WHY TANBRIDGE ACADEMY?

Every child deserves a place where they can reach their full potential in the classroom and beyond. At Tanbridge Junior Programs, our entire community is dedicated to providing each student with the resources they need to thrive in academics, athletics and personal growth.

Here are a few ways that our Tanbridge Junior Programs stand out from the field:

• Sports training built into the curriculum
• Passionate, caring educators who know each student well
• Weekly leadership classes
• Strong sense of school community and family feel
• Focus on fostering emotional intelligence and social development

Register for one of our unique junior programs located at one of Calgary’s top private schools. Your child will benefit from small class sizes, certified Early Childhood Educators and individualized learning plans that will meet their developmental level and learning needs. All children are required to be pottytrained as per health regulations.

JUNIOR ACADEMY

The goal of the Junior Academy is to introduce children to the classroom community, to build social skills, sportsmanship, emotional development, and foster independence.

This program is offered for ages 3 years old - 4.5 years old. Children will be assessed on an individual basis.

Class options: (priority will be given to 5 full-day registrations)
$16,800.00 - Full Days from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
$8,400.00 - Half Days from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm or 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

You can choose from:
$16,800.00 - 5-Day Option, Monday to Friday
$12,095.00 - 3-Day Option, Monday / Wednesday / Friday
$7,725.00 - 2-Day Option, Tuesday / Thursday

The core academics in the program will present children with:

• Pre-writing skills
• Letter recognition
• Reading readiness
• Introduction to numeracy and patterns

Students are exposed to a variety of sports throughout the year, including cooperative sports, soccer, yoga, Tae Kwon Do, and basketball. Students will also have the opportunity to participate in our drama, music, and leadership programs weekly.

JUNIOR KINDERGARTEN

Our Junior Kindergarten program is designed to introduce children to more advanced academic and/or learning concepts that will be their learning foundation when they move into Kindergarten. This goal of the Junior Kindergarten program is to strengthen independence, enhance social development and increase emotional intelligence.

This program is offered for Ages 4-5 years old
Classes run full days from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm

You can choose from: (priority will be given to 5 full-day registrations)
$14,950.00 - 5-Day Option, Monday to Friday
$13,755.00 - 4-Day Option, Monday to Thursday
$10,765.00 - 3-Day Option, Tuesday to Thursday

The academic basis for the program is to introduce students to the key fundamentals:

Math - number recognition up to 20, quantifying, sequencing, recognizing common shapes and pattern recognition, sorting and classifying objects by colour, size, and shape.

Literacy - letter recognition, name recognition and printing, letter sounds, introduction to high frequency words (sight words)

Language - enhancing vocabulary, predicting and re-telling story sequences, phonic skills, including letter and sound recognition, developing early writing skills using letters, lines, and symbols, introduction to sight words, and sentence structure

Science - measurement and comparison, observing life cycles, planting and gardening, experimentation with various materials and methods

Leadership - problem solving skills, developing conflict resolution skills, understanding appropriate behaviour and social cues, developing independence, self confidence, self-efficacy, emotional regulation and empathy.

Tanbridge Junior Programs value physical activity and sport. Students will participate in daily physical activity and have the opportunity to play a variety of sports throughout the year, which may include cooperative sports, soccer, yoga, Tae Kwon Do, and basketball. Weekly students will have access to our drama, music, and leadership programs.

JUNIOR PROGRAMS SAVINGS OPPORTUNITIES

We are excited to be able to have Tanbridge Junior Programs included in the Canada-wide Early Learning and Childcare Program ($10-a-day program). In September 2023 our Junior Programs will be included in this program and parents will have access to the affordability grant and subsidy supports.

AFFORDABILITY GRANT (for children up to 5 years old)

New Affordability Grant ($10-a-day Daycare by 2026) is available to families registered in the Junior Academy and Junior Kindergarten Programs.

Subsidy is also available to parents who qualify.

WHAT IS AFFORDABILITY GRANT
Alberta and Canada’s governments have signed an agreement to reduce childcare fees in half for parents with kids zero to kindergarten age starting early 2022 and reach an average of $10 a day childcare by 2025-26.

Beginning January 2022, the Government of Alberta began issuing an affordability grant to ALL families of children not yet in Grade 1 or higher, regardless of income. You do not have to apply for this grant, Tanbridge Junior Programs submits for it each month based on your child’s attendance. This grant is provided to families registered for 50 or more hours per month.

WHAT THIS MEANS FOR PARENTS
Starting in September 2023, parents in the Junior Programs can expect to see a reduction in fees to reflect the affordability grant amounts.

*There is a minimum requirement of attendance in a program for 50 hrs per month*

SUBSIDY FOR CHILDREN IN THE JUNIOR PROGRAMS:
On top of the grant, parents of children in one of the Junior Program, that make less than $180,000 per year can apply for an additional subsidy. If you have a dual parent household, both parents need to be working or schooling to be considered.

Please note that subsidy is based on actual hours used and the full amount they show is based on 100 hours of attendance. If coming less, it could be pro-rated.

Please visit Child care subsidy | Alberta.ca for details and information. To learn if you quality for subsidy and apply please click here Child care subsidy | Alberta.ca

For all subsidy inquiries contact:
Child Care Subsidy, Alberta Supports Contact Centre
P.O. Box 1641, Edmonton, Alberta, T5J 2N9
Phone: 1-877-644-9992
E-mail: css.childsubsidy@gov.ab.ca