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- Dual-language Immersion
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Uniforms
All children at Casa Esperanza Montessori wear a school uniform of navy blue, fitted dockers-style cotton pants, shorts, skirts, skorts, or jumpers. Shoes are closed-toe and closed-heel. A plain white, polo-style collared short- or long- sleeved white shirt or blouse completes the uniform. Please see our school uniform policy for complete information. There is also an optional, navy-and-red plaid pattern available for girl's clothing and boys ties. for some Additional information about uniform options from the French Toast Uniform company is available to parents upon enrollment. Remember to use our French Toast source code QS47EXJ when ordering to ensure a donation to our program!
Children's House: Private Preschool and Public Kindergarten
The preschool-kindergarten classrooms are currently full for the 2007-2008 school year.
Casa Esperanza Montessori's classes for 3-6 year olds include the child's Kindergarten year. Opportunities for both individualized learning and large group experiences occur naturally in this multi-age setting. The wide variety of activities nourish self-confidence, concentration, cooperation and respect for others.
Our private preschool program is called "Children's House" in a Montessori school. Tuition for this program is $750 per month for the 2008-2009 school year.
Our public, charter kindergarten children attend a full school day from 8:10 to 2:50 p.m., five days a week. These public school spaces are charter spaces and are tuition free.
Elementary
Casa Esperanza has no more openings for the 2007-2008 school year. These charter spots are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Our elementary classes feature hands-on materials and multi-age grouping to maximize child-initiated learning and ensure a successful school experience.
Our elementary children attend a full school day from 8:10 to 2:50 p.m.,five days a week. These spaces are charter and tuition free.
A stimulating, enriching curriculum emphasizing academic core subjects, independence and organizational skills is supplemented by a variety of cultural subjects, including foreign language, studio art and art history, music, creative dramatics, and physical education.
Language Studies Programs
Every child at Casa Esperanza participates in either language enrichment programming or dual-language immersion programming.
Language Enrichment Classes
For the 2008-2009 school year, we have two children's house classes (preK-K), five lower elementary classes (Grades 1-3), and two upper elementary classes (Grades 4-6) all participating in our language enrichment model.
In language enrichment classes, core content curriculum is taught in English. Students also participate in daily Spanish lessons. The goal of Spanish enrichment learning is to familiarize students with Spanish vocabulary, conversation, and culture. Students typically exit language enrichment classes with the ability to respond in Spanish in limited conversational settings. As community members at a school in which Spanish is spoken and taught daily, children in language enrichment classes also experience "environmental" Spanish during interactions with their friends, school adults, in the halls, and during community gatherings.
Dual-language Classes
Our language studies program option is dual-language, Spanish-English partial immersion.
For the 2008-2009 school year we have two children's house (preK-K), two lower elementary (Grades 1-3), and one Upper Elementary (Grades 3-4) immersion classroom. In these rooms, students learn core content curriculum in Spanish, including language arts. Supplemental literacy instruction in English is also included daily in these classrooms. As the population of students in immersion programs increase, so will the number of immersion classrooms.
Although our immersion programs are not designed exclusively to serve academically gifted students, enrollment in the dual-language immersion program is limited. Admission to Casa Esperanza does not guarantee admission into the immersion program. Because program demand exceeds program space availability, admission to this program may be based on teacher recommendation for currently-enrolled Casa students, previous educational language experience, and/or parent and student interviews.
Parents interested in enrolling their student in immersion must attend an immersion information session and indicate their interest in the program in writing. Immersion information sessions are held in the spring of each school year.
Enrollment in immersion programs is not limited to native Spanish speakers. While a balance between native Spanish and native English-speaking students is a goal, currently our programs serve native English-speakers at a greater proportion than native Spanish-speakers.
Once a student is enrolled in the immersion program, students have a position in the program in subsequent years, unless teacher recommendation is made to re-integrate the student into language enrichment classes, in which instruction is in English with a Spanish lesson every day.
Initial enrollment in this program is for students at the preK or Grade 1 level. Students who transfer to Casa after their first grade year are eligible to participate in our language enrichment classes. Exceptions to this program's enrollment policy are made on an individual basis.
For more information on dual-language immersion options at Casa Esperanza, please
click here to view a power point presentation in English
click here to view a power point presentation in Spanish.
click here to find further information about dual-language research.
Summer
The summer program is composed of a collection of week long "camps" offered to the general public using the dual-language instructional pedagogy. No previous Montessori experience is needed by children that participate in the summer program. The Summer 2008 program begins June 9, 2008.
Daily Schedule
| 7:30 - 8:10 |
Before school care |
| 8:00 - 8:10 | Faculty development time |
| 8:15 - 2:50 | School day |
| 2:50 - 3:30 | Carpool; departure time |
| 3:30 - 4:00 | Faculty development time |
| 3:30 - 6:00 |
After school care |
Childcare Program: Early morning, midday (preschool only), late afternoon, early release days, and teacher work days
Please click on the link below to access our childcare brochure, including prices and hours of operation.The childcare application fee is non-refundable; the childcare deposit is non-refundable once child has been accepted into the childcare program. Both responsible parties (parents/guardian and school representative) must sign a childcare contract prior to the first day childcare is given.
Childcare Application (in English)
Childcare Application (in Spanish)
Preschool & Childcare Fee Schedule 2007-2008
Preschool, Childcare, and Intersession Fee Schedule 2008-2009
2008 Casa 5K Road Race
