SUNFLOWER CLASS
Class Overview
Enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year is now open!
For the 2024-2025 school year, our Sunflower class will meet on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 9:30am – 12:00pm.
The typical flow of the day is:
Arrive | After washing hands children can come right into the classroom to play.
Choice Time | Build, Dramatic play, Sensory play, Art, etc.
Clean Up | Children learn to help clean up our classroom.
Outdoor Meeting | Sing and share together, Reflect, Problem solve, Make a plan
Outside Choice time | Breathe deeply, Run, Climb, Laugh, Dig
Snack | Families are welcome to send a small snack to be eaten outside during this time.
Good-Byes | Gather belongings, sing the Goodbye Song.
Co-Teaching in each class
RVCP’s co-teaching model, with two teachers in each class, is at the root of our ability to implement our unique social-emotional learning focus and authentically individualize for each child's needs, strengths, and interests. Having two teachers present also enables better support of the children, and helps us maintain low child to adult ratios to create an engaging, positive environment.
Our Co-Op Model
We believe when parents engage in their child’s learning, the experience is more rewarding for both child and parents. Our preschool is a parent-run co-op, and its success depends on everyone’s contributions. As part of the RVCP community, all families are required to:
Work in the classroom about once a week
Maintain a family preschool job
Attend monthly parent meetings
Participate in community and fundraising events
See the full rewards of our process and details on the Co-Op Experience page.
Details
Age Group: 2 - 3.5 years old
Children must turn 2 by August 31 of the enrollment year and may not turn 4 before December 31 of that year.
Class Size: 15 children
Ratio of 3 students to 1 adult, including 2 teachers and working grown-ups. Families can expect to be in the classroom about once a week.
Schedule: 2 days per week
Tuesday and Thursday mornings, from 9:30am – 12:00pm.
School Year: 10 months
September 2024 - June 2025
Tuition: $220*
*We offer a sliding scale tuition model. The tuition listed above is for median income families in the Seattle area. To see the list of tuition costs based on tiers please visit our Tuition & Scholarships page.
Financial Scholarships:
Our school welcomes scholarship applications from all families – we encourage you to apply! We are affiliated with North Seattle College (NSC) Cooperative Preschools, and use their scholarship fund to provide additional assistance for our families. To apply for a financial scholarship, please fill out the NSC scholarship application.