Classes and Tuition
(click on the links below to go directly to that class for more information.)

• Together Time
• Mon./Wed. 2s
• Friday 2s
• Tues./Thurs
• Mon./Wed./Fri.
• 4-Day
• Fives Fun Club
• Parent Education Classes

For more information about classes, tours, and registration procedures please call the school, (408) 723-0757

Teacher Annie

Together Time at Explorer Preschool
20 sessions Mondays or Wednesdays
11:45am - 1:15pm
 
Tuition: $285 per family + $30 material fee per child
Age: 14 months to 24 months
Class Participation: Parent/guardian attends every class with toddler.
Description: This is a parent education class designed to increase your understanding of child development while providing a fun and safe first group experience for your toddler. Your child will "learn while playing" through carefully planned free-play activites including music, art, manipulatives, and outdoor play.

Mon./Wed. 2s and Friday 2s Class

Mondays and Wednesdays from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. OR
Fridays from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Tuition: MW2s: $130.00 a month/ Friday 2's: $75.00 a month
Age: 2 years old by September 15th, child does not need to be toilet trained.
MW2s Classroom Participation: Approximately once a week
Fri2s Classroom Participation: Approximately every other week
Course description: Free play indoors with choice of art, sensory exploration, floor and table toys, books and puzzles. Free play outdoors includes sand, large muscle activities, swings and water play. Circle time with teacher. Food and cooking experiences. Language and social experiences designed for the two-year old.

Teacher Konne

Tuesday/Thursday Class

Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. -11:30 a.m.

Tuition: $150.00 a month
Age: 2 years and 9 months by September 1st.
Classroom Participation: 2-3 days per month.
Course Description: Free play with choices of centers: cooking, art, dramatic play, manipulative, books, music, blocks, tactile table, perceptual motor equipment, sand and water play. Extended activities often include special projects such as woodwork or gardening. Two groups have directed time with teacher around a weekly theme during Circle Time, where literature, dance and language skills are encouraged.
Field trips: approx 5 per year

Teacher Jackie

Tuition: $185.00 a month
Age: 3 years and 7 months by September 1st
Classroom participation: 1 day each week 
Course Description: Opening circle time encourages sense of belonging and use of oral skills. Free play with choices of centers: cooking, art, dramatic play, manipulatives, books, music, blocks, tactile table, perceptual motor equipment, sand and water play. Three groups meet separately with teacher for small group experience, music, dramatics etc.
Field trips: are planned usually once a month.

Teacher Konne

Please Note: The classroom participation listed for each class above is for a single child in the classroom. A "Twin Parent" is a parent with more than one child enrolled in the same class, and their workday rotation is as follows:

MW2s 1.5 times as for a parent with one child.
Fri 2s 1.5 times as for a parent with one child.
T/Th 1.5 times as for a parent with one child.
MWF to work for each child.
4 day to work for each child.

Parent Education Classes
The Teachers, Invited Speakers

Through our adult education programs, both formal and informal, you may discover new techniques in child rearing and nurturing, and a chance to share your experiences with other parents.

Each class meets monthly during class times as scheduled by the teacher to discuss age-related topics and concerns. The program also increases knowledge of individual children and their needs and improves our ability to parent appropriately and effectively.

Explorer provides parents with the opportunity to work with children in the same age range as their own. They are able to observe and participate in a program designed for that specific age group. Parents are able to plan and implement the curriculum during meetings with their class and teacher. 

In addition, monthly evenings meetings are held featuring workshops and invited speakers, as well as updates and discussion of school business.