Family policies

We ask your written permission before we share any photo of your child, on this site, in newsletters or on social media, and you can change your answer at any time. We never put a child's name with a photo, and the photos on this site are examples until we replace them with our own.

A child with a fever, vomiting or a contagious illness stays home and comes back after a full day of being well. If a child becomes ill at school, we call you right away, and a guide stays close until you arrive.

We release a child only to the adults on your pickup list, and we ask for ID at the door until we know you. Tell us ahead of time when someone new is coming.

Mornings end at 12:00 p.m. and the school day at 3:15 p.m. If you are running late, call or text the school so a guide can stay with your child. We talk with families about repeated late pickups, and the enrollment agreement says what follows.

Families send lunch and a water bottle. The school prepares a morning snack with the children, with fruit, vegetables and crackers. Tell us about allergies at the tour; we ask privately once you enroll.

Send clothes your child can manage alone and that can get wet or dirty, shoes that stay on for outdoor time and a spare set of clothes in a labeled bag. Indoor shoes stay at school.

We close for the usual holidays and for winter and spring breaks, and we share the year's closures at the start of the school year. If weather closes the school, we email and text families early that morning.

We ask for a month's notice before a child leaves, so that we can offer the place to a family on the waitlist. The enrollment agreement says what happens to a month in progress.