Ages 2–6 · Edmonds, WA
One classroom community,flexible schedules
Full-Time and Half-Day Montessori programs for children ages 2–6. Every child works in the same classroom with the same curriculum, whatever their schedule.
Our Programs
One curriculum, every schedule
Every child at GKA, full-time or part-time, joins the same mixed-age classroom and works with the same Montessori materials. The schedule is the only thing that changes.
Children choose real, purposeful work and learn at their own pace. That work builds academic, social, emotional, and creative foundations.
In every schedule
- Practical Life
- Sensorial
- Language Development
- Mathematics
- Cultural Studies
- Art & Music
- Social & Emotional Learning
Full-Time · 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
A full Montessori day, built around your working week
Our longest schedule, five, four, or three days a week, in one consistent classroom.
Full-Time Program
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
A morning work cycle, lunch and outdoor play, rest for those who need it, and an afternoon of work. Choose five, four, or three days a week.
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Children arrive to a prepared classroom and settle into the morning work cycle, choosing practical life, sensorial, language, and math work from the shelves while a guide presents new lessons individually or in small groups.
Midday is lunch together, followed by outdoor play. Families pack a lunch, and snacks are included. Children who need rest have a quiet space for it.
Afternoons hold a second work cycle with time for art and music, science and nature discovery, and cultural studies before pickup.
Full-Time
8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
| Schedule | Monthly |
|---|---|
| Monday–Friday | $2,100/mo |
| 4 days/week | $1,780/mo |
| 3 days/week | $1,580/mo |
Half-Day
Mornings or afternoons, the same classroom
Half-day children are full members of the classroom community, with schedules that fit around naps, siblings, and family life.
Morning Half-Day
Mornings, Mon–Fri · 8:00–12:00
The morning work cycle is the heart of a Montessori day, and morning children are there for all of it. Your child greets their friends, chooses their own work, and builds concentration by staying with it.
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Mornings move at a child's pace: independent work with Montessori materials, lessons presented one-on-one by a guide, snack when your child feels ready, and time to care for the classroom before midday pickup.
Afternoon Half-Day
Afternoons, 4 days · 1:00–5:00Afternoons, 3 days · 1:00–5:00
Afternoon children join the classroom for a work cycle with art and music, science and nature, and outdoor play and gardening, three or four afternoons a week.
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After a snack, children move into afternoon work: hands-on materials, small-group lessons, art, and time outside, rain or shine.
Half-Day
| Schedule | Monthly |
|---|---|
| Mornings, Mon–Fri · 8:00–12:00 | $1,250/mo |
| Afternoons, 4 days · 1:00–5:00 | $1,050/mo |
| Afternoons, 3 days · 1:00–5:00 | $850/mo |
Good to know
- Snacks included in tuition
- Full-time families provide a packed lunch
- DSHS subsidy accepted (if applicable)
- Sibling discounts may be available
- $200 one-time registration fee
Daily Rhythm
A day at GKA
However long your child stays, their day follows the same calm, predictable rhythm.
Morning work cycle
Children choose their own work from the shelves: pouring, buttoning, and food preparation from practical life, sensorial materials, early language and math. A guide presents new lessons to one child, or a small group, at a time.
Lunch, rest & outdoor play
Lunch together, then outdoor play. Children who need rest have a calm, quiet space for it.
Afternoon exploration
A second work cycle in the afternoon: science and nature, cultural studies, art and music, and more time outside when the weather allows.
“We are honored to welcome your family into our community and look forward to growing together.”
A word of welcome
Parent stories will live here once our first families join us this fall.
