Little Sprouts Big Sprouts | Learning Tree International School PreKinder to Grade 6 ラーニングトゥリーインターナショナルスクール プリキンダー & 小学部

Curriculum

Good Morning and Goodbye Circle Time

This is a time when we come together as a class and greet each other. It is an important opportunity for the students to speak individually in a safe and inclusive atmosphere. In addition, we sing songs that help the
children learn the alphabet and get them started on Phonics. We also let the children express their personalities through dance so that they can build their confidence. Through a variety of speaking activities, we hope that each child can find their own voice.

Physical Education

Since our school is conveniently located near a park, we will be taking the children there sometimes. During this time, the children will be playing games that will help improve their English skills, while having fun, and of course improve their gross motor skills.

Arts and Crafts

In our school, arts and crafts is not just a time for the children to produce a great work of art, but is a time for the children to develop a wide variety of fundamental skills. These skills include for Little Sprouts, learning how to color how to paint and how to glue. Furthermore in Big Sprouts, how to use scissors, how to fold and how to mold. Not only will this help them cultivate important skills, but it can help them have confidence in their own creativity and expand their imagination.

Time Table

Little Sprouts: 3days/week - 5days/week
Big Sprouts: 5days/week

• Monday
• Tuesday
• Wednesday
• Thursday
• Friday

Your child will be placed in a class with students of his/her age.

To avoid having students with different English levels together in the same class, we will place students taking English language classes (Speaking, Reading, and Writing) based on their English ability. We offer 4 levels for each language class. Speaking: Basic Speaking Skills, Beginner Speaking I, Beginner Speaking II, and Intermediate Speaking I; Reading: Alphabet Recognition, Phonics I, Phonics II, and Beginner Reading; Writing: Writing Readiness, Alphabet Writing, Phonics Writing I, and Phonics Writing II.

School Events

Tuition & Fee Information                              From April 1st, 2021 (Tax‐exempt)

• Spring term (14weeks)
• Fall term(17weeks)
• Winter term(12weeks)
• 1year in a lump (43weeks)

You must select the days of the week that your child will attend. If your chosen day coincides with a national holiday, you can make it up on another day. If you sign up for 5 days a week, there can be no makeup days and the cost is already deducted from the total tuition. Spring Term excludes Golden week. Fall Term excludes Autumn Break.

■Healthy school lunch

Everyday, we provide a healthy balanced school lunch for your child.

• Spring term ※1(14weeks)
• Fall term(17weeks)
• Winter term(12weeks)
• 1year in a lump ※2

※1 year lump sum is for April to March.

■Healthy snack

Learning Tree is making homemade organic snacks for our students from next Monday.
Preschoolers and kindergarteners can get the snack at 2:00pm. Afterschool students can receive it when they arrive at school.We will not use any processed materials.

• Spring term ※1(14weeks)
• Fall term(17weeks)
• Winter term(12weeks)
• 1year in a lump ※2

※1 year lump sum is for April to March.

■Extended Hours Nursery Pass

For working mothers, we can take care of children from as early as 8:00am, and they can stay as late as 6:45 pm. This is an optional program separate from our preschool and kindergarten.
Time slots (1)8:00-8:45 (2)8:45-9:45 (3)13:45-14:45 (4)14:45-15:45 (5)15:45-16:45 (6)16:45-17:45 (7)17:45-18:45

• Spring term ※1(14weeks)
• Fall term(17weeks)
• Winter term(12weeks)
• 1year in a lump※2

In addition, we also offer an Extended Hours Nursery Pass during summer school and winter school. Please consult us for details.

■Bus route and Fee

We have a school bus service to pick up and drop off your child.
If you would like to use this service, please consult with our staff so that we can adjust
the bus route accordingly. We will try bring the bus route as close to your home as possible.
This fee is fixed for all students; it's not prorated for the number of commuting days.
If you live more than 8km from our school, the bus fee is double the regular fee.

• Spring term ※1(14weeks)
• Fall term(17weeks)
• Winter term(12weeks)
• 1year in a lump※2

Theme videos, Song videos, Craft videos, P.E. videos, Story videos, IXL account for online math support,Photo Gallery, LT Connect (our photographic community), Access to event live streams and recordings, Access to the LT Library at Cafe Lulu, and Access to their class online.

Admission & Enrollment

• Step1.
  Please answer the questionnaire online.
• Step2.
  After you pass the initial screening, we will email you the necessary information you will need to transfer the 11,000yen entrance exam fee. Please email us a picture of the receipt.
  If you are considering sending your second or third child to Learning Tree, the examination fee will be half the usual price (5,500yen). We are now accepting new students for our new Little Sprouts class starting in fall term, so please plan and start the process in advance. Often, parents feel that they can send the second or third child anytime. However, if there is too much of delay, we may not end up having a seat for them.
• Step3.
  We will schedule a day for you and your child to visit our school.
• Step4.
  You and your child can join the class for one hour and feel the warm, loving, organized classroom environment we have in place. At this time, we will also explain our school system and policies and we will see if our school and your child are a good fit for each other.
• Step5.
  We will issue a certificate of admission if both the school and parents agree that sending your child here is the best for their future.
• Step6.
  Once the certificate of admission is issued, please go through the entrance procedures within two weeks, otherwise, the certificate will expire.