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Suzuki Charter School - all about music!

Preschool

Preschool Lottery Submission Form
The Suzuki Charter School preschool program emphasizes the basic skills that will provide your child with a stronger base for kindergarten through:

  • songs, books, games, crafts, drama, movement, and other hands-on activities:

* recognizing colours, shapes, and patterns * recognizing and printing letters * identifying letter sounds * recognizing and printing numbers * counting, sorting, and sequencing * understanding and demonstrating the basic concept of addition (to 5)

  • learning to sing and singing to learn:

* letter sounds, days of the week, months of the year, manners, and much more * songs from Volume I of the Suzuki repertoire * other songs which we perform for parents throughout the year

  • introduction to basic music skills – concepts such as beat, rhythm, tempo, forte, pianissimo, crescendo, decrescendo taught through games, songs, and poetry
  • listening exposure to the Suzuki repertoire (primarily Volume 1, also Volume 2)
  • introduction to some basic French concepts such as numbers, the alphabet, colours, greetings, and other basic words and songs
  • weekly or bi-weekly themes with continuing focus on the basic skills as listed above
  • individual, small group, and whole class activities • occasional fieldtrips that reinforce and enhance the learning that takes place in
    class
  • special “family day” activities, such as Celebration of Learning performances
  • performances by Suzuki Charter School students exposing preschoolers to all instruments offered (piano, guitar, flute, recorder, violin, viola, cello, bass)
  • Suzuki philosophy of learning: exposing the children to an enriching learning environment of academics and music so they will learn and flourish; “Suzuki Triangle” – parents play an important, active role in their child’s learning
  • ensuring that school is a successful and fun learning experience for each child

The Suzuki Preschool program currently operates Mondays and Wednesdays from 8:25 -10:45 a.m. OR 12:25 – 2:25 pm, and on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:25 – 10:45 a.m. OR 12:25 – 2:45 p.m. from September until the end of May (36 week program). Class size is 11 students. Children eligible for the 2012-2013 school year must turn 4 by March 1, 2012. Beginning in 2012-2013, the program will run from September until the end of June.
Fees: Registration: $70 Monthly: $85 (9 months; post-dated cheques) Total: $835 N.B. Days and times of classes offered, and/or fees are subject to change. **Please note: Preschool enrollment does not guarantee a spot in Kindergarten at Suzuki Charter School. Registration and acceptance to Suzuki Charter School are completely separate and there is no special consideration for students who have attended our preschool program. For more information, please contact Jennifer Wolff at 780.468.2598. To register, please contact our School Secretary, Lisa Leflar, at 780.468.2598. Preschool is currently accepting lottery names for the 2012/13 school year. Preschool Lottery Submission Form

K-6 Registration Procedure

K-6 Lottery Submission Form Thank you for your interest in registering your child in our unique educational experience at Suzuki Charter School. Our admission process starts with an in-house registration to see how many students are returning and whether they have siblings ready to enter Kindergarten. This enables us to identify all available openings. After the in-house registration of children of registered families and staff members is complete, we open registration to the lottery draw. Anyone who has contacted the school and asked to be a part of our lottery will receive an invitation to our Open House. The Open House takes place early in February each year and will help you to make an informed decision about your child’s education and explain our registration procedure so that you understand the program and requirements. Our charter’s focus is music learned by the Suzuki Method, which consists of two components: individual and group lessons. It is imperative to our program that all students have a private Suzuki-trained teacher, teaching the Suzuki method. Parents are responsible for providing individual private lessons and the instrument for their children at their expense. Suzuki Charter School extends this musical foundation by providing group classes and enriching musical experiences. The next step in the process you will need to complete is the parent observation forms. You may observe both individual private Suzuki lessons and group lessons. Please note we do require at least two individual private lessons to be observed. You may contact any one of the instructors to coordinate a time when you may observe individual (private) lessons. You are invited to observe Suzuki Charter School group lessons on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday mornings between 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. The lessons are half an hour in length. Please phone to make an appointment. The final step in the registration process is to provide us with a completed registration form, a copy of your child’s birth certificate (a copy can be made at the school) as well as all necessary fees. The fees are:

  • the instructional fee
    • 1st child – $155.00
    • Each additional child – $135.00
  • lunch supervision fee ($222 per child, grades one to six only), and,
  • for kindergarten students, an additional $20.00 fee for Kindercooking.

All fees must accompany the registration to be considered complete. You may provide post dated cheques; date for the first day of school. For those students transferring into our program in Grades 1-6, we also require a copy of your child’s most recent report card and for your to come in and have an interview with our principal.
I hope I have answered all your questions. If you would like to receive an invitation to our Open House, please email Lisa Leflar, School Secretary, the following information: 1. Last name 2. Child’s first name 3. Parents’ names 4. Date of Birth 5. Address 6. Postal Code 7. Home Phone/Work Phone/Cell Phone/Email 8. Grade your child is eligible for in September 2012. Please note your child must be five years old by March 1, 2013 to be eligible for ECS (Kindergarten) in September 2012. 9. Please indicate three choices of instrument. It is imperative that all lottery candidates understand that we will attempt to accommodate every instrument request; however some instruments may be filled, so it is always best to be prepared to accept other instruments.

  • Choice A
  • Choice B
  • Choice C

If your child is currently enrolled in Suzuki lessons, which instrument is he/she playing and what current piece of Suzuki Repertoire is he/she playing? 10. How did you learn of our school? Family/Friends ___ Other – please indicate

Suzuki Individual Lesson Contact List

The following contacts will be able to provide you with information about private Suzuki music lessons, fees, and requirements: Flute and Recorder: Contact the Edmonton Suzuki Flute and Recorder Society at 780.887.1421 or suzukifluteandrecorder@gmail.com Piano: Contact the Edmonton Suzuki Piano Society
at 780.488.0548 or administrator@edmontonsuzukipiano.ca. Violin, Viola, Cello, and Double Bass: Contact the Society for Talent Education at 780.469.7382 or admin@ste-suzukistrings.org. Guitar: Contact Eva Mackowska at 780.471.1096.