Classes and Fees
Adult/child ratio
The Village PPP offers a low adult/child ratio to promote a productive and supportive learning environment: 1 adult to 5 children for the three year old class and 1 adult to 6 children for the four year olds.
Class schedule
· 3 year olds
3 days per week
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
9:00 - 11:15 a.m.
· 4 year olds
4 days per week
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
12:15 - 2:45 p.m.
Classes run from September to June, closing over winter and spring breaks, and generally follow the vacation schedule of the schools operating in the North Vancouver School District.
Fees
· $75 enrollment fee (once per year)
· Monthly tuition fee: $145 (3s class), $195 (4s class)
· $75 cleaning fee (once per year)
A non-refundable enrollment fee of $75 per year is payable upon registration. This fee is used to cover our administration costs and our membership dues with the Council of Parent Participation Preschools. Monthly tuition fees are $145 per month for the 3s class and $195 for the 4s class. As well, the school hires a professional cleaner to clean the school. Each family pays a fee of $75 per year for this service.
Class Size
· 3 year olds: 15 children maximum
· 4 year olds: 18 children maximum
Curriculum
Our teacher, Lindsey Buchanan, has carefully structured each day in the preschool program to provide a variety of playful learning experiences.
The general goal of the program is to provide opportunities for each child to see him/herself in relation to his/her own community and the multi-cultural world.
Specific aims of the daily program include:
- Providing a loving, caring and stimulating environment;
- Providing opportunities for indoor and outdoor physical exercise;
- Providing opportunities for creative expression and use of basic materials through art activities, rice, water, sand and block play;
- Providing opportunities for musical expression with the use of song, dance, and musical instruments;
- Providing opportunities for language development through stories, poems, conversation and dramatic play;
- Providing opportunities for investigation and discovery through science;
- Providing opportunities for social development and an awareness of "self" in relation to the "group".
