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Learn MoreFor families requiring before and after-school childcare, or are in need of a distance learning facility for their children, we operate daily from 6:30 am to 6:30 pm. Our teachers supervise the child’s distance learning assignments and provide abundant opportunities for outdoor education on our 40-wooded acre site.
Play is often talked about as if were relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning.
Mr. Rogers
Bushy Park Elementary Students
2 OPTIONS FOR THE 2021-22 SCHOOL YEAR
A. Unlimited Attendance Privilege. By selecting this option, the child will have full privileges to attend the program during all hours of operation (6:30 am – 6:30 pm) on all weekdays, including days on which the Howard County Public Schools are fully or partially closed, including snow days, staff training days, religious holidays, during the pandemic, with the exception of the following days: September 6 (Labor Day), November 24, 25, 26 (Thanksgiving holiday), December 23 – December 31 (winter break), January 17 (MLK Day), February 21 (Presidents Day), April 11 – 18 (spring break), and May 30 (Memorial Day). Tuition: $1,000.00 per month.
B. Limited Attendance Privilege. By selecting this option, the child will have privileges to attend the program only on weekdays when the Howard County Public Schools are in session for a full day, and shall be limited to 6:30 am to 9:00 am and then 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm. Tuition: $450.00 per month.
Tuition: Tuition is payable monthly in advance and cannot be adjusted or refunded due to the student’s absence. An advance payment of two months’ tuition is due upon signing this agreement and will be applied to the last two months of the child’s attendance. Payment is due on the first day of each month. Should it be necessary to withdraw your child at any point during the year, you must give two month’s written notice. The parent may select either enrollment option.
Lisbon Elementary Students
2 OPTIONS FOR THE 2021-22 SCHOOL YEAR
A. Unlimited Attendance Privilege. By selecting this option, the child will have full privileges to attend the program during all hours of operation (6:30 am – 6:30 pm) on all weekdays, including days on which the Howard County Public Schools are fully or partially closed, including snow days, staff training days, religious holidays, during the pandemic, with the exception of the following days: September 6 (Labor Day), November 24, 25, 26 (Thanksgiving holiday), December 23 – December 31 (winter break), January 17 (MLK Day), February 21 (Presidents Day), April 11 – 18 (spring break), and May 30 (Memorial Day). Tuition: $1,000.00 per month.
B. Limited Attendance Privilege. By selecting this option, the child will have privileges to attend the program only on weekdays when the Howard County Public Schools are in session for a full day, and shall be limited to 6:30 am to 9:00 am and then 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm. Tuition: $480.00 per month.
Tuition: Tuition is payable monthly in advance and cannot be adjusted or refunded due to the student’s absence. An advance payment of two months’ tuition is due upon signing this agreement and will be applied to the last two months of the child’s attendance. Payment is due on the first day of each month. Should it be necessary to withdraw your child at any point during the year, you must give two month’s written notice. The parent may select either enrollment option.
West Friendship Elementary Students
2 OPTIONS FOR THE 2021-22 SCHOOL YEAR
A. Unlimited Attendance Privilege. By selecting this option, the child will have full privileges to attend the program during all hours of operation (6:30 am – 6:30 pm) on all weekdays, including days on which the Howard County Public Schools are fully or partially closed, including snow days, staff training days, religious holidays, during the pandemic, with the exception of the following days: September 6 (Labor Day), November 24, 25, 26 (Thanksgiving holiday), December 23 – December 31 (winter break), January 17 (MLK Day), February 21 (Presidents Day), April 11 – 18 (spring break), and May 30 (Memorial Day). Tuition: $1,000.00 per month.
B. Limited Attendance Privilege. By selecting this option, the child will have privileges to attend the program only on weekdays when the Howard County Public Schools are in session for a full day, and shall be limited to 6:30 am to 9:00 am and then 3:30 pm to 6:30 pm. Tuition: $510.00 per month.
Tuition: Tuition is payable monthly in advance and cannot be adjusted or refunded due to the student’s absence. An advance payment of two months’ tuition is due upon signing this agreement and will be applied to the last two months of the child’s attendance. Payment is due on the first day of each month. Should it be necessary to withdraw your child at any point during the year, you must give two month’s written notice. The parent may select either enrollment option.
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