Brookline Knowledge Beginnings vs. Apple Orchard School
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School Overview
Overview
The teachers and staff at Knowledge Beginnings Brookline are passionate about educating and nurturing children.
Our teachers have an average tenure of five years at our center and an average of fifteen years in the early childhood education field.
Many of our staff has been here for over a decade.
The majority of our teachers have their Child Development Associate Credentials, Bachelor’s degree, or Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education.
Our team strives for excellence through continuing education, taking classes at local universities as well as participating in our twice annual Professional Development Days.
All of our staff and CPR and First Aid certified.
Our mission is to build an environment of trust and instill a lifelong love of learning within our active farm community.
We spend a great deal of time outdoors and believe the farm, animals, trees, and fields are central to learning and to the development of the whole child.
Through hands-on exploration and play, we strive to strengthen your child`s self-image as confident and capable learners.
Our teachers create an environment of trust that encourages your child to take chances, develop peer connections, and pursue their natural curiosity with the excitement of teachable moments.
Grades Offered
NS-PK
PK-K
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
n/a
No
Learning Difference Programs
n/a
Yes
Year Founded
1997
1971
Students Body
Total Students
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93 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
-
30%
Students by Grade
n/a
Students by Grade
Pre-K Students
-
75
Kindergarten Students
-
18
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
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24 teachers
Average Class Size
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13
Teacher : Student Ratio
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1:4
Classroom Dress Code
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Casual
(children play outdoors and get dirty)
(children play outdoors and get dirty)
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
Dec. 5
% on Financial Aid
n/a
25%
Admissions Director
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Diana Walcott