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Presidio Knolls School
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Telephone: (415) 202-0770 · Website: www.presidioknolls.org
Contact Info
Presidio Knolls School
2733 Lombard Street
San Francisco, CA
94123
www.presidioknolls.org
Tel:
(415) 202-0770
Admissions Director:
ruth@presidioknolls.org
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General Approach to Learning
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Reggio-Emilia |
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School Philosophy and Mission
Presidio Knolls School, a non-profit Mandarin-immersion Reggio Emilia-inspired school.
Presidio Knolls' mission is to provide a multi-lingual, multi-cultural environment where children can naturall...
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Typical Day-In-The-Life At This School
Instructional time is divided equally between Mandarin and English.
Classes hold a Meeting Time twice daily, once in Mandarin, and once in English. During meeting time, the children and teacher...
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Ages, Class Size, days & Tuition
| Ages | From
2 years
9 months
to 5 years 9 months |
| Days: | |
| Mon 7:30am - 4:00pm | |
| Wed 7:30am - 4:00pm | |
| Fri 7:30am - 4:00pm | |
| Tuition: | $1,190/Month |
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Key Statistics
| Extended day | Yes |
| School year | Year round program |
| Total enrollment | 30 |
| Student/teacher ratio | 5:1 |
| Age cutoff for enrollment | 2 years and 9 months |
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Notes on Schedule and Extended Care
There are 2, 3 or 5 day options (for example, T, TH, or M,W,F), and tuition varies depending on the number of days that your child is signed up for.
Our regular program operates 7 hours a day, with...
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Application Information
| Applications accepted | After a face-to-face meeting at the school, currently accepting 2010 fall admission applications |
| Wait list | Yes |
| Deadline for applications | January 25 |
| Application Information | $55.00 |
| Acceptance criteria: | Selective based on children are accepted from the wait pool based on a variety of factors. when an opening becomes available, we consider: level of mandarin gender and diversity balance of the class child's age and current developmental range of the class siblings of current families are given preference (but we cannot guarantee their acceptance) date of application (applications are organized in order of postmark date. |
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Kindergarten Placement
Kindergartens that preschoolers from this school are now attending
- Chinese American International School (CAIS)
- French American International School (FAIS)
- Starr King Public School - Mandarin Immersion Program
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