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Forest Friends Preschool
at Lakemont Community Park in Bellevue, Wa
Your children will get every opportunity that an indoor classroom presents with the added benefits of being immersed in nature. This program not only allows your children to learn traditional curriculum and social skills, but also park specific knowledge all while being physically active throughout the day.
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Children enrolled in this program will get to experience:
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Mixed Aged Playing Experience
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Close and Small Classroom Sizes
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Individualized attention and tailored learning
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Natural and organic learning opportunities offered by the seasonal changes we encounter at our park
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Learning to identify plants and animals in our parks
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Weekly Music, Yoga & Spanish
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Fun Field Trips Brought to Us- Dizzybus, Oxbow Farmers, KidsQuest Scientists, Animal Interactions
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Weekly field trips to our Farm location so the park kids can garden and tend to our animals
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Monthly Events for our Community to connect
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Most importantly a love and curiosity for the OUTDOORS!​
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Our location allows us access to creeks, forested trails, softball fields,
tennis courts, playgrounds, Lewis Creek Park, the visitor center,
wetland trails, etc.
Our Lakemont Classrooms
We offer full and half day options for 2,3 or 5 days a week.
Lakemont Sprouts
Pre-K Classroom
10-12 kids with 2-3 teachers
8:00am-12:30pm
2 day - Tuesdays & Thursdays
3 day - Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
5 day - Monday through Friday
Lakemont Seedlings
Mixed Age Classroom
16 kids, 4 teachers
8:00 am - 12:30 or 3:30 pm
Extended Day through 5:00 pm
2 day - Tuesdays & Thursdays
3 day - Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays
5 day - Monday through Friday
A day in the life...
of a Seedlings or Sprout
Lakemont Sprouts Schedule
8-8:30 Drop-off
8:30-9 Morning Meeting & Snack
9-9:30-Enrichment Program (Music, Yoga or Language w/younger kids too)
9:30-10 Independent/Peer Play
10-11:00 Observation or Objective Nature Hike
11:00-12 Pre-K Activity (Letter Books, Letter/Number of the Day, Nature Connections- inspired by WWT Curriculum with a Forest Based Twist)
12 Lunch
12:15-12:30 Playground Free Play and Half Day Pick-Up
12:30-1:30 Afternoon Centers
1:30-3:00 Students Pick their adventure and are mixed with the younger kids for some mixed age play! Students can choose Creek, Nature Loop Hike, Craft, Nature Building or Big Body Games.
3:00-3:15 PM Snack
3:15-3:30 Playground Pick-Up
3:30-5 Extended Day
Lakemont Seedlings Schedule
8-8:30 Drop-off
8:30-9 Morning Meeting & Snack
9-9:30-Enrichment Program (Music, Yoga or Language w/younger kids too)
9:30-10 Potty Try & Free Play
10-11:00 Hike
11-11:45 Centers- Building, Craft, Puzzles, Books, Dramatic Play
11:45-12:15 Lunch
12:15-12:30 Playground Free Play and Half Day Pick-Up 12:30-2pm Nap for Nappers, Quiet Time for an hour for non-nappers. They will do fun activities during this time and listen to stories.
1:30-3:00 Students Pick their adventure and are mixed with the older kids for some mixed age play! Students can choose Creek, Nature Loop Hike, Craft, Nature Building or Big Body Games.
3:00-3:15 PM Snack 3:15-3:30
Playground Pick-Up 3:30-5 Extended Day
Sliding Scale Tuition Options
We will offer a sliding scale honor system for tuition this year. We hope that the community works with us to help support outdoor education becoming more accessible to all families.
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Below are our suggestion tuitions. The middle is our base price, meaning it covers the expense of the program. The other two options are dependent on what your family can contribute.
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Tuition includes: morning snack, lunch, art supplies, established enrichment teachers and programs, animal interactions, our amazing park rental and qualified and caring staff! We also provide rain suits for the cold months, heaters, and any additional equipment necessary for a safe and fun program all year!
Option 1
Monthly Assisted Tuition
Lakemont Half Day
2 day: $350
3 day: $550
5 day: $900
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Lakemont Full Day
2 day: $655
3 day: $975
5 day: $1475
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Extended Day Tuition is in addition to the full day Sprouts tuition:
2 Day: $80/month
3 Day: $120/ month
5 Day: $220/month
Option 2
Monthly Base Tuition
Lakemont Half Day
2 day: $450
3 day: $650
5 day: $1000
Lakemont Full Day
2 day: $755
3 day: $1075
5 day: $1575
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Extended Day Tuition (In addition to base):
2 Day: $150/month
3 Day: $200/month
5 Day: $300/month
Option 3
Monthly Contributing Tuition
Lakemont Half Day
2 day: $550
3 day: $750
5 day: $1100
Lakemont Full Day
2 day: $855
3 day: $1175
5 day: $1670
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Extended Day Tuition (in addition to monthly tuition)
2 Day: $180/ month
3 Day: $250/ month
5 Day: $350/month
Tour Our Classroom
Scroll through the pictures and videos of our classroom, trails, and other important areas of the park. If you hover each, there will be written descriptions about each.
