2015-01-15T22:02:53-08:00 2014-06-30 911424565 Waller and Waller CPAs 1526 South Lake Stickney Drive LYNNWOOD WA 98087 990 2013-07-01 020668449 BURIEN MONTESSORI SCHOOL INC BURI 220 SW 160TH ST BURIEN WA 981663026 PAULA WALTERS DIRECTOR 2062425100 2014-09-13 true R MICHAEL WALLER P00060056 4253612683 2013 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z THREE TREE MONTESSORI SCHOOL PAULA WALTERS 220 SW 160TH BURIEN WA 98166 1772011 false X WWW.THREETREE.ORG X 2003 WA NON PROFIT EDUCATION 10 9 40 100 0 0 2658 974 1448599 1646306 162 353 45352 82125 1496771 1729758 0 0 968734 1072348 0 0 311016 334466 1279750 1406814 217021 322944 2271697 2580491 1311492 1297342 960205 1283149 NON PROFIT EDUCATION 1195712 1646306 PART III STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS 2013/2014: THREE TREE MONTESSORI SCHOOL OFFERS MONTESSORI LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS IN WHICH CHILDREN AGES 18 MONTHS THROUGH 12 YEARS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXPLORE, LEARN AND INTERACT IN A DIVERSE COMMUNITY THAT FOSTERS INDEPENDENCE, CRITICAL THINKING AND LEARNING FOR LIFE. 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 173 STUDENTS IN NINE CLASSROOMS.THE TODDLER PROGRAM CONSISTED OF TWO CLASSROOMS SERVING CHILDREN AGES ONE AND A HALF YEAR AND WALKING TO THREE YEARS.BOTH CLASSROOMS OFFERED FULL DAY PROGRAMS AND HALF DAY PROGRAM. THE HALF DAY PROGRAM SERVED A TOTAL OF 4 CHILDREN. THE ALL DAY PROGRAMS SERVED 20 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 100 STUDENTS WERE SERVED BY THE PRIMARY PROGRAM, WITH 54 OF THEM PARTICIPATING IN EXTENDED DAY. CHILDREN TRANSITIONED FROM PRIMARY TO THE 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 40 STUDENTS ATTENDED THE LOWER ELEMENTARY PROGRAM AND A TOTAL OF 9 STUDENTS ATTENDED THE UPPER ELEMENTARY PROGRAM. 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 STUDIES. THE UPPER ELEMENTARY BEGAN THEIR SCIENCE AND HISTORY CURRICULUM FOR THE YEAR BY STUDYING THE CATACLYSMIC FLOODS WHICH HELPED TO FORM THE SCABLANDS OF EASTERN WASHINGTON. A THREE DAY CAMP OUT TO DRY FALLS AND A TRIP TO THE GRAND COULEE DAM WAS THE CULMINATING EVENT FOR THAT WORK. IN THE SPRING OF 2014, AFTER HAVING STUDIED THE DOCUMEENTS ON WHICH OUR UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT IS FORMED, THE STUDENTS TRAVELED TO WASHINGTON D.C. FOR A TEN DAY STUDY OF OUR NATION'S CAPITAL.AS PART OF THEIR EXPANDING AWARENESS OF COMMUNITY AND SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY, THE ELEMENTARY STUDENTS ORGANIZED PARTICIPATION IN SEVERAL LOCAL PROJECTS. CHILDREN WERE DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN SPONSORING HOLIDAY GIVING EVENTS, ORGANIZING FUNDRAISING EVENTS AND ORGABIZING A VOLUNTEER PROJECT TO CLEAN UP THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE CHILDREN ALSO VOLUNTEERED AT A LOCAL FOOD BANK HELPING TO SERVE ITS CLIENTELE. 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 100 TODDLERS, PRIMARY AND ELEMENTARY AGED CHILDREN. STAFF MEMBERS WHO ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE MONTESSORI PHILOSOPHY OVERSEE THESE BEFORE AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS RESULTING IN A CONTINUITY OF LEARNING AND A FAMILIARITY WITH STAFF. C. A LANGUAGE PROGRAM WAS ENHANCED DUE TO THE HIRING OF A SPANISH CONSULTANT. THE LANGUAGE WAS OFFERED AS A DAILY IMMERSION PROGRAM TO ENRICH LANGUAGE SKILLS TO THE PRIMARY AND ELEMENTARY AGED CHILDREN. ABOUT 150 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 THE STUDY OF 4 DIFFERENT CULTURES OVER EIGHT WEEKS.PARTICIPANTS COULD ENROLL BY THE WEEK, ALLOWING MORE FLEXIBILITY FOR FAMILY SCHEDULES. OVER 90 CHILDREN WERE SERVED DURING THE SUMMER PROGRAM. E. THE PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAM CONTINUED WITH STRONG OFFERINGS FOR THE 2013-2014 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 3280 SERVICE HOURS FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF TASKS. 1195712 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 25 0 true 40 true false false false false false false X 10 9 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 MALINDA VAUGHAN TRUSTEE 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 JAN THORSLUND TRUSTEE 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 ANDREW STEEN TRUSTEE 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 CARLOS BASULTO TRUSTEE 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MARISA DAHLMAN TRUSTEE 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 PAULA WALTERS DIRECTOR 50.00 0.00 X 88631 0 0 ANDREW SHIELDS PRESIDENT 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 MORGAN WAGNER VICE PRESIDENT 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 OMAHA STERNBERG SECRETARY 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 VICTORIA DUMLAO TREASURER 0.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 88631 0 0 0 false false false 974 974 TUITION 900099 1646306 1646306 1646306 353 353 120606 42253 78353 78353 OTHER REVENUE 900099 3772 3772 3772 1729758 1646306 0 82478 88808 71047 17761 799588 660991 138597 97207 80361 16846 86745 71712 15033 1850 1850 4528 4528 54 54 4947 4947 106778 106778 5879 5879 14455 13578 877 41456 41456 40649 37831 2818 3032 3032 STAFF DEVELOPMENT 21424 21424 PRINTING AND PUBLICATIONS 1983 1983 SUPPLIES 20067 20067 SNACK 11282 11282 56082 43763 12319 1406814 1195712 211102 0 458117 717880 35818 50626 24890 30174 2002658 220847 1752872 1781811 2271697 2580491 48463 62649 48525 49175 1214504 1185518 1311492 1297342 X 960205 1283149 960205 1283149 2271697 2580491 322944 0 X false false false X 824432 824432 1005838 95551 910287 153030 115517 37513 19358 9779 9579 1781811 true true true false true true true false false false false false false false false false true Record maintenances (Questions 4a, 4b, 4c or 4d) MONTESSORI SCHOOL DOES NOT ASK FOR, CAPTURE OR RECORD THE RACIAL COMPOSITION OF THE STUDENTBODY, FACULTY OR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF. 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