Our Classes
“Our kids are excited for school each day. We can’t stress enough how meaningful it has been to have teachers whose practices align with our parenting philosophy. Our kids have grown so much through St. Mark’s child-led, relational, play-based guidance. The school’s communication and built-in scaffolding for families are just what we needed. We definitely feel held by St. Mark’s staff, but perhaps more importantly, our kids get to feel that support every day.”
Tuition rates below are for the 2024/2025 school year. Amounts listed for each schedule reflect the monthly payment a family makes when dividing our annual tuition into 10 installments.
KinderGARDEN
Our kindergarten has a maximum of 14 children with two teachers, and meets Monday through Friday. Different from our nursery school, kindergarten runs from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm with a flexible drop-off time between 9:00 am and 9:30 am.
Our kindergarten has OPENINGS! Schedule a tour today!
| Schedule | Cost |
|---|---|
| Monday through Friday | $425 |
Dandelions
This is a multi-age class for children who are 3 1/2 to 5 years old at the beginning of the school year. Children who join the class at three years have the opportunity to stay in the class for a second year. We maintain a ratio of one teacher to eight children in this group. Dandelions meet Monday through Thursday. Families also have the option of sending their child on Fridays! Fridays must be attended regularly (it is not a drop-in option).
| Schedule | Cost |
|---|---|
| Monday through Thursday | $339 |
| Fridays | $101 |
Foxtails
This class is for children who are 4 by the beginning of the school year. We maintain a ratio of one teacher to eight children in this group, with a max class size of 16. Foxtails meet Monday through Thursday. Families also have the option of sending their child on Fridays! Fridays must be attended regularly (it is not a drop-in option).
| Schedule | Cost |
|---|---|
| Monday through Thursday | $339 |
| Fridays | $101 |
Thistle
This class is for children who are 3 at the beginning of the school year. We will maintain a ratio of one teacher to seven children in this class, with a max class size of 14. Families may choose from two days of care on Tuesdays and Thursdays, three days of care on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, or five days of care Monday through Friday.
| Schedule | Cost |
|---|---|
| Tuesdays & Thursdays | $194 |
| Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays | $279 |
| Monday through Friday | $445 |
Clover
This class is for children who are 28 to 36 months at the beginning of the year. We maintain a ratio of one teacher to five children in this group. Families may choose from two days of care on Tuesdays and Thursdays, three days of care on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, or five days of care Monday through Friday.
| Schedule | Cost |
|---|---|
| Tuesdays & Thursdays | $201 |
| Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays | $289 |
| Monday through Friday | $460 |
Chicory
This class is generally for children between 18 and 28 months at the beginning of the school year. We maintain a ratio of one teacher to five children in this group. Families may choose from two days of care on Tuesdays and Thursdays, three days of care on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, or five days of care Monday through Friday.
| Schedule | Cost |
|---|---|
| Tuesdays & Thursdays | $207 |
| Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays | $299 |
| Monday through Friday | $477 |
Milkweed
This class is generally for children between the ages of four and twelve months in August. A team of two attentive teachers provide care for a max class size of five. Families can choose from one to four days of care, Monday through Thursday.
Our Milkweed class has OPENINGS! Schedule a tour today!
| Schedule | Cost |
|---|---|
| 2 Days | $274, |
| 3 Days | $398, |
| 4 Days | $514 |
Our Curriculum: Your Child
At St. Mark’s Nursery School and Kindergarten, we follow an emergent curriculum which means that our play based curriculum is guided by the interests and needs of the children and can change from minute to minute. With information gained through parent questionnaires, daily communication with families, individual and group conferences, developmental screening tools and daily observation and interactions, teachers prepare the indoor and outdoor classrooms with activities and materials that incorporate each child’s interests, and consider differences in their development, always thinking of the whole child and what they need. When children’s interests don’t follow what has been prepared, teachers are flexible and make necessary changes for the children.
Informed by our knowledge of the progression of play, social-emotional skills, physical ability and cognitive understanding, teachers adapt the environment to meet children where they are and challenge them to take the steps necessary for growth. Within our indoor and outdoor classrooms, children have opportunities to play, create art, build, take risks, sing, explore books and literacy, socialize, move, be alone, pretend, observe, experiment and wonder. Our intentionally curated environments complement our relationship based approach to foster a child’s development in all areas.