2013-12-11T07:28:48-08:00 2013-06-30 911424565 Waller and Waller CPAs 1526 South Lake Stickney Drive LYNNWOOD WA 98087 990 2012-07-01 020668449 BURIEN MONTESSORI SCHOOL INC BURI 220 SW 160TH ST BURIEN WA 981663026 PAULA WALTERS 2062425100 2013-10-09 true R MICHAEL WALLER P00060056 4253612683 2013-12-11 2012 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z THREE TREE MONTESSORI SCHOOL PAULA WALTERS 220 SW 160TH BURIEN WA 98166 1540876 false X WWW.THREETREE.ORG X 2003 WA NON PROFIT EDUCATION 9 8 37 100 0 0 3303 2658 1228544 1448599 162 63876 45352 1295723 1496771 0 0 845599 968734 0 0 312590 311016 1158189 1279750 137534 217021 2089673 2271697 1346489 1311492 743184 960205 NON PROFIT EDUCATION 1080173 1448599 PART III STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2012/2013: 1. THREE TREE MONTESSORI SCHOOL OFFERS MONTESSORI LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS IN WHICH CHILDREN AGES 1 YEAR THROUGH 12 YEARS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXPLORE, LEARN AND INTERACT IN A DIVERSE COMMUNITY THAT FOSTERS INDEPENDENCE, CRITICAL THINKING AND LEARNING FOR LIFE. 2. THE SCHOOL OFFERS FIVE MAIN PROGRAM SERVICES: ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR, ACADEMIC YEAR BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CARE, LANGUAGE PROGRAM, SUMMER PROGRAM, AND PARENT EDUCATION. A. THE ACADEMIC SCHOOL YEAR PROGRAM SERVED A TOTAL OF 164 STUDENTS IN NINE CLASSROOMS. THE TODDLER PROGRAM CONSISTED OF TWO CLASSROOMS SERVING CHILDREN AGES ONE YEAR AND WALKING STEADILY TO THREE YEARS. BOTH OFFERED FULL DAY AND HALF DAY PROGRAMS. THE HALF DAY PROGRAM SERVED A TOTAL OF SIX CHILDREN. THE ALL DAY PROGRAM SERVED 16 CHILDREN. CHILDREN TRANSITIONED FROM TODDLER TO PRIMARY CLASSROOMS DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. THE PRIMARY PROGRAM CONSISTED OF FIVE CLASSROOMS SERVING CHILDREN AGES TWO AND ONE HALF YEARS TO SIX YEARS. EACH CLASSROOM OFFERED A MORNING PROGRAM FOR ALL STUDENTS AND AN AFTERNOON, OR EXTENDED DAY, PROGRAM FOR THE OLDER STUDENTS. A TOTAL OF 103 STUDENTS WERE SERVED BY THE PRIMARY PROGRAM, WITH 52 OF THEM PARTICIPATING IN EXTENDED DAY. CHILDREN TRANSITIONED FROM PRIMARY TO ELEMENTARY CLASSROOM DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. THE ELEMENTARY PROGRAM CONSISTED OF TWO CLASSROOMS; A LOWER ELEMENTARY AND AN UPPER ELEMENTARY. THE LOWER ELEMENTARY SERVED CHILDREN AGES SIX THROUGH NINE YEARS AND THE UPPER ELEMENTARY SERVED AGES NINE THROUGH TWELVE. A TOTAL OF 32 STUDENTS ATTENDED THE LOWER ELEMENTARY PROGRAM AND A TOTAL OF 7 STUDENTS ATTENDED THE UPPER ELEMENTARY PROGRAM. AS PART OF THEIR EXPANDING AWARENESS OF COMMUNITY AND SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY, THE STUDENTS ORGANIZED PARTICIPATION IN SEVERAL LOCAL PROJECTS. LOCALLY, CHILDREN WERE DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN SPONSORING HOLIDAY GIVING EVENTS, ORAGANIZING FUNDRAISING EVENTS AND ORGANIZING A VOLUNTEER PROJECT TO CLEAN UP THE NEIGHBORHOOLD. THE CHILDREN ALSO VOLUNTEERED AT A LOCAL FOOD BANK HELPING TO SERVE ITS CLIENTELE. BOTH PROGRAMS OFFER AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CHILDREN TO PARTICIPATE IN A MULTI-DAY AND NIGHT FIELD TRIP. THE LOWER ELEMENTARY SPENT SEVERAL DAYS ON A LOCAL ISLAND LEARNING ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT THROUGH FOREST AND WETLANDS. THE UPPER ELEMENTARY BEGAN THE YEAR WITH A CAMPOUT TO THE OLYMPIC PENINSULA.THERE,THEY STUDIED WATERSHEDS AND THE EFFECT OF THE DAM REMOVAL ON THE ELWAH RIVER. STUDENTS ALSO STUDIED THE LOWER PORTION OF THE DUWAMISH RIVER NOTING THE IMPACT ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF GEORGETOWN AND THE FUTURE CLEAN-UP OF THE RIVER. THE STUDENTS ALSO PARTICIPATED IN A LOCAL CLEANUP EFFORT OF A PARK THAT BORDERS THE RIVER. B. THE BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL CARE PROGRAMS SERVED FAMILIES ENROLLED IN THE SCHOOL WHO NEEDED EXTRA HOURS OF CARE BEYOND THE ACADEMIC PROGRAM HOURS. THIS PROGRAM OFFERED CARE FOR OVER 80 TODDLERS, PRIMARY AND ELEMENTARY AGED CHILDREN. STAFF MEMBERS WHO ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE MONTESSORI PHILOSOPHY OVERSEE THESE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS RESULTING IN A CONTINUITY OF LEARNING AND A FAMILIARITY WITH STAFF. C. A LANGUAGE PROGRAM WAS OFFERED AS AN IMMERSION PROGRAM TO ENRICH LANGUAGE SKILLS TO THE PRIMARY AND ELEMENTARY AGED CHILDREN.THE PROGRAM WAS OFFERED ON A DAILY BASIS TO BOTH THE PRIMARY AND ELEMENTARY AGED CHILDREN. ABOUT 142 STUDENTS WERE AFFECTED BY THIS IMMERSION PROGRAM. D. THE SUMMER PROGRAM OFFERED CARE FOR TODDLERS, PRIMARY AND ELEMENTARY AGED CHILDREN DURING AN EIGHT WEEK PERIOD. THIS PROGRAM WAS OFFERED 5 DAYS A WEEK, FROM 7AM UNTIL 6PM AND OFFERED EIGHT THEME-ORIENTED WEEK- LONG SESSIONS. PARTICIPANTS COULD ENROLL BY THE WEEK, ALLOWING MORE FLEXIBILITY FOR FAMILY SCHEDULES. OVER 80 CHILDREN WERE SERVED DURING THE SUMMER PROGRAM. E. THE PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAM CONTINUED WITH STRONG OFFERINGS FOR THE 2012-2013 SCHOOL YEAR. COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HOME AND SCHOOL WAS ADDRESSED WITH AN UPDATED PARENT HANDBOOK, WEEKLY BULLETINS, A PARENT INFORMATION WEB SITE, AND FORMAL AND INFORMAL PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCES. IN ADDITION, SIX FREE PARENT WORKSHOPS WERE HELD BOTH AT THE SCHOOL AND AT A LOCAL VENUE. SOCIAL EVENTS FOR THE SCHOOL COMMUNITY WERE EXPANDED OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL HOURS. PARENTS WERE ALSO INVITED TO A VARIETY OF CELEBRATION EVENTS DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. FAMILIES CONTRIBUTED OVER 2350 SERVICE HOURS FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF TASKS. 1080173 true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 17 0 37 true false false false false false false X 9 8 false false false false false false false true true false false true false false false false false false WA X X PAULA WALTERS 2062425100 220 SW 160TH BURIEN WA 98166 ANDREW STEEN 0.00 X 0 0 0 ELIZABETH HEINDEL 0.00 X 0 0 0 JAN THORSLUND 0.00 X 0 0 0 OMAHA STERNBERG 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW SHIELDS 0.00 X 0 0 0 JESSICA RAUCCI 0.00 X 0 0 0 MALINDA VAUGHAN 0.00 X 0 0 0 MORGAN WAGNER 0.00 X 0 0 0 PAULA WALTERS 50.00 X 84411 0 0 84411 0 0 0 false false false 2658 2658 TUITION 900099 1448599 1448599 1448599 162 162 88162 44105 44057 44057 OTHER REVENUE 900099 1295 1295 1295 1496771 1450056 0 44057 99580 79664 19916 700826 568521 132305 81059 65658 15401 87269 70688 16581 1850 1850 516 516 136333 136333 6646 5802 844 44297 44297 36606 36523 83 2959 2959 STAFF DEVELOPMENT 7044 7044 PRINTING AND PUBLICATIONS 13053 13053 SUPPLIES 24257 24257 SNACK 22620 22620 14835 5713 9122 1279750 1080173 199577 0 294236 458117 22427 35818 19219 24890 1933070 180198 1753791 1752872 2089673 2271697 37673 48463 61761 48525 1247055 1214504 1346489 1311492 X 743184 960205 743184 960205 2089673 2271697 217021 0 X false false false X 824432 824432 976492 66478 910014 112788 103941 8847 19358 9779 9579 1752872 true true true false true true true false false false false false false false false false true E1 Record maintenances Questions 4a 4b 4c or 4d MONTESSORI SCHOOL DOES NOT ASK FOR, CAPTURE OR RECORD THE RACIAL COMPOSITION OF THE STUDENT BODY, FACULTY OR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF. 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