Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year at Explorer Preschool!
In our ongoing commitment to reduce paper waste and be more efficient, our All-School Orientation materials are being provided digitally this year. Below are the electronic versions of all the documents, as well as some external links. The All-School Orientation is scheduled for September 10, 2024. If there are any questions about the documents below, please contact the Board Vice President.
This folder contains each of the class “At-a-Glance” calendars, highlighting important dates throughout the 2024-2025 school year. Each of the class calendars includes a general school “At-a-Glance” calendar that highlights important dates for the larger school community.
Mark your calendar with these upcoming social events held throughout the year. Our social events are a way for Explorer families to meet new other families, have fun together, and enjoy the community atmosphere. Keep up to date with our Master Calendar for more information as it becomes available for this events.
This document explains the financial and participation requirements for each Explorer family, organized by class enrollment. Financial obligations include application and late fees, class tuition, and fundraising requirements. Participation requirements include Parent Education Classes (PECs) and Maintenance Days.
This document explains each family’s requirement to attend Parent Education Classes (or PECs) throughout the school year.
Explorer Preschool’s mission is not only about educating the child, but educating also the parent, too. Our PECs are a way for parents to gain the skills to grow in their abilities to become child educators at home, in the classroom, and in their communities.
This document explains each family’s suggested minimum donation and how to complete this through a one-time payment or Workplace Giving/Employee Matching.
Throughout the school year, fundraisers are held to generate funds to support our school. Fundraising also enables us to save for future projects and for unforeseen or unexpected expenditures. Our Fundraising team works hard to find fun and easy fundraisers to involve our families such as dining night outs and our annual auction and gala.
This document explains each family’s requirement for Maintenance Day hours, as well as information for the kind of work parents will be tasked with doing. As a co-op school, Explorer relies on each family’s Maintenance Day participation to maintain the safety and cleanliness of our school. If you have children enrolled in different classes, you need to fulfill ONLY the greater commitment of the two. Your maintenance commitment is by family, not child, and responsibilities are based on class enrollment:
MW2s, 3s-5s (both two- and four-day) and PreK parents participate in one 3-hour Saturday Maintenance Day (3 hours total)
Parents with children in two or more classes participate in two 3-hour Saturday Maintenance Days (6 hours total max)
Family only enrolled in Together Time or Fri 2s do not have a maintenance requirement. Board members have already fulfilled their maintenance requirements.
Sign up for a Saturday Maintenance Day by September 30, 2024 to fulfill your parent maintenance requirement. Maintenance Days are scheduled every other week, starting September 14, from 9AM-12PM. If you have not signed up for your date(s) by October 1, you will be assigned your maintenance shifts.
Please contact Board Maintenance Chair immediately if you have any difficulties fulfilling your shift. If unable to attend, it is your responsibility to find a replacement to cover your shift, swap days with another family, or pay $50 to have another family to work your shift on your behalf. If you are interested in being on our Maintenance Substitute Interest List, please provide your contact info here. Being on the interest list does not require you to pick up every shift offered although timely response is very important so that the family may continue their search if you are unavailable.
Explorer Babysitting Connection
The optional Explorer Preschool Babysitting Connection program is for Explorer families who are looking for childcare during working parent class hours. The Babysitting Connection Google Form allows families to create childcare swaps during working class days with similar childcare needs.
This helpful document provides families with contact and name information for where to find answers to your questions. If you have a policy question, or a question about class schedules, or in need of support check this chart to find out who might be able to answer your question or provide you with the support you need.