Why hold a graduation ceremony?

For young students, graduation instills a special school spirit and recognizes their accomplishments. The ceremony creates closure as they move on from this first milestone and into the next big step in their academic career.

Parents are proud when their child achieves this milestone, which is great to recognize with the traditional pomp and circumstance of a ceremony. If parents pay tuition for your program, a ceremony rewards the investment made in their child's education. The ceremony is also an opportunity to capture a photo and to celebrate this first academic achievement.

For teachers & administrators, the ceremony is a testament to the quality education you and your staff provide to families in the community. We know that much of what you do happens "behind the scenes." A graduation ceremony is your chance to demonstrate the positive outcome of your efforts in educating young people.

When should you hold the ceremony?

• Preschools, nursery schools, Head Start and Montessori programs can hold the ceremony at the end of the school year, as the students leave your program to begin kindergarten.
• Students who have completed the kindergarten curriculum can celebrate as they get ready to move on to the First Grade program.
• Day care centers can hold a ceremony at any time there are students ready to move on to the next level.
• Students leaving elementary school at the end of 5th or 6th grade to go on to Junior High or Middle School, deserve to celebrate their accomplishments and commemorate this milestone as they transition to the next level of school.