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Pre-School | Kindergarten | Kindergarten Extension | Kindergarten Enrichment | Nature and Activities| Tuition Schedule

Pre-School

The EMS Pre-School program teaches children the basic pre- school skills while stimulating their curiosity about nature, math, science and social studies. Some of the concepts the teachers review are color, shapes, counting, number recognition, matching, alphabet, letter sound relationship, calendar, opposites, seasons, the 5 senses and progress onto spatial relationships, sequencing, visual discrimination, putting sounds together to makes words, simple addition and subtraction, money, time and reading. Children are assigned to groups based on their age, ability and other factors. Students also participate in a daily 30-minute lesson taught by a certified naturalist from the EEC.

Program	Child/Teacher Ratio
3 day (2 -1/2- 3 yr. old)	8/1 maximum
5 day	10/1 maximum

Kindergarten

The EMS Kindergarten program is taught by a certified teacher and is a state recognized Kindergarten program. Children who attend the Kindergarten program will have a unique chance to continue their appreciation and understanding of the environment around them and to be challenged and stimulated academically. With the advantage of a low student to teacher ratio, the student is not hindered by the progress of other students in the classroom. Thus, the EMS Kindergarten Program provides an exceptional foundation to meet the academic challenges of the years to come. Some of the concepts taught are letter sound relationships, putting sounds together to form words, short and long vowels, blends, from words to sentences, reading short phonetic word stories, number relationships, recognizing and identifying numbers to 100, addition and subtraction, time, money, science, social studies and map studies. Many students enrolled in this program will be introduced to concepts taught in first grade. Students also participate in a daily 30-minute lesson taught by a certified naturalist from the EEC.

Child/teacher ratio=7/1 maximum

Kindergarten Extension

The Kindergarten Extension program allows a parent to extend their child’s Kindergarten class to 2:30 pm 1 or 2 days per week. The children will have the opportunity to continue their kindergarten academics and activities from the morning. They will also participate in a half-hour lesson taught by the Naturalist. This program helps introduce the child to the longer day first grade students have. Class starts at 12:30. Children will spend the first half-hour eating lunch and participating in the Nature and Activities program. This will give them a chance to unwind and relax from the morning program. The Extension program will start at 12:30 and end at 2:30.

Child/teacher ratio=8/1 maximum

Kindergarten Enrichment

The Kindergarten Enrichment program was developed at the parents' request. Parents were concerned their child would not be utilizing all the skills they had learned at the EMS if their child attended other kindergarten programs. The program is offered Tuesdays and Thursdays in the afternoon for approximately two hours. Students also participate in a 30-minute lesson taught by a certified naturalist from the EEC. Children receive specialized attention from their teacher and are encouraged to progress as far as they choose. Some of the concepts their teacher reviews are letter sound relationships, putting sounds together to form words, short and long vowels, blends, from words to sentences, reading short phonetic word stories, number relationships, recognizing and identifying numbers to 100, addition and subtraction, time, money, science, social studies and map studies. Many students enrolled in this program will be introduced to concepts taught in first grade.

Child/teacher ratio=8/1 maximum

Nature and Activities

The Nature and Activities program was designed to extend the time children stay at the EMS to 2:30 pm. The program runs 3 days a week, starts in October and is open to the older students. The children, who attend this program work on art projects, exercise, go for nature walks and have the opportunity to socialize with the other students. Students also participate in a 30-minute lesson taught by a certified naturalist from the EEC. Parents must provide a full lunch. Once a month a schedule of the days the program will be available will be sent home to parents. Parents may pre- register and pay for any or all days they would like their child to attend the program. You can also sign up and pay on the day the program runs if there is room available for your child.

Child/teacher ratio=10/1 maximum

Tuition Schedule

Please place your check in the tuition box, which will be located outside the classroom around the first of each month. PLEASE DO NOT HAND CHECKS TO THE TEACHERS. Checks can be easily misplaced when given to the teachers. We will not be held responsible for lost checks given to teachers.

Any parent who has not paid tuition by the 15th of the month will be charged a late payment fee equaling 10% of that month’s payment.

Morning Classes

Afternoon Nature & Activities Program

Children work on art projects, play games, exercise and a Naturalist gives a lesson. Please pack a full lunch.

Kindergarten Extension Program

Extends kindergarten academics 1 or 2 days a week.