Our Classes
SYC offers classes for children aged 2½ through 5. All classes are 2½ hours long, and classes are offered in the mornings and afternoons. (Classes for 2½ year olds are only offered in the morning.) All morning classes are 9:15-11:45 a.m. and all afternoon classes are 12:45-3:15 p.m.
Our preschool program runs 32 weeks--from mid-September through the third week in May, with a 3-week Winter Recess and a 1-week Spring Break scheduled each year. There are 6 other school holidays scheduled throughout the school year.
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The 2 Year Old Program
For 2½ year olds (children who will turn two by June 30) we offer two classes which begin the following September:
- Monday-Wednesday A.M. 2's
- Tuesday-Thursday A.M. 2's
For younger 2½ year olds (children who will turn 2 by September 30), we offer a one-morning-per-week Friday A.M. 2s class.
2-year-old classes each have 10 children and two teachers. The classes meet in the first two rooms of the north wing.
The 3 And 3/4 Year Old Program
SYC offers classes for children who are 3 or older by September 30.
- Monday-Wednesday-Friday A.M. 3's
- Tuesday-Thursday A.M. 3's
- Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday P.M. 3/4's
The 3's and 3/4 classes each have 18 children and three teachers. The classes meet in the last 3 rooms of the north wing.
The 4 and 4/5 Year Old Program:
We offer three classes for children who are 4 by September 30, and a special program for children who will turn 4 by March 30.
- Monday-Wednesday-Friday A.M. 4's
- Tuesday-Thursday A.M. 4's
- Tues-Wed-Thurs-Fri P.M. 4/5's
These classes meet in the south wing of the building. Each class has 21 children and 3 teachers, except for the Tuesday-Thursday A.M. 4/3's class which has 20 children and 3 teachers.
The Tues-Wed-Thurs-Fri PM 4/5's class is geared to children old enough (or almost) for kindergarten whose parents have decided to wait an extra year before going on in their formal schooling.