Basic Facts

Hours and Classes

Office Hours:  8:30 am – 4:00 pm

Extended Care (JK-5th):  7:30-9:00 am and 12 noon to 6:00 pm

Preschool:

Toddler  18 mos- 2.5years Tues  12:30-2:30
2-day 2.5-3.5 years  T/Th 9:00-11:30 am 
3-day 3.5-5 years MWF 9:00-11:30 am
4-day 3.9-5 years MWThF 12:30-3:00 pm 

                                   
Elementary

Junior Kindergarten 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Kindergarten 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
1st-5th grades  9:00 am – 3:00 pm

 

Accreditation and Affiliations

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Why Parents Choose Mulberry

  • Learning atmosphere of love, acceptance, patience and mutual respect
  • Mulberry teachers are creative, passionate, resourceful, flexible and inspiring
  • Parents are partners in the learning environment, sharing their enthusiasm, talents and cultural perspective.
  • Parents get to know teachers, classmates, other parents in close-knit community
  • Developmentally appropriate learning
  • Focus on the whole child (social, emotional, physical, intellectual)
  • Multi-sensory, hands-on, engaged learning
  • Children learn who they are as a learner and what they need to learn most effectively
  • Small class size and low adult/child ratio
  • Children emerge confident self-learners
  • Positive Discipline Demonstration School
  • Emphasis on creative, critical thinking, problem solving and conflict resolution
  • Mistakes are seen as opportunities to learn; children are encouraged not punished.
  • Importance placed on nurturing a love of learning.

Student Enrichment

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Parent Education

Campus Resources

  • Extended Care before and after school on site
  • Large, well-equipped kitchen for cooking
  • Wet science area
  • Clay and glass kilns
  • Separate music room stocked with instruments
  • Separate, large, beautiful play yards for preschool and elementary
  • Extensive playground equipment including trikes, scooters, wagons
  • Large, open field for PE and games
  • Access to hiking trails at Belgatos Park
  • Large stage for drama program
  • Separate class gardens and JK/K fairy garden
  • Large multi-purpose room for break-out space

Communications

  • Parent/ teacher conferences:  preschool-winter; elementary-fall and spring
  • Progress Reports:  preschool – 1 per year; elementary- 3 per year
  • Friday Folders with student work and weekly letters from teachers
  • Hanging files for all students used for parent communication
  • Weekly Friday Flash email
  • Egroups for all school discussion and communications
  • The Messenger - School Newsletter- 4 times per year

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Special Community Events and Activities

  • Friday Morning All-School Sing – Parents Welcome
  • Friday Morning Coffee in the courtyard
  • Sock Hop
  • Fun Run
  • Harvest Festival
  • Thanksgiving Feast
  • Science Fair
  • Spring Sing and Young Author's Fair
  • Steppin' Out Fundraising Event
  • Graduation Ceremonies for JK, K and 5th grades

Summer Camp Program

Mulberry Graduates

Our graduates are commended by their middle and high school teachers for
their: 

  • academic success
  • ability to communicate effectively
  • skill in working collaboratively with others
  • willingness to take responsibility for their own learning

Where Mulberry Graduates Go Next

  • Almaden Country School
  • Bret Harte Middle School
  • Ida Price Middle School
  • Old Orchard Middle School
  • Rolling Hills Middle School
  • The Girls Middle School
  • St. Andrews Episcopal School
  • Union Middle School
  • Discovery Charter School
  • Valley Christian Middle School
  • Holy Spirit School
  • Castillero Middle School
  • Archbishop Mitty High School
  • Bellarmine College Preparatory
  • Castillero
  • Leland High School
  • Notre Dame High School
  • Presentation High School
  • Westmont High School

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