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Private School in San Juan Islands, WA
Stillpoint School:
Stillpoint School, located in Friday Harbor, San Juan Island, northwestern Washington State, is a state-approved, nonprofit private elementary school offering Kindergarten through Sixth grade programs. We offer students a strong academic program focusing on cultural literacy, mathematics, language arts, science, the arts, and cultural diversity. Our curriculum is taught with the newest research-based methods in education, and focuses on current brain-friendly practices. At Stillpoint School, active learning comes to life!
Meet Our Teachers:
Mrs. D Sears & Mrs. K Sears
We are native islanders: born, raised, and educated on San Juan Island! We are identical twins who married identical twins, and love teaching together at Stillpoint School. We are both fully certificated elementary school teachers, with Master’s Degrees and specific training in Love and Logic, brain research, multiple intelligences, and authentic assessment practices. We have been teaching and working with children for more than 10 years. Our family has a rich educational background. Nearly everyone in our family is a teacher or has taught, and we are proud to be carrying on our family tradition!
Why is state approval important?
Legally, all school-aged children must be enrolled in a state-approved program. Stillpoint School is currently the only state-approved private elementary school on San Juan Island.
Mission Statement:
Our mission is to foster a lifelong love of learning in each student. As an innovative brain friendly elementary school, we integrate current brain friendly practices in every aspect of our teaching and learning. Stillpoint School strives to maintain a safe, caring, cooperative atmosphere where the whole child is nourished, community spirit flourishes, and success for all is achieved.
Courses / Programs:
- Kindergarten through Sixth grade
- Small class sizes
- Mixed age groups and Specific Learning Levels
- Newest brain-friendly teaching practices
- Cultural literacy
- Mathematics
- Language arts
- Science
- The arts
- Cultural diversity
- Drama
& more ...
Location & Getting Here:
Stillpoint School is located in Friday Harbor, a town on San Juan Island, in the north west of the US State of Washington. Washington State Ferries sail between Friday Harbor and Anacortes, Washington several times per day. Friday Harbor can also be reached via ferry from Sidney, British Columbia, Canada. The Friday Harbor Airport offers an airline service & daily float planes fly from the downtown pier to Seattle's Lake Union seaplane base. On the island, there are taxis, shuttles, bicycles, and mopeds for rent.
Address:
775 Park Street, Friday Harbor, San Juan Islands, Washington , USA
Seattle Area German American School (SAGA)
Courses / Programs
The Seattle Area German American School (SAGA) opened in 2006 by a group of parents who share a vision of a full German language and cultural immersion education for children in Greater Seattle. We offer preschool (30 months - 5 years), kindergarten, first, second, and third Grade programs. Our daily instruction focuses on building each child's intellect, gross and fine motor skills, emotional and social skills, as well as providing them with many projects to develop creative problem-solving and artistic talents. SAGA alumni successfully integrate into both American and German-speaking countries‟ primary education systems.
Bilingual German American School Programs:
- Preschool (30 months - 5 years)
- Kindergarten
- First Grade
- Second Grade
- Third Grade
- Preschool (30 months - 5 years)
- Kindergarten
- First Grade
- Second Grade
- Third Grade
Valley Christian School
Courses / Programs
Founded in 1975, Valley Christian School (VCS) is a private Christian K-12 school in Spokane, Washington State. We offer preschool, elementary, middle and high school programs. We are a non-denominational, non-profit school with nearly 60 churches represented in the families enrolled. We are committed to be a loving school community, providing a high standard of education for Christian families, built on a Biblical worldview, inspiring Christ-like character and service to God and the world.
- Preschool / Kindergarten
- Elementary School
- Junior High School
- High School
- After School Extended Care Program
- Elementary School
- Junior High School
- High School
- After School Extended Care Program
Giddens School
Courses / Programs
Giddens School is an independent preschool and elementary school offering education programs for preschool through to fifth-grade children. We are centrally located on 20th Avenue South in Seattle in King County, WA. At Giddens School, we nourish a diverse community and provide children with an academically rigorous education steeped in social justice. We provide children a strong, academic foundation to prepare them for their 21st century world. Our staff and families nourish a wonderful sense of self and a genuine love of learning in our students. Children graduate from Giddens School with a strong academic foundation; they are curious, socially responsive, creative young people who are well-prepared to affect change throughout their lives and are equipped with the skills and concepts necessary to communicate and learn effectively.
Giddens School is one of the most ethnically, economically, and socially diverse independent schools in the Northwest. Within this truly diverse community, students learn with and about each other through daily, tangible experiences. Giddens students are given real opportunities to be active agents of their own learning.
Preschool through 5th Grade Education Programs:
- Preschool program: Our Preschool classes are driven by content which emerges from our school wide theme, the children’s interests, needs, and curiosity
- Pre-Kindergarten program: Involves small group reading and writing times, math instruction, music, Spanish, science, library, P.E. and, of course, play time.
- Primary School program (Grades K - 5): Provides onsistent and creative instruction in reading, writing, math & integrated studies.
- Preschool program: Our Preschool classes are driven by content which emerges from our school wide theme, the children’s interests, needs, and curiosity
- Pre-Kindergarten program: Involves small group reading and writing times, math instruction, music, Spanish, science, library, P.E. and, of course, play time.
- Primary School program (Grades K - 5): Provides onsistent and creative instruction in reading, writing, math & integrated studies.
Northwest Christian Schools
Courses / Programs
Northwest Christian Schools (NWCS) located in Spokane, Washington State is a private Christian school that provides Preschool - 12th grade and homeschool education on two campuses to approximately 775 students representing over 50 churches from the Spokane area. Staffed by a dedicated team of 125 men and women, NWCS seeks to prepare students in mind and in heart to reach their fullest potential in Jesus Christ. Northwest Christian Schools is located on two campus sites: Our Preschool-6th Grade school is located on our Central Campus at 1412 W. Central Ave in northwest Spokane. Our Middle School & High School are located at our Colbert Campus which is beautifully situated on 116 wooded acres north of Spokane.
- Preschool / Pre-Kindergarten
- Kindergarten
- Elementary School (Grades 1-6)
- Middle School (Grades 7 - 8)
- High School (Grades 9 - 12)
- Extended Care (Pre-K - Grade 6)
- Athletics
- Fine Arts
- Kindergarten
- Elementary School (Grades 1-6)
- Middle School (Grades 7 - 8)
- High School (Grades 9 - 12)
- Extended Care (Pre-K - Grade 6)
- Athletics
- Fine Arts
Everyone Makes Music
Courses / Programs
Located just off I-90, in the Comstock Park area of Spokane WA, Everyone Makes Music is an early-childhood music education institution that provides weekly music classes for children from ages 3 months to 6 years. Our creative curriculum is designed to stimulate and strengthen the vital neural development taking place in your child’s mind, and includes parent-and-child music programs for babies, toddlers and older children.Each week in class you’ll play, listen, and dance to music that will impact you and your child in profound ways. That’s because every song, story, and two-step has a carefully chosen purpose in this creative curriculum, and we will guide you every step of the way so you know how each activity contributes to your child’s overall growth and development.
Its a child-centered curricula which incorporates current research and 30-years of experience in music and child development. We strive to combine the best music learning methods found in Orff, Kodaly, Delacroze and Suzuki. Instruments and CDs from class let you take learning home with you.
Early-childhood music & movement lessons for children ages 3-months to 6-years
- Babies Music Program (3-months to walking age)
- Toddlers Program (1-3 years)
- Families Make Music Classes (1-3 years with a parent)
- Child & Caregiver Classes (18-months - 3-years)
- 3-5 Year Olds (Introduction to Orff)
- Play-a-Story (4-6 year old piano lessons)
- Simply Music Revolutionary Piano Lessons
- Babies Music Program (3-months to walking age)
- Toddlers Program (1-3 years)
- Families Make Music Classes (1-3 years with a parent)
- Child & Caregiver Classes (18-months - 3-years)
- 3-5 Year Olds (Introduction to Orff)
- Play-a-Story (4-6 year old piano lessons)
- Simply Music Revolutionary Piano Lessons
Kidspace Child Enrichment Center, Vancouver
Courses / Programs
Located in Vanvouver, Clark County, Washington, Kidspace Child Enrichment Center is an exceptional preschool which offers excellent extended day programs and child care for both preschoolers and school-age children up to 5th grade during the school year and the summer. The preschool years are an essential time for developing social and emotional skills which are key to children’s success in life, as well as, school. Scientific evidence confirms over and over again how important social and emotional readiness is to a smooth kindergarten transition, early school success, and even adult accomplishments later in life. It is our goal to give the children a strong, well rounded educational experience. In doing so, there are four key areas of development that we focus upon: social and emotional development, cognitive development, physical development, and language development. As with all of our classes, we encourage parents to be involved in their child’s educational experience. Parents are always welcome in the classroom and have many opportunities to volunteer on a regular basis or for special events.
* Preschool and Day Care Programs for children from 3 years to 5th grade
* In our curriculum we focus on the four key areas of development - social and emotional, cognitive, physical, and language
* Before and After School Programs
* Extended Day Care available
* Summer Camp
* In our curriculum we focus on the four key areas of development - social and emotional, cognitive, physical, and language
* Before and After School Programs
* Extended Day Care available
* Summer Camp