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Spring, TX
Great Oak School
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Telephone: (832) 326-2212 · Website: www.greatoakschool.org
Basic Stats
| Total enrollment | 40 |
| Student/teacher ratio | 1:9 |
| Established | 2009 |
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| - Bachelors | 100% |
| - Masters | 60% |
| - Teaching credentials | 100% | - CPR | 50% |
| - First aid | 100% |
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Facilities
| CONDITION OF FACILITIES RATING (5.0) |
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Transportation
- Parents bring their children to and from school
Dropoff Procedure
- Parents walk their child into the classroom
- 8:15 AM is the earliest time a parent can drop off a child
Late Pickup Policy: fees may apply
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Features of the Preschool
| Provide a third year | Yes |
| Provide a kindergarten and elementary school program | Yes |
| Affiliated with a religious institution | No |
| Some experience serving children with special needs | No |
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Facilities Include:
| Classrooms (with bathroom attached) | 
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| Classrooms (with kitchenette attached) | |
| Music room | |
| Art room | |
| Library | |
| ample outdoor playspace in natural setting |
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| Playground |
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Accreditation, Membership & Awards
| Accreditation by the National Association of Young Children | No |
Other Accreditations |
seeing WECAN and AWSNA accreditation |
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Director's Comments
Question to director: Do you have any additional thoughts on what parents should consider when looking at your school? Is there any advice that you would like to provide to prospective parents?
Our Early Childhood Faculty are Waldorf-Trained, experienced teachers, both with Master's Degrees in their field form respectable institutions. Our Grades faculty are all certified teachers with Waldorf training, certification, or equivialent experience.
Parents' Comments
Parent #1
Teachers wrok very closely with the children and are very aware of the children's strengths and weaknesses. Whenever a conflict arises, teachers talk calmly with the children and every effort is made to resolve it with dignity of both children intact. Active and empathic listening skills are modeled. Younger children are given lots of physical comfort. Programs in kindergarten are non-academic, but experiential. Childhood and play are honored and academics are not pushed too early. Academic work begins in first grade in Waldorf programs. The parents of Great Oak are very close with their children, very involved. There are no cliques and anyone is open to take on leadership roles, but it is respected and accepted whatever level of involvement people want. As a new school there is a lot to do, so anyone considering should feel comfortable with where the school is in its developmental process.
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