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Haven Montessori Preschool – Flagstaff Arizona

Enrollment

How To Enroll Your Child in Haven Montessori Preschool

If you are not yet on our waiting list, the first step is to join our interest list by clicking here and completing the online form.

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(928) 522-0985

Our preschool is currently full for the 2022/23 School Year.  If you are not yet on our waiting list, the first step is to join our interest list by clicking here and completing the online form.  Then, you will be informed of upcoming Open House dates, and invited to join us.  Our next Open House will be held virtually on Wednesday, September 28 at 5:30pm.  Once you join the interest list, you will receive an email with the Zoom link and details about the Open House. In-person visits will be scheduled after students are accepted for enrollment, depending on community levels of COVID-19 transmission.

We do not schedule private tours unless an appropriate opening becomes available.   Attendance at an open house is a required next step.

2022-23 Tuition and Fee Schedule

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EVENTS

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September 5, 2022

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September 28, 2022 5:30pm

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Friday, September 30, 2022

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October 12 – 14, 2022

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Rockhouse Preschool in Flagstaff – Over Fourty Years of Quality Childcare

THE HISTORY OF ROCKHOUSE PRESCHOOL

Harold and Mary Elizabeth Harper, were married here in Flagstaff during October of 1937. A few years later the couple built their home at 414 W. Cherry Avenue where the house still stands today. There Harold and Mary Liz raised their five children. In later years, the couple decided to build another home and turn their Cherry Street home into a preschool.

Rockhouse Playschool was established in 1969 with 10 kids in attendance. In the late 1970’s, Rockhouse added a new addition that included a large gym and two classrooms. Today Rockhouse Playschool takes care of children 6 weeks old through 5 years old, and can accommodate 80+ children. Rockhouse Playschool has been family-owned and operated for over 40 years.

THE PHILOSOPHY AT ROCKHOUSE PLAYSCHOOL IN FLAGSTAFF ARIZONA

• Rock house Playschool is an early learning facility with 5,900 square feet of indoor educational space, and 12,000 square feet of outdoor space where children can find an endless number of large and small muscle activities.
• The cheerful and spacious surroundings are safe and hygienic for both indoor and outdoor activities. There are many learning activities provided.
• The overall goal at Rock house is to promote healthy physical, mental, emotional and social growth for each child.
• The guiding principle at Rock house is respect for individual differences. Every child is different, unique and of great value. For each child the sequence of the day’s events will differ. This is the basis for planning a flexible program.
• Our primary concern is the child’s happiness and safety.

OUR PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS IN FLAGSTAFF ARIZONA

• Arts and Crafts – Children can paint with brushes, with fingers, with strings, with sponges, with screen, or cut and paste, or color or model with clay.
• Music is taught by our staff and occasionally by a specially trained music teacher.
• The Math Room is equipped with things to count, sort, latch, button and zip. There are flash cards, math games, and blocks for young engineers to build with.
• The Language Room has shelves lined with books. There are shelves loaded with puzzles, teaching pictures and games. This area is used for social studies everyday. Sensory activities (sight, sound, and touch) are also experienced in the Language Room.
• The Role-Play Room provides equipment and supplies to play “dress-up” or playing house, school, supermarket, doctor, fireman, etc.

OPEN DOOR POLICY FOR OUR PRESCHOOL IN FLAGSTAFF

We have an open door policy for parents whose children are registered and welcome them anytime. For interested new parents and children, a guided tour is provided and can be scheduled at your convenience. Our admission policy is non-discriminatory. All children regardless of race, sex, national origin or religious background are welcome.

FLAGSTAFF PRESCHOOL STAFF

Every area is under constant and close supervision by an adequate number of educationally qualified, experienced and dedicated staff members. Each staff member has been fingerprinted with the FBI and is registered with the State of Arizona to work in a day care center.

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PLAY TIME IN FLAGSTAFF

Rockhouse provides both quiet and vigorous activities. We offer a rich, creative and stable environment providing a great variety of opportunities and experiences in the following areas: Art, Music, Science, Math, Sensorial, Language, Role-Playing, and Body Movement

LICENSE AND REGISTRATION

Rockhouse Playschool in Flagstaff, AZ. is inspected and regulated by the Arizona Department of Health Services located at 1500 East Cedar Avenue, Suite 22, Flagstaff, AZ. 86004. (928)774-2707

FLAGSTAFF CERTIFIED PRESCHOOL

Rockhouse Playschool in Flagstaff, AZ. is a certified Preschool by the Arizona Department of Economic Security. We are also a certified Preschool and Day Care Center for the Navajo Nation.

VOTE BEST OF FLAGSTAFF BY READERS OF THE ARIZONA DAILY SUN
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FLAGSTAFF PRESCHOOL LOCATION

CONTACT INFORMATION

ROCKHOUSE PLAYSCHOOL

Address:
414 West Cherry Ave.
Flagstaff, AZ. 86001

Phone:
(928)-774-1282

Monday through Friday 7:30AM–4:30PM. Closed on Saturday and Sunday

Barnaul | How did Barnaul and American Flagstaff become sister cities?

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Anna D. Slobodchikoff, a resident of the US city of Flagstaff, told especially for WB how the relationship of twins began, how Russian and American students created families, and why the city accepted Vladimir Bavarin as president.

Katun and Colorado

“ Relations between Barnaul and Flagstaff began thanks to rafters,” says Anna. – Our rafting enthusiasts somehow found out that one of the best places for rafting on mountain rivers is not far from Barnaul. They are, as I know, at about 19In 1989 we went to Katun for two weeks. Russian rafters welcomed them well, they became friends – and a year later the people of Barnaul came to Flagstaff to conquer the local Colorado River, which flows in the vicinity of our city. And then I connected with my help, because I know Russian .

Anna helped Barnaul residents arrange accommodation with American families. One of the first rafters who came for rafting in Colorado and initiated the establishment of relations was Mikhail Kolchevnikov. After that, a few years later, Anna and a group of American students rafted down the Katun with him.
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« It was such a sincere relationship, I would even say – kindred! Everyone was happy that they could just spend time in a circle of like-minded people, she continues. – I remember one of the last evenings in Flagstaff, the Barnaul rafters organized a big dinner with Russian cuisine for everyone. And I’m not surprised that after such meetings, several Russian and American boys and girls started families. This was just the first wave of new relationships.” nine0003

Universities are friends

After this story with the rafters, Anna received an official letter from Barnaul with a proposal to consider establishing sister city relations between the cities. She turned to the American organization Sister Cities International organization, which officially assigns such a status and provides financial support for educational exchange between cities. At the time, Anna was a teacher of Russian at Northern Arizona University and knew full well that traveling to the Twin Cities would be a unique opportunity for language learning and cross-cultural exchange. By the way, she learned Russian herself, because she has been studying our culture all her life. Her children also speak Russian very well. nine0003

« I visited Barnaul for the first time in August 1991. But first, – Anna recalls, – there was Moscow, and I saw how tanks were driving through the city. Of course, the feelings are disturbing, but at the same time I thought that our program should improve the situation, help people. Therefore, I decided to continue, although no one knew what would happen next. After the putsch, we traveled from Moscow to Barnaul by train, signed documents for an exchange between the Barnaul Pedagogical Institute and Northern Arizona University. This student exchange program lasted 21 years “.

Meeting with Bavarin

In September 1991 Vladimir Bavarin, Chairman of the City Council of Barnaul, visited Flagstaff to sign documents on sister cities.

“He arrived on the same day that US President George W. Bush was visiting the Grand Canyon, an hour from Flagstaff,” says Anna. There were many officials and military people at the airport. Bavarin was very surprised: what is it for? And we replied that we had specially prepared for his visit. Of course, he understood our joke, but I think the reception still made an impression on him. nine0003

He stayed with us. Vladimir Nikolayevich very carefully studied all the documents, asked questions – after all, at that time such events were still a novelty. And then, when he became mayor, he supported us all the time. It was he who helped establish long-term relationships with the Pedagogical University.”

At first, when the funding was good, the groups usually consisted of 10-12 people: three teachers and students. As the financial support dwindled, the groups became smaller—four or five people. The American students always went to Barnaul for six weeks in the summer, and the group from Barnaul came to Flagstaff for a whole semester in the fall. nine0003

Barnaulians in America

Barnaul students first of all learned English and got acquainted with American culture. “However, students could choose any lectures,” says Anna. – We tried to get them acquainted with other disciplines that were of interest to them.

I also remember that students who got to know the local Navajo and Kohu peoples later noted that the Indians have much in common with the indigenous Altaians: ethnic cultures, traditions are similar, and there is even some similarity in religious rites. nine0003

Twice a year, thanks to the exchange, Flagstaff hosted “Russian Evenings” prepared by Barnaul students and Americans who studied Russian. These were big events attended by about 300 locals to mingle with Russians and taste traditional Russian treats. Some students sang, some showed historical photographs of Barnaul, answered the questions of the flag staff – this is how the Americans got acquainted with Russian culture. Now, unfortunately, they don’t study Russian at Northern Arizona University: when I retired, the program stopped working.” nine0003

Americans in Barnaul

“I remember when we first arrived in Barnaul, we were met on the railway platform by many people. There were also those who had never seen the Americans and just came to see us. I remember a very warm welcome. This was a revelation for both Americans and Russians. There was such a friendly atmosphere, I will never forget this moment. Since then I know that in Russia there are residents of the capital, and there are provincial Siberians, such open, sincere, attentive, very warm people. Most of all, over so many years of communication, I remember them. We still maintain relations with Lyubov Alexandrovna Kozlova from the Pedagogical University. nine0003

I remember the wide and beautiful Leninsky Prospekt.

I remember wonderful meetings with veterans that were held at the Barnaul University. For example, with a participant in the Great Patriotic War, Mikhail Rudnik, who told how he, a Soviet soldier, met with the Americans on the Elbe. He thanked us for opening a second front.

I also remember the sanatorium “Barnaulsky”, where we lived. There we were fed very tasty meatballs and porridge. And also Russian colleagues-teachers prepared traditional Russian food. Then I learned how to make dumplings and still, sometimes, I make them at home.” nine0003

Synergy continues

Anna said that many students who came from Barnaul or traveled to Siberia still keep in touch with her, and she is surprised how the exchange program has changed their lives.

For example, Elena Savochkina, one of the first exchange students in Flagstaff, became the head of the department of foreign languages ​​in one of Barnaul universities.

Marina Suvorova, who visited Flagstaff at 1997, met a student at a local university, married him a few years later and now works at Pima College.

An American student met Natasha Mayer when he was in Barnaul, they also got married and now live in Switzerland.

“ I am convinced that people of different cultures need to communicate,” emphasizes Anna. – Of course, I am already retired and cannot influence this, but I think that the project should be continued.