Mission

The mission of the Washington Township Public Schools is to provide a safe, positive, and progressive environment that provides opportunity for all students to attain the knowledge and skills specified in the New Jersey Student Learning Standards at all grade levels, as to ensure their full participation in an ever changing world as responsible, self-directed, and civic-minded citizens.

About

Grenloch Terrace Early Childhood Center is the first step in each child's journey in Washington Township Public Schools. This unique campus provides a safe and nurturing environment for all children to grow and to learn.

The early childhood center is home to several programs. The largest program is our full-day kindergarten program. Our kindergartners learn to see themselves as readers, writers and investigators as they explore our fully integrated curriculum. A typical day finds children gathering on the rug for circle time where they are welcomed by their teacher and greet their classmates. The children explore concepts in math and science and develop language as they count the days in school, find patterns, give a weather report, graph the number of cloudy or sunny days and review basic color and number words. Circle time begins a day filled with reading, writing, counting and discovery, integrated around a common theme. Children have music, physical education, art and library with a teacher who is a specialist in this area. Specialists work closely with the classroom teacher to reinforce the same concepts and develop the theme. Children receive additional support in reading and math skills through our readiness center staff. Other services include speech, a full time school nurse and a full time counselor.