New families are required to attend an orientation meeting which is held each fall (Aug/Sep) to familiarize yourselves with our educational philosophy and classroom procedures.

Parents in the part-time program will be asked to participate at least 3 hours per month. Parents in the full-time program will be asked to participate at least 1 hour per month. This can be done in the classroom (once a month) or outside of the classroom on a committee or cleaning day or any of a variety of other jobs. You will be asked to sign in your hours as they are completed. There will be a $20 monthly charge to PT families that are unable to meet the 3 hour commitment and a $10 charge to FT families that are unable to meet the 1 hour commitment.

Co-oping in the class is a wonderful opportunity to get to know your children's friends, the other families, and the teachers and especially to observe our philosophy in practice. Nannies and other caregivers are welcome to attend our classes and observe, but they may not substitute for regular parental involvement.

Parents who are unable to participate IN the classroom can sign up at the Required Parent Orientation Meeting for outside committees or jobs. A parent survey will give us an idea of how your talents and hobbies could be included in our program. One parent might teach sign language or French to groups of students, others may attend field trips, run shopping errands, work on cleaning days, plan social outings , edit the newsletter, help with fundraising, or maintenance...the possibilities are endless!