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Parent Handbook | Parent Education | Kindergarten Search | Calendar and School Holidays | CCPPNS | Members | Alumni
Parent Handbook
Every attending family receives a Glenridge Handbook which provides all the information they need to know about the school. Schedules, processes and procedures, rules, tuition, fees, fines, who to call, job descriptions, etc.
Parent Education
At Glenridge, parent education occurs in many ways, from presentations at general meetings, to articles in the school newsletter, to interactions with staff members in the classrooms. The following is a list of recent topics covered at general meetings or in the newsletter.
- Setting Limits and Guiding Behavior
- Conflict Resolution
- Components of Positive Adult/Child Interactions
- Literacy Development
- Art
- Preschool Science
- Young Children and Nature
- Multiple Intelligence
- Temperament
- Young Children and Media (TV, Computers, Video)
- Finding an Elementary School
Kindergarten Search
Each year about half the parents start the search for a kindergarten. The Director works with the parents of graduating students to find the elementary school most suitable for their child. In addition, the Glenridge alumni can be very helpful in providing insight on the kindergarten search process and about the schools that they are now attending. Glenridge graduates go on to public and private elementary schools all over the city.
Other resources helpful in finding a kindergarten include:
Calendar and School Holidays
Glenridge follows the San Francisco Public Schools calendar. However, during the first and last weeks of the school year, when the Glenridge classrooms are being set-up or dismantled, Glenridge is not in session.
School Holidays
October |
Columbus Day |
November |
Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Weekend |
December |
Winter Break (two weeks) |
January |
New Year’s Day, M.L. King Jr.’s Birthday |
February |
Lunar New Year, President’s Day |
March/April |
Spring Vacation (one week) |
April |
Cesar Chavez Day |
May |
Memorial Day |
Additionally, the staff takes three teacher in-service days during the school year.
CCPPNS
Glenridge
Co-op is a member of the California Council of Parent Participation Nursery
Schools (CCPPNS) a statewide
community of parents and educators committed to teaching and inspiring
families through parent involvement and mutual support. Parent participation
nursery schools and preschools are founded on the principle that the best
education will result from an active partnership among parents, teachers,
and children.
CCPNS provides workshops for board members and speakers for parent education.
CCPPNS also provides a Consultant Service which offers immediate professional help of trained psychiatrists, psychotherapists, and counselors for short-term assistance and/or referral. The Consultant Service was established to help co-op families with all questions or concerns arising from any type of human relationship (i.e., child/parent, spouse, extended family, etc.) and situation (moving, family illness, depression, medication, divorce, etc.) at a discounted rate. Current families and alumni are eligible.
Members
This section is for current Glenridge families to share information. All the links below require a password and authorization to access.
- Glenridge-Members
Send an email to glenridge-members-subscribe@yahoogroups.com to request membership to this group.
- Glenridge-Community
Send an email to glenridge-community-subscribe@yahoogroups.com to request membership to this group.
- Glenridge Auction Database
Alumni
Glenridge families become very close during their years at the school and are encouraged to stay in touch and involved with the school and each other after they move on from Glenridge. Recent graduates are welcome to come and visit. Alumni families continue to have playgroups, participate in the auction, in the Alumni picnic, and keep in touch via the online communities.
- Glenridge-Alumni
Send an email to glenridge-alumni-subscribe@yahoogroups.com to request membership to this group.
- Glenridge-Community
Send an email to glenridge-community-subscribe@yahoogroups.com to request membership to this group.
Alumni who are beyond kindergarten and/or siblings may visit either program for 30 minutes at the beginning or end of a program. In this case, an adult must accompany the child and the Director should be notified in advance.
