Uniform Policy and Procedure

Clothing

Navy blue, dockers style chino or corduroy pants, shorts, skirt, skort, or jumper dress. Skirt, dress, skort, and short lengths should be no shorter than 4 inches above the knee. Navy and red plaid jumper or skirt from the French Toast Uniform Company (www.frenchtoast.com). Girls may wish to wear shorts under their skirts or dresses because they will be frequently sitting on the floor.

White turtleneck, or polo-style knit shirt with short or long sleeves. Or, white button-down style shirt or blouse (long or short sleeves). Red, white or navy sweater or sweater vest.

These items should be solid in color and should not display a name brand logo. (i.e. Ralph Lauren® horse, Izod® alligator, Hilfiger® flag, etc.)

Outdoor Footwear

Closed toe fabric/leather shoes/boots with buckles, laces, or Velcro tabs. Plastic footwear is not recommended. Unacceptable footwear: slip-on shoes, zip-on shoes, sandals, mules, or other toeless or open back shoes; character footwear; footwear with light-up or other “special” effects; heels higher than 1 inch.

Separate Pair of Indoor Shoes

One pair of water shoes or indoor-only shoes which follow acceptable footwear guidelines above. Indoor shoes must have rubber or other hard sole for sanitary reasons and to be safe if children have to exit building quickly in inclement weather for fire drill.

Required Accessories

Backpack (no characters). Solid color lunch boxes without characters.

Other Items

Socks/Tights—Navy, Red, or White. Hair Accessories—Uniform in color. Belts—Solid color, leather or artificial leather.

Prohibited Items

Casa Esperanza’s dress code prohibits the following:

Blue Jeans or jeans of any type, other denim apparel, T-shirts, Sweatshirts, and Sweatpants.

Exceptions to this guideline will be allowed on school spirit days when blue jeans/denim clothing and sweatshirts/t-shirts with the school logo will be allowed.

Rationale

Support physical safety of children as they engage in all facets of the Montessori curriculum in the prepared indoor and outdoor environments

• Support a sense of community and school spirit through uniform apparel
• Focus remains on curriculum and instruction, rather than apparel and socio-economic differences
• Easy identification of children during off-campus experiences
• Reduced clothing expense for families