​GAK School Elementary Progams & After School Art Program

K/1 GAK School with Teacher Shayne -
8am-3pm Monday -Friday. Monthly tuition $950

GAK School  -
2nd grade, Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 2pm - 10 student max per class  Monthly tuition $700 with Teacher Jen and Teacher Miriam

3rd - 5th grade, Monday - Friday, 8:30am - 2pm - 10 student max per class. Monthly tuition $700 ​with Teacher Jen

After School Art - K - 5th grade, 
1:30pm - 6pm - 10 student max per class.
Monthly Tuition
2 days $295
3 days $375​
​4 days $420
**PLEASE NOTE**
FULL DAY OPTIONS
All students are allowed to register for full days and may stay with us during the intermission. 
GAK School for 2nd - 5th grade from 8:30-2pm AND After School Art from 2:00 - 6pm.

Wednesday's at GAK School 2nd -5th

Wednesday's are our arts integration day! Arts integration is a melding of art and traditional subjects. Integrating the arts into traditional subjects helps reach students who might not otherwise absorb traditional classroom methods.

Sample K/1 GAK School 

8:00 – 8:15 Arrival and independent reading time
8:15 – 9:00 Outside play
9:00 – 9:45 Morning meeting and large group lesson (may include: music/movement, story time, literacy games, social emotional learning, and/or math activity)
9:45 – 10:00 Snack
10:00 -11:10 Literacy/math block (small group lesson), art, independent learning centers
11:15 – 11:45 Music class
11:45 -12:20 Lunch
12:20 – 1:10 Outside play
1:10 -1:30 Afternoon meeting/story time
1:30 – 2:30 Group time: Literacy, math, or work on projects, art, independent learning centers
2:30 Snack time
2:45 – 2:55 Independent reading
2:55 – Gather belongings and get ready to go home.
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**Geography, Science, Social Studies, Art, Music, fine and gross motor activities, outdoor play in nature, and social emotional learning are infused throughout each day. 

Sample 2nd Gr GAK School Schedule

8:15 Drop off
8:30 Circle time
9:00-9:20 Reading & Journal
9:-20-9:50 Music
9:50 -10:00 Break
10:05 - 10:50 Academic play
10:50 -11:00 Break
11:00-11:30 Live learning
11:30-11:50 Academic play
11:50-12:10 Lunch and recess
12:10-1:00 Art
1:00-1:30 Live learning/ Academic play
​1:30 - 2:00 Free time

Sample 3rd - 5th GAK School Schedule

8:15 Drop Off
8:30 Circle
9:00-9:50 Live Learning
9:-50-10:00 Snack and Break
10:00-10:50 Live Learning
10:50 -11:00 Break
11:00 - 11:50 Live Learning
11:50-12:30 Lunch
12:30 - 1:00 Outside/PE
1:00-1:30 Music
1:30 - 2:00 Art/Free Time

About GAK School 

During GAK School for 2nd - 5th grade, our teachers will work with the students on their academic assignments using the Bellingham Schools Reconnect Program. Students will bring their school devices to login for their class lessons. In between and after these classes we will incorporate, using the arts,  a range of intellectual and academic activities reflecting different learning styles, interests ​and ​abilities. This includes, math, science, language arts, multicultural lessons and plenty of time for hands on exploration of their school assignments. Always Available: art supplies,  books, writing centers, fine and large motor-skill opportunities and for our K/1 friends the addition of blocks, puzzles and games.
Artwork benefits all aspects of children’s development.  While working with various art materials such as clay, markers, cornstarch, and fabric, children experiment with color, line, shape and size as they draw, paint, and make collages.  For children, it is  the process of creating that is  important, not what they actually create.

​Try us for a day, free of charge, to see if it's the right program for your child. Register now for your free trial. Don't settle for board games and basketball, come to us for arts education and fun!

See what some parents have to say about our program:

"I am continually impressed with the high caliber and super FUN art education my daughter receives at GAK. All the projects foster critical thinking and creative problem solving and the curriculum aligns with the National Core Arts Standards. As a teacher myself--I appreciate the focus on building skills of collaboration, play and creativity instead of "making a product". As a mom--I appreciate the high standard of personalized care that I see from ALL the staff. Bellingham is so fortunate to have GAK!" 

Susan Haines
Integrated Arts Professor and Dance Specialist,
Woodring College of Education,
Western Washington University

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I stumbled upon Gabriel's quite by accident 3 years ago, and it has been one of the biggest blessings in our families life. I sent my first child, a then barely verbal 3 year old without many social tendencies, and within a year he had blossomed into a talkative nearly on par with peers social little boy who loved playing with friends. They offered him an environment that was rich in play and sensory, with staff that truly wear their hearts on their sleeves and give our children unconditional love and acceptance and a safe place to learn, with no expectations set upon them except to be who they are.

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