School Year Calendar - 2006/2007

The first day of the 2006/2007 school year is Tuesday, September 5, 2006, and the final day is
Friday, June 15, 2007. School will be in session on weekdays, except certain holidays and
seasonal breaks, including Veterans' Day Observation (Nov 10), Thanksgiving (Nov 23 and
24), Winter Break (Dec 25 through Jan 5), Martin Luther King Day (Jan 15), Presidents’ Day
(Feb 19), Spring Break (Apr 9 through Apr 13), and Memorial Day (May 28). Two-day
programs will include 75 days during the school year, three-day programs 108 days, and five-
day programs 183 days including parent-teacher conference days. After the school year, there
will be a summer program.

Academic Programs
Stratford offers academic programs for young children in preschool and pre-kindergarten and
for elementary students in kindergarden through eighth grade. The grade levels to be offered
at each campus for the 2006 summer program and the 2006/2007 school year are as follows:

* Danville Campus: Preschool and Pre-kindergarten

* Fremont Campus: Preschool, Pre-kindergarten, Kindergarten, and First through Sixth Grade

* Los Gatos Campus: Preschool, Pre-kindergarten, Kindergarten, and First through Fifth Grade

* Middle School Campus: Sixth through Eighth Grade

* Palo Alto Campus: Preschool, Pre-kindergarten, Kindergarten, and First through Fifth Grade

* San Jose Campus: Preschool, Pre-kindergarten, Kindergarten, and First through Fifth Grade

* Sunnyvale DeAnza Park Campus: Preschool, Pre-kindergarten, Kindergarten, and First

through Fifth Grade

* Sunnyvale Washington Park Campus: Preschool, Pre-kindergarten, Kindergarten, and First

through Fifth Grade

For preschool and pre-kindergarten, Stratford offers both half-day and full day programs.
Parents may choose among morning and afternoon programs that are two, three, or five days
per week and a full day program that is five days per week. Two-day programs are on
Tuesdays and Thursdays; three-day programs on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays; and
five-day programs from Monday through Friday. Kindergarten programs are half-day or full
day for five days per week, and first through seventh grades are for the full school day and
five days per week. Extended care is available both before and after school. For the specific
schedule of programs to be offered at the campus of your choice, please refer to the
application, which can be downloaded from the website.

Curriculum Overview
For preschool and pre-kindergarten, Stratford's focus is on helping three- and four-year-olds
develop a strong foundation for learning. Class sizes are small to enable teachers the
opportunity to spend more time with individual students. The program is more academic than
most, with a special emphasis on phonics, mathematics, music, and art. During our SMART
Circle (Stratford Math and Reading Time), teachers make learning both fun and stimulating by
using puppets and other visual aids to help students learn the alphabet and how to count.
Stratford also has a comprehensive music and art program. The curriculum features a
composer and fine artist of the month. In music, Stratford students sing, dance, and play
rhythm instruments to the accompaniment of a pianist. In art class, students learn proper
technique through daily projects and are also encouraged to develop their imagination and
creative skills through free art.

At the elementary level, the Stratford curriculum is based in large part on an accelerated
version of the Core Knowledge Sequence from the Core Knowledge Foundation. The Sequence
provides an outline of specific content to be taught by grade level in language arts,
mathematics, history, geography, science, and the fine arts. For language arts, Stratford
students read a rich selection of classic novels, short stories, and poetry. Great attention is
paid to developing proper technique and usage in terms of writing, grammar, spelling, and
vocabulary. For mathematics, Stratford utilizes Saxon Math, a comprehensive program that
enables students to develop fundamental skills through incremental development and
continual review. Stratford's science program takes advantage of many hands-on experiments
in life sciences and physical sciences. As with the preschool and pre-kindergarten programs,
Stratford elementary grades also feature a comprehensive music and art program. For foreign
language, Stratford teaches Spanish beginning in first grade. Elementary students go on fall
and spring field trips that complement daily classroom learning.

To learn more about the Core Knowledge Sequence and the Core Knowledge Foundation,
please visit their website at www.coreknowledge.org. Also, you are welcome to schedule a tour
of the school, including a classroom visitation, by calling or e-mailing the campus of your
choice.

Enrollment Contract

Upon receipt and acceptance of an application, Stratford will mail to you an enrollment contract that must be re-
submitted to Stratford along with prepaid tuition of $250.00 within ten days of receipt in order to guarantee
enrollment. The enrollment contract outlines the Stratford policies related to the following: tuition and fees;
student withdrawal and/or termination; student illnesses and emergencies; licensing agency rights; parental
visitation; and extended care. You should expect to receive the contract by late February 2005 or within three
weeks after submission of an application if you are applying after February. Please feel free to contact us if you do
not hear from us within this period.

In addition to a signed enrollment contract, preschool and pre-kindergarten students must have the following
records on file with Stratford prior to the first day of school: 1) Personal Rights; 2) Parents’ Rights; 3) Student
Health History; 4) Family Emergency Information; 5) Student Immunization Record; 6) Student Physician Form;
and 7) Consent for Medical Treatment. Stratford will provide the necessary forms along with the enrollment
contract.

Grade Level Readiness

For the preschool program, children should be at least two years and nine months old by the beginning of the
school year as well as potty-trained. The age requirement for pre-kindergarten is three years and nine months and
for kindergarten four years and nine months. Exceptions to these age requirements are typically not granted. For
kindergarten and elementary grades, Stratford will interview and assess students prior to granting admission in
order to confirm grade level readiness. Stratford will contact parents of elementary school applicants to schedule
the interview and assessment test.
Campus Locations

Danville Campus
3201 Camino Tassajara
Danville, CA 94506
(corner of Old Blackhawk Rd.)
Tel: (925) 648-4900
Email: dv@stratfordschools.com

Fremont Campus
5301 Curtis Street
Fremont, CA 94538
(Hwy. 880 & Stevenson)
Tel: (510) 438-9745
Email: fr@stratfordschools.com

Los Gatos Campus

220 Kensington Way
Los Gatos, CA 95032
(Hwy. 85 & Union Ave.)
Tel: (408) 371-3020
Email: lg@stratfordschools.com

Middle School Campus

1921 Clarinda Way
San Jose, CA 95124
(Hwy. 85 & Union Ave.)
Tel: (408) 626-0001
Email: ms@stratfordschools.com

Palo Alto Campus

870 N. California Ave.
Palo Alto, CA 94303
(Middlefield & Oregon Expy.)
Tel: (650) 493-1151
Email: pa@stratfordschools.com

San Jose Campus

6670 San Anselmo Way
San Jose, CA 95119
(Hwy. 85 & Cottle Rd.)
Tel: (408) 363-2130
Email: sj@stratfordschools.com

Sunnyvale DeAnza Park Campus

1196 Lime Drive
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
(Hwy. 85 & Fremont Ave.)
Tel: (408) 732-4424
Email: sd@stratfordschools.com

Sunnyvale Washington Park Campus

820 W. McKinley Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
(near El Camino and Pastoria)
Tel: (408) 737-1500
Email: sw@stratfordschools.com