Red Apple Schools is a Nationally Accredited Early Childhood School and Kindergarten! It is licensed to operate by the Commonwealth of Virginia. The license means they are recognized nationally to meet the high standards in curriculum , staff qualifications, health safety and environment. Red Apple has professionally trained staff in the Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale (ECERS-R) and are partnered with the community to provide the best quality early childhood education in our area.
Red Apple was established in 1981, and is a private school specifically designed to assist in the development and readiness preschool children. They offer a morning or afternoon school program from September through June. There are two locations Countrywood and Summit. Countrywood offers an extended preschool day from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Summit is located in the Summit Presbyterian Church, provides morning and afternoon classes for 3 hours per day. Hours for morning classes are 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and for afternoon classes 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Red Apple follows the Stafford County Schools’ calendar.
Children must be three by December 31st to addend.
The Red Apple – Countrywood Location provides morning classes for 4 hours per day. Hours for these classes are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. This site is used exclusively as a private school.
The program provides a series of structured and unstructured activities that contribute to the child’s social, emotional, physical and intellectual development. Learning centers and motivational activities build the foundations for future academic pursuits. Children are encouraged to observe, discover, investigate and enjoy themselves in a learning environment.
The program is developed around the basic developmental skills of the young child, which are: gross motor, fine motor, language, personal and social skills, self help skills as they pertain to school and cognitive skills.
In the younger classes, the emphasis is in the personal and social area. Learning to be a member of a group; to share; to get along with others; to use words to solve problems; and to have fun in a school setting is encouraged. Children work with shapes, numbers, emerging literacy skills and activities in all developmental areas, but the emphasis is in the personal and social area.
As the children become older and get closer to attending kindergarten, the emphasis switches to the cognitive areas. There is more structure. Phonics is added and the concentration is on school readiness skills and emerging literacy skills.
Kindergarten @ Countrywood!!
Time – 9:15 – 2:15 Monday – Friday
Extended day is available 8:00 to 5:00.
Stafford Country School Year Calendar
The curriculum is developed around the Virginia Standards of Learning for first grade preparation. A small class allows for individual attention in a warm, welcoming environment where children learn in an age appropriate manner.
Pam Soper, a Virginia licensed and certified teacher, teaches our Kinderbears. She has extensive experience in K through 5th grade and numerous awards including “Stafford County Teacher of the Year”. She considers Kindergarten a “fun filled adventure” and her goal is to prepare her class as confident, happy learners who are well prepared for first grade.
Kindergarten Tuition (9:15-2:15) $405 per month for 10 months
Please call Carrie Edwards (540-286-2222) for more information.
Space is limited. Enroll early.
Enrollment
To register for the 2009 – 2010 school year, call the schools for an appointment.
During the last week of June and all of July school is closed. You may apply by following the directions below. You will be contacted the first week of August 2009.
To enroll in the class of your choice, fill out the application form and submit the form and the application fee. Email questions to redappleschools@yahoo.com The schools are closed during the month of July. Your application will be processed the first week of August 2008.
Visit the Red Apple web site for more information.
