Family policies

We ask your written permission before we share any photo of your child, on this site, in newsletters or on social media, and you can change your answer at any time. We never put a child's name with a photo, and the photos on this site are examples until we replace them with our own.

A child with a fever, vomiting or a contagious illness stays home and returns after being well for a full day. If a child becomes ill at school, we call you right away and ask you to come promptly. A guide stays with the child until you arrive.

We release a child only to the adults on the pickup list you give us, and we ask for ID at the door until we know you. Tell us ahead of time when someone new is coming.

Morning pickup is at 12:15 p.m. and school-day pickup is at 3:00 p.m. If you are running late, call or text the school so that a guide can stay with your child. We talk with families about repeated late pickups, and the enrollment agreement says what follows.

Families send lunch for the school day and a water bottle. We set out a morning snack with the children, often from the garden. Tell us about allergies at the tour; we ask privately once you enroll. We ask families not to send nuts.

Send clothes your child can manage alone and that can get muddy, boots that stay on, a sun hat from spring to early fall and a spare set of clothes in a labeled bag. Indoor shoes stay at school.

We close for winter and spring breaks and the usual holidays, and we share the year's closures at the start of the school year. If snow or road conditions close the school, we email and text families early in the morning.

There are no screens in the rooms. We ask families to keep phones away at drop-off and pickup too, so the doorway stays calm for the children.