Va. Beach schools to implement full-day kindergarten

In this photo taken Nov. 4, 2015, kindergartner Lauren Meek, second left, works with a pair of second graders as they work on programming during their weekly computer science lesson at Marshall Elementary School in Marysville, Wash. The school, north of Seattle, joined a growing movement nationwide to expose more public school children to computer […]

by: Madison Pearman

Posted: Feb 12, 2019 / 09:00 PM EST

Updated: Feb 12, 2019 / 09:00 PM EST

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia Beach City Public Schools announced today the next 14 elementary schools that would take their half-day kindergarten classes to full-day schedules.

The list includes the following schools starting in the fall of 2019:

Birdneck Elementary School
Brookwood Elementary School
Centerville Elementary School
Christopher Farms Elementary School
Fairfield Elementary School
Green Run Elementary School
Linkhorn Park Elementary School
Luxford Elementary School
North Landing Elementary School
Pembroke Elementary School
Shelton Park Elementary School
Strawbridge Elementary School
Tallwood Elementary School
Three Oaks Elementary School

The addition of the 14 new school times joins a movement that has played out over several years. Back in 2017, Va. Beach schools announced they would make the slow transition from half-time to full-time over the course of a few years. VBCPS will have 45 schools across the division offering full-day kindergarten classes in the fall