Starting kindergarten can be a significant adjustment for young learners. But we imagine that things are a little bit easier when they have a built-in best friend to accompany them on that adventure.
Thirty-four children in Pennsylvania will get to experience that firsthand because 17 sets of twins are started kindergarten this year in Philadelphia's Colonial School District.
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The twins are attending three different elementary schools.
The students, who have been dubbed twin-dergartners, are attending three of the district’s five elementary schools, Good Morning America reported. Ride Park Elementary has enrolled seven sets of twins. Whitemarsh Elementary will have six sets, and Plymouth Elementary will welcome the other four. The district, located in northwest Philadelphia, said this is the "highest number of twins in a single class” they've ever had.
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'I guess there was something in the water,' one twin mom shares.
The district has called the phenomenon, a “twin-dergarten takeover.” Among the group are Brianna Cox’s 5-year-old boys, Colton and Keegan.
“I guess there was something in the water back in 2016 or 2017 or 2018," Cox told Good Morning America. Cox has a special connection to the school her boys will attend, Ridge Park Elementary School.
Cox says the school her boys will attend is particularly special to her family.
“My husband and I met there in first grade. So we’re really excited for the boys to experience all the great things and meet all of their new friends and just create memories that we created too, in the same school district, in the same elementary school,” she explained.
Her sons are ready to make new friends.
For Cox, some of those memories included ice cream socials and the carnival the school puts together at the end of the year. “So you get to create those friendships that will go on to middle school and high school and later on in life,” she said.
Colton and Keegan don’t know all that’s in store for them, but they are looking forward to the year.
“I think they're most excited to just meet new kids, establish friendships,” Cox said. “They love school so much. They love to stay busy. They love to do crafts and science projects and all that.”
Sounds like they're ready for kindergarten, and we're sure all the other twin-dergartners are too!
