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Activities for Parents with their Infants and Toddlers

Schools

The Academy is an independent, co-educational school for students in kindergarten through eighth grade. The school offers a traditional and accelerated academic program, rich in the arts and music. Class sizes are small, enabling academic cohesiveness while also accommodating individual academic needs.

 

The school has a warm family atmosphere. The school community is diverse – ethnically, culturally, and socio-economically – and this range of ideas and experiences is celebrated at the school every day. Students get to know each other across age and background differences to build a tight community, and many friendships are formed that last well beyond their years at The Academy.

 

Tours are given every Thursday from 9:00 – 11:00am. Please call to reserve your space.

 

Fall Information Events:

October 9th 9:00 – 11:00am

October 21st 1:00-3:00pm

November 13th 9:00-11:00am

December 2nd 1:00-3:00pm

 

Visit our website for more information: www.theacademyk-8.com

There are still a few openings for the 2012-13 school year in Applegarden Montessori School’s afternoon preschool.

Located in Montclair, Applegarden has been providing a high quality Montessori education for preschool children for 29 years.  Our unique afternoon program is especially popular with parents who want to spend time with their children during the mornings and give them a special afternoon experience with other children.  The class hours from 1:30 to 4:30 can be extended from as early as 1 p.m. to as late as 6, allowing a working parent a little more time and your child a lovely play date with friends after the school session.

Our preschool and extended-day programs offer personal, prepared environments for the child. Here freedom of self-expression and exploration lead to learning experiences that develop in harmony with the child’s own tendencies toward growth, independence, creativity, self-discipline, and social as well as inner awareness. You will enjoy our intimate setting in a cozy house, our small class size and excellent student/teacher ratio (22 children with 3 teachers) in a beautiful garden setting.

Special art, music and Spanish instruction enrich our already extensive Montessori curriculum.  If interested, call us at 510-339-9666 or visit our website at: www.applegardenschool.org.

You may also attend our winter open house events, which will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, January 6th, and on Saturday, February 2nd. No appointment is necessary and children are welcome. Applegarden is located at 5667 Thornhill Dr. in Oakland.  A location map is available on our website.

Founded in 1963, The Berkeley School is an independent pre-K through 8th grade school on two campuses in Berkeley. Our program incorporates what we know to be the best of developmental and progressive education, combined with best practices from research-proven methodologies around how children learn best. This includes a blend of Montessori education, practices from Italy’s Reggio Emilia schools, and instructional methods from Harvard’s Project Zero. We foster in our students a life-long love of learning and a strong commitment to environmental stewardship.

At TBS, children are encouraged to think creatively and critically, engage
in collaborative work and play, and work with the arts as a way to express
themselves and understand the world — all of which align with the 21st century habits of mind and heart we encourage in our school.

We offer:

  • Multi-age classrooms
  • Two full-time teachers per classroom
  • Seasoned educators who have a deep understanding of child development
  • Emphasis on social-emotional development and community engagement
  • Rigorous, project-based learning
  • Elementary and middle school programs that have proven to be excellent preparation for high school
  • Specialist-instructed classes in music, art, Spanish, and physical education

Since 1982, Beacon Day School has prepared students to be passionate, life-long learners who are productive, healthy contributors in an ever-changing world. A year-round model for Elementary School and an extended-year calendar for Middle School mean more days for learning and hundreds of hours of music, dance, drama and visual arts instruction each year. Beacon provides more of what students need when they need it, so they can reach beyond traditional expectations and achieve their absolute best with the confidence and joy that come only from experiencing success.

Beacon Day School is an independent preschool – 8th grade school. For more information, visit beaconday.org or contact Jackie Ortega at 510-437-2311 or jortega@beaconday.org.

EBI offers an international bilingual education from Pre-K through 8th grade and is authorized by the International Baccalaureate Organization.

EBI Highlights:

-Spanish Immersion
-Mandarin Beginning in 3rd Grade
-International Baccalaureate Program
-Inquiry-based Learning
-Diverse Community
-International Faculty
-Strong Music, Arts, and PE Programs

Contact: Liza Sanchez
(510) 653-3324

www.ebinternacional.org
410 Alcatraz Ave. Oakland
lsanchez@ebinternacional.org
License: Pk-8th Lic: 013418191

Danville ● Dublin ● Livermore ● Orinda ● Pleasant Hill

 

Fountainhead Montessori School (FMS) is dedicated to the education of children in an environment designed to stimulate and develop the child’s joy of learning.

The child learns to choose from a wide variety of academic, cultural, artistic, and self-care activities.  The Montessori philosophy leads to the development of a child’s strong sense of self-esteem, dignity, independence, self-direction, and awareness of the community.  Social and emotional development is fostered in a nurturing atmosphere.

Fountainhead is a non-profit company that has been serving children since 1972 and offers flexible programs for children ages 18 months to 6 years, depending on location.  Teachers are Montessori credentialed and many have years of early childhood experience.

Flexible Schedules

FMS offers highly flexible schedules.  Children can attend any days as long as they go to class 2 or more days per week.  However, we highly encourage a 3 day a week program as it allows for more structure for the child and a cohesive learning environment.

Schedule an observation today!!

Administrative Office: 925-820-1343

Email: info@fms.org | Website: www.fms.org

German International School of Silicon Valley (GISSV) – Berkeley Campus

To give your child a bilingual education means to give a gift that lasts a lifetime. Studies have shown repeatedly that foreign language learning increases critical thinking skills, creativity, and flexibility of mind in young children. The German International School of Silicon Valley offers an ambitious curriculum that focus on the bilingual education and its application in natural and social studies as well as in arts and sports. The GISSV Berkeley Campus currently accepts applications for children entering Preschool/Kindergarten (ages 3-5) or Grades 1-5 in August 2012.

Please call for School Tours!

GISSV Berkeley Campus is located at:

1581 LeRoy Avenue Berkeley, CA 94708

For additional information or to schedule a tour please contact our office via email at admissions@gissv.org or by phone at 510-558-0436. General school information can also be found on our website at www.gissv.org.

Welcoming applications for the 2013-2014 school year

Highlands is a cooperative, play-based school that provides a nurturing environment for children to learn and grow.

3 year old class: T/Th 9:00-12:00pm

4 year old class: M/W/F 9:00 –12:00pm

Visit www.highlands-preschool.org or

Email shanti@shantibrien.com for inf

Located in central Piedmont –right across from Piedmont Park.

Montclair Community Play Center Bridge K Program

In addition to our play-based Preschool and Toddler Playtime programs, MCPC now offers an afternoon Bridge Kindergarten.  MCPC wants to provide a resource for parents with children not quite ready for Kindergarten, but past preschool age.  For more information on any of MCPC’s programs, please visit our website.
www.mcpckids.org

Providing an authentic Montessori education for children, preschool through 8th grade. We offer a challenging academic curriculum in a nurturing, well-rounded environment.

Early Childhood Campus
1850 Scenic Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94709
(510) 848-2322

Elementary/Middle School Campus
7075 Cutting Blvd.
El Cerrito, CA 94530
(510) 236-8802

www.montessorifamily.com

Established Montessori School, ages 2-6.  Beautiful facility with large play area.
www.oaklandmontessori.com

 

Pacific Academy Nomura Preschool was founded over 40 years ago to provide nurturing care in a structured, stimulating environment.  Our balanced program features age-appropriate academics, enriching art and music, fun physical activities, and lots of opportunities for creative expression and free play.

www.pacificacademy.com

 

The Renaissance School is a truly international center of learning and culture. Our school provides an environment that is open, supportive and multidisciplinary so each and every child can achieve her potential.

www.therenaissanceschool.com

Skyline Preschool

Part time and Full time Openings Available
for the 2013-2014 School Year

Open House May 22nd at 7 PM

 Make New Friends* Connect With Nature* Learn Through Play

For over 30 years, Skyline Preschool has provided children with a creative, stimulating, and nurturing environment in which to learn and grow. The school is hosted by Skyline Community Church and one of our biggest treasures is our expansive playground in a beautiful pine forested environment.

We feel that children learn best through play and discovery. We foster a child’s natural inclination to explore their world, ask questions, make connections, talk with other children and adults, and become independent. Creativity is encouraged through music, art, storytelling, dance and play. We also prepare children for kindergarten with a combination of small and large group activities.

Open 7AM – 6 PM

Please visit our website: skylineucc.org/preschool/ for more information or call for a tour! (510) 530-0884

12540 Skyline Boulevard, Oakland, CA 94619


 

Temple Sinai Preschool is a nurturing developmental, play-based Jewish preschool with an outstanding faculty, strong parent involvement and low student/teacher ratio. A program of Temple Sinai reform synagogue, TSP is located near Summit Hospital just north of downtown Oakland.

“Temple Sinai Preschool is phenomenal – in so many ways! …the teachers are amazing. I have personally learned a lot from them! …. The director is so devoted and makes it a priority to get to know each and every child. I can’t think of a more nurturing place, but also a place where a kid gets to be a kid. They have wonderful enrichment activities, regular visits from the Rabbis and the cantor … my child wakes up every weekend asking if he can go to preschool that morning”. ~Berkeley Parents Network.
For tours and more information, contact Ellen Lefkowitz at 510-832-6800 or ellen@oaklandsinai.org.
Temple Sinai Preschool
510-832-6800
2808 Summit Street
Oakland, CA 94609
www.templesinaipreschool.org