 mins - 2x/week

    Science/Social Studies, 30 min/day

    Music, 30 mins - 2x/week

    SEL, 30 min/day

    Digital Media, 30 mins -1x/week

    Purposeful Play, 30 min/day

    Lunch/Recess, 60 min/day


    Half-day Programming

    Literacy, 60 min/day

    Physical Ed, 25 mins - 2x/week

    Additional small group instruction, 25 min/day - x4 days

    Art, 25 mins - 1x/week

    Math, 40 min/day

    Music, 25 mins - 1x/week

    Science/Social Studies, 15 min/day

    Digital Media, 25 mins -1x/week

    SEL, 15 min/day

    		  

     

    Dual Programming - Churchill only

    Literacy, 150 min/day - small group instruction included **

    Physical Ed, 25 mins - 5x/week

    Math, 90 min/day (Spanish)- small group instruction included

    Art, 25 mins - 2x/week

    Science/Social Studies, 30 min/day (English) 

    Music, 25 mins - 2x/week

    SEL, 30 min/day

    Digital Media, 25 mins -2x/week

    Purposeful Play, 25 min/day

    Lunch/Recess, 50 min/day

    **The language of instruction for Literacy will switch based on curricular unit of study. Writing and Reading switch off languages based on unit.

     

    PTAPTA

    CLICK HERE for PTA Information