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Located in Spokane on the beautiful South Hill
School Class Offerings:
Preschool - Pre-kindergarten - Jr. Kindergarten
We embrace a traditional learning model of education that includes social interaction and play. We focus our teaching on the five main early childhood developmental areas: cognitive, social/emotional, fine motor, gross motor, and speech/language. Each student is challenged individually and allowed to grow and learn at their own pace. We love and nurture each student for the unique gifts and abilities that they bring to our school family.
Assessments are done throughout the year with follow-up conferences with parents.
2024-2025 Class Offerings
Seeds
Tuesday/Thursday - 2 days
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
(must be independent potty users)
Tuition: $248/mo $2356/yr
Preschool
3-4 year olds
Sprouts
Preschool
3-4 year olds
Mon/Wed/Fri - 3 days
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
(must be independent potty users)
Tuition: $308/mo $2,926/mo
Preschool provides a gentle introduction to school. At this level we introduce colors, shapes, numbers, and name recognition. We provide opportunities for exploration and wonder, through creative play, books, nursery rhymes/songs, free play, and outside exploration. Fine motor skills taught include holding and using a writing utensil and scissors correctly. Children also practice group social skills. Our main goal for preschool is to have the students love school and learning and to provide a comfortable and caring first exposure to an “away-from-home” learning environment.
Saplings
Pre-Kindergarten
4-5 year olds
Monday-Friday - 5 Days
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Tuition: $395/mo $3753/yr
Optional 4-day pro-rated class available upon request
In Pre-Kindergarten/Jr. Kindergarten, we begin to work more on school readiness skills. We offer activities that appeal to the child’s developmental level and scaffold previous knowledge to build new skills.
Math skills to be covered include grouping, sorting, patterning, enumeration, shapes, money, time, and measurement. Reading activities involve learning the letter names and their sounds, writing on a daily basis, and having exposure to a wide range of literature. Science concepts introduced will include areas of classification, comparing data, and making predictions. Social studies curriculum will include concepts about family, neighborhoods, and community environments. We also try to give value to all cultures and people.
Spruce
Junior Kindergarten
5-6 year olds
Monday-Friday - 5 days
9:00 am - 1:00pm
Tuition: $495/mo $4703/yr
This kindergarten preparatory class focuses on more advanced academic skills (see list of academic skills in the Pre-Kinder description). This class is for students ready for more advanced learning goals and/or those who miss the cut-off for kindergarten or for those who may need one more year to grow and mature to be ready for a successful year in kindergarten.
For learning/developmental skills, the Jr. Kinder class will be extending their skills in math, and language subjects the most. These more advanced learning outcomes will prepare your child for a more academically advanced curriculum the following year in kindergarten.
A large part of Jr. Kinder is socialization and how to work as part of a group/classroom community. Finally, your child will develop emotionally by practicing self–confidence, decision making, emotional control and independence.
Summer STREAM Camp
Summer STREAM Camp is a Monday-Friday, 10 am to 2 pm, camp for children who just finished Kindergarten or will be going into Kindergarten for the upcoming school year.
Your student will have the opportunity to participate in science, technology, reading, engineering, arts, and mathematics learning activities in a safe, caring, and educational atmosphere all summer. The Summer STREAM Camp curriculum was developed by two District 81 school teachers in our community. If your Kindergarten-aged child is signed up for childcare for the summer, the cost will be included in your weekly childcare tuition, and they will automatically attend the STREAM camp on the days you have your child signed up for childcare. If your child is NOT a childcare student, there is a $35 registration/supply fee, and the daily tuition for the camp is $30 per day.
