A day at Arbor Preschool involves a lot of play! Mornings include a welcome circle, small group activities and curriculum engagement, child directed play, plenty of outdoor time, and a snack. Lunch and clean-up is followed by a quiet time. Afterward, children further engage with the curriculum and have time to play before settling inside for stories as parents begin to arrive for pickup. We have large and engaging outdoor spaces and, while we are maximizing our time outdoors during the pandemic, outdoor play will always be a core part of our daily routine.
2024-2025 School Year Calendar
Arbor Preschool follows Oakland Unified’s break calendar as closely as possible so that families with siblings enrolled in OUSD have aligned breaks. For summer break, we align with OUSD’s final two weeks of summer break and maintain the same first day of school as OUSD.
August 7, 2024- First day of School!
September 2, 2024- Labor Day, Arbor Closed
October 11, 2024- Teacher Professional Development, Arbor Closed
October 14, 2024- Indigenous People’s Day, Arbor Closed
November 11, 2024- Veteran’s Day, Arbor Closed
November 22, 2024- Teacher Professional Development, Arbor Closed
November 25-29, 2024- Thanksgiving Holiday, Arbor Closed
December 23, 2024-January 3, 2025- Winter Holiday, Arbor Closed
January 20, 2025- MLK Day, Arbor Closed
February 17, 2025- President’s Day, Arbor Closed
February 18, 2025- Teacher Professional Development, Arbor Closed
March 28, 2025- Cesar Chavez Day, Arbor Closed
March 31- April 4, 2025- Spring Break, Arbor Closed
May 23, 2025- Teacher Professional Development, Arbor Closed
May 26, 2025- Memorial Day, Arbor Closed
June 20, 2025- Juneteenth Holiday, Arbor Closed
July 4, 2025- Independence Day Observed, Arbor Closed
July 21-August 1, 2025- Summer Break, Arbor Closed
“As human beings, our job in life is to help people realize how rare and valuable each one of us really is, that each of us has something that no one else has- or ever will have- something inside that is unique to all time. It’s our job to encourage each other to discover that uniqueness and to provide ways of developing its expression.”