The Cooperative Approach
A cooperative nursery school is a three-way partnership between a professional teacher, parents, and children. All aspects of the school, including curriculum, field trips, activities, maintenance and parent activites are organized by a volunteer parent board. Our themes, activites and lessons are planned by our teacher and a parent-driven curriculum committee. Each day we have three assist parents participating in the classrooms along with the teacher.
Family Involvement
Each FUMCN family is expected to: 
- Assist in the Classroom 6-7 times a semester
- Be an emergency (or 'on call') assist parent 2-3 times a semester
(see Daily Schedule for assist times)
- Participate in two school maintenance work sessions/year
- Donate a craft or service to the annual auction
- Fulfill assigned committee responsibilities
- Pay tuition and fees
Daily Schedule
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| Morning |
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Afternoon |
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Activity |
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| 9:00 |
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12:30 |
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Assist parents arrive with child. Review room chart for the day's activities. Greet arriving children. Emergency Assist parent stays until 9:30/1:00 and all other assists have arrived. |
| 9:15 |
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12:45 |
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Class session begins. |
| 9:30-9:45 |
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1:00-1:15 |
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Story time in A room. |
| 9:45-10:25 |
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1:15-1:55 |
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Free play in the A, B and Q rooms. |
| 10:25-10:30 |
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1:55-2:00 |
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Clean up and prepare for circle time. |
| 10:30-10:45 |
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2:00-2:15 |
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Circle time in the B room. |
| 10:45-11:00 |
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2:15-2:30 |
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Snack time - children, teacher, and assist parents sit down together for a group snack. |
| 11:00 |
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2:30 |
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The Emergency Assist parent arrives to help stuff the children's totes and prepare them for playground. |
| 11:00-11:25 |
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2:30-2:55 |
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Outdoor play - parents are welcome to join the children on the playground. On inclement days an alternate activity is held indoors. |
| 11:25-11:30 |
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2:55-3:00 |
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Parents arrive to pick up their children. | 
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