Kindergarten at SAM
Kindergarten registration for the 2025-2026 school year is now open!
Join us for our Open House on Tuesday, February 4th, at 6 pm
Kindergarten experiences at SAM embed a wide variety of structured and play-based learning. Your child’s growth is fostered by professionals who encourage them to build positive, kind relationships where they develop confidence and independence.
SAM is a small school. We like to use the word SAMily to describe our school community because our school feels like one big family. Students are able to form relationships with their teachers that last throughout their years. They form bonds with other students through cross-age activities, clubs, spirit days and multi-grade recess. It is not unusual to see students hugging, high-fiving, and saying "hi" to teachers and other students as they walk down the hall.
“What drew us to SAM school was the people. It felt like a community. To us, SAM was a balanced and well-rounded school that aligned very closely to our values. Most importantly, we got a sense that the teachers at SAM really cared about their students. Since then, SAM has exceeded our expectations. They have learned so much academically but they are also learning other things like friendship, problem solving, responsibility, mindfulness and being part of a bigger community.”
—Jenny
SAM School offers both full-day and half-day (am & pm) kindergarten programs. To learn more about our kindergarten at SAM School, please contact us at 780-459-4467 to set up an appointment.
SAM School prioritizes kindergarten registrations for families that live within our catchment area; we welcome other families from within St. Albert and surrounding areas based on the room and resources available. For families with children entering Kindergarten in the fall of 2025, please note that children must be 5 years old by December 31, 2025.
For more information about SAM School, please take a look at our school brochure. We are happy to answer any questions you have—call us at 780-459-4467 or send us an email.
“We chose to send our children to SAM because as soon as you walk in the front door you can feel the warm and welcoming atmosphere. The school's location for swimming, ravine exploring, downtown field trips and track access was a huge selling point. Over the years we have come to find that SAM is more than a school, it is a family of staff and teachers who love and care for our children and help them to do their best to achieve their goals.”
—Whitney
“We chose to send our child to SAM because we both attended SAM when we were kids. We know the building, the quality of education and how amazing the staff are. It was never really a question what school we were going to send our daughter to when it was time, and it's been amazing since.”
—Dave
Kindergarten is a word that literally means children’s garden, a place to grow.
At SAM, your child’s experiences will form the foundation of their academic, intellectual and social-emotional development. Kindergarten will give them a positive start to becoming lifelong learners. We understand that students are curious and eager to learn. Based on these natural attributes, students are encouraged to try new things. Children are motivated to try their best while being reassured that it’s okay to make mistakes because that is all part of learning.
“I chose to enroll my kids at SAM mainly because it is one of the best schools here in St. Albert. It is highly rated by the locals here in the city for they provide a wide array of programs for the learning and development of their students. Also, SAM is one of the schools that has awesome parks and best teachers.”
—Chinnette