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Rising Stars Kindergarten Transition Program

The Rising Stars program provides a free, unique educational opportunity for five-year-old children in the summer before they enter Kindergarten in the fall.

Goals of Rising Stars

  • Help children transition to Kindergarten
  • Encourage parents to become involved in school activities
  • Allow children to learn to play together
  • Teach children about rules
  • Explore math and science with hands-on activities
  • Introduce children to the alphabet in a fun way

 

Three young children build a block tower

 

Three young students work on school work while sitting at desks

Enrollment

Children will be identified through Hoke County Schools' Kindergarten Registration.  Students entering Kindergarten in the Fall will be eligible to participate in the program. Once registration and testing are complete, qualifying students who will benefit most from the Program will be invited to participate.

Kindergarten enrollment

The Rising Stars program covers phonics and reading, math, science, social skills, and school procedures

Program Details

  • Rising Stars typically begins in July
  • Student hours are Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.
  • Breakfast and Lunch are provided
    • Students practice lunchroom procedures
    • Students practice traveling positions
    • Students practice drop-off and dismissal
  • High-quality educational resources and materials are provided
Three children play outside by holding hands in a circle

 

Photos from Rising Stars

Three children play outside by holding hands in a circle
Three young children build a block tower
Three young students work on school work while sitting at desks
Students sit in a circle on to listen to the teacher
an woman looks over two children working at desks
Student in a classroom dance to a video being shown on the television screen
A teacher leans over to help students working at desks
Two students color a paper
Two teachers help students working at desks
Two young girls build with blocks while seated on a carpet
Two young students work on drawing a picture
Students participate with a video
a man leans down to see what two students are working on at their desks
9 paintings of the letter A
Students sitting on a carpet listen to a teacher
A young boy works on his paper
students walk down a hallway with a teacher
students walk in a line
A teacher leans over to help a student working at desks
a boy works on his paper at his desk
Students at desks raise their hand while a teacher walks around
4 students work a desks
5 students work at desks

This program is made possible through Citizens for Early Childhood Education, Hoke County Schools, and the support of Fletcher and Ann Wright.