MENTONE — Parents seeking an alternative to traditional preschool can now register their kids for the Mentone Kindergarten Readiness Center for the 2018-2019 school year. The program is taught by certified teachers using a research-based curriculum and ensures children are being taught with the skills that are essential to kindergarten. It runs three to five …read more.

MENTONE — Mentone’s Kindergarten Readiness Center will begins its second year Aug. 8, and when the children hit the playground they will see a a greenhouse, gifted by businesses and individuals representing a community serious about early childhood education. The greenhouse is the brainchild of Ashley DuBois, a teacher at the center. “Hopefully, we’ll have …read more.

By RANDY DAHMS Mentone Elementary School Principal MENTONE — In a recent article by the Center for Public Education,  “PreKindergarten: What the Research Shows,” it states, “Across the nation, school districts are working on many fronts to ensure that no child is left behind and that all children reach academic proficiency. However, many educators are discovering …read more.

MENTONE — Kindergarten is not what it used to be. As academic standards continue to increase, kindergarten students are learning things that, a generation ago, they would not have studied until later. With this in mind, programs like Mentone Elementary School’s Kindergarten Readiness Center go beyond a typical preschool format to make sure the youngest students are prepared for …read more.

By Brett R. Boggs Superintendent, Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation Registration for the Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation’s new preschool, The Mentone Kindergarten Readiness Center, will be held at Mentone Elementary School at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 12. The Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation is committed to expanding preschool opportunities for children 3 to 5 years of age …read more.