2025-02-12T10:59:00-08:00 2024-06-30 421585901 NANETTE K MILLER CPA PC 2450 VIRGINIA AVE NW E309 WASHINGTON DC 20037 990 2023-07-01 521094661 ACORN HILL SCHOOL INC ACOR 3015652282 9504 BRUNETT AVENUE SILVER SPRING MD 20901 WILLIAM FOSTER TREASURER 3015652282 2025-02-08 true true NAN MILLER CPA P00620061 2024637600 2025-02-10 X 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ACORN HILL WALDORF KINDERGARTEN & NURSERY WILLIAM FOSTER 9504 BRUNETT AVENUE SILVER SPRING MD 20901 1391426 false X WWW.ACORNHILL.ORG X 1964 MD EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION - SEE SCHEDULE O. 14 8 33 15 0 0 67554 57307 1225220 1275090 35889 59029 300 0 1328963 1391426 0 0 850008 1028985 0 0 345613 360353 1195621 1389338 133342 2088 2666880 2801464 306662 304724 2360218 2496740 EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION - SEE SCHEDULE O. false false 1099767 0 1275090 SEE SCHEDULE O. 1099767 true true false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 2 0 33 true false false false false false false false false false false X 14 8 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false MD X X MONICA NERMARK 3015652282 9504 BRUNETT AVENUE SILVER SPRING MD 20901 KAI PARKER CHAIRPERSON 2.00 X 0 0 0 DANIELLE BROWN VICE CHAIRPERSON 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALEXA WHITESIDE SECRETARY 2.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM FOSTER TREASURER 2.00 X 0 0 0 KELLY MARIE BARHAM EX-OFFICIO, FACULTY CHAIR 36.00 X X 51552 0 0 LEIMOMI APOLIONA-BROWN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 875 0 0 FATIMEH ASI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATE GAGE BOARD MEMBER 26.00 X X 58723 0 0 CHRIS GINTER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DENNIS MCCLAIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 CASSIE MEADOR BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 2819 0 0 JACK PETRASH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARIAM MOKHTARZADA EX-OFFICIO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 35.00 X X 52249 0 0 MONICA NERMARK ADMINISTRATOR, EX-OFFICIO 35.00 X X 54014 0 0 220232 0 0 false false false 57307 57307 TUITION 611600 1103515 0 0 PROGRAM FEES AND INCOME 624410 171575 0 0 1275090 59029 0 59029 1391426 1275090 0 59029 220232 165174 55058 0 661612 496694 164918 0 72523 54392 18131 0 74618 55964 18654 0 37289 33560 3729 0 4462 4016 446 0 3647 0 3647 0 28587 23424 5163 0 162214 145993 16221 0 30641 27037 3604 0 TEACHERS SUPPORT SERVICES 56858 56858 0 0 DIRECT PROGRAM EXPENSES 36505 36505 0 0 OUTREACH 150 150 0 0 1389338 1099767 289571 0 138346 165300 0 -3961 1997 0 0 10851 901446 464554 467533 436892 2064962 2186424 2666880 2801464 43323 52788 263339 251936 306662 304724 X 2360218 2496740 2360218 2496740 2666880 2801464 2088 134434 X false false false X 0 0 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 73969 73969 73969 73969 73969 73969 73969 73969 73621 2550 -37 2163 2 73969 false false 0 816750 379858 436892 0 84696 84696 0 436892 true true true true true true true false false false false false false false false false false true Line 3 POSTED ON WEBSITE, ENROLLMENT AND OTHER APPLICATION MATERIALS. ALL ARE POSTED ON ACORN HILL WEBSITE AND ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF ENROLLMENT AND APPLICATION MATERIALS. true Pt VI, Line 11b THE 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR DESIGNEE REVIEWS THE 990 FOR PRIOR TO FILING FOR ACCURACY. Pt VI, Line 12c THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MONITORS COMPLIANCE WITH CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND ADHERENCE TO THEIR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. Pt VI, Line 15a THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR THEIR DESIGNEE REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION FOR EXECUTIVES AND MANAGEMENT. Pt VI, Line 15b THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR THEIR DESIGNEE REVIEWS THE COMPENSATION FOR KEY EMPLOYEES, TEACHERS AND OTHERS. Other PART III, LINE 4(a):ACORN HILL WALDORF KINDERGARTEN AND NURSERY IS A WALDORF PRESCHOOL LICENSED BY THE OFFICE OF CHILD CARE AND A MSDE LICENSED KINDERGARTEN BASED ON THE IDEAS OF RUDOLF STEINER, AN AUSTRIAN PHILOSOPHER AND SCIENTIST WHO WAS ACTIVE IN THE FIRST PART OF THE 20TH CENTURY. OUR PROGRAM IS PRIMARILY HELD OUTDOORS AND IT IS PLAY-ORIENTED AND EXPERIENTIAL, BASED ON THE CONVICTION THAT ACADEMIC INSTRUCTION IS BEST POSTPONED UNTIL CHILDREN ARE OLDER. WE BUILD THE FOUNDATION FOR COGNITIVE LEARNING AND CREATIVE THINKING THROUGH A VARIETY OF PLAY AND WORK ACTIVITIES. CONCENTRATION, PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT - BOTH FINE AND GROSS MOTOR - AND EYE-HAND COORDINATION ARE ALL ESSENTIAL TO READING AND WRITING. ACTIVITIES IN A WALDORF PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN THAT PROMOTE THESE SKILLS INCLUDE BAKING, BRAIDING, FINGER CROCHETING, SEWING, MODELING WITH BEESWAX, CRAYONING, WATERCOLOR PAINTING, CUTTING WITH SCISSORS, AND OTHERS. DAILY CIRCLE TIME FEATURES MOVEMENT WITH POEMS, GAMES, AND SONGS THAT BUILD LANGUAGE SKILLS AND ALSO PROVIDE THE BASIS FOR MATHEMATICS SKILLS THROUGH COUNTING GAMES AND RHYMES. THROUGH OTHER PLAY AND WORK ACTIVITIES CHILDREN LEARN TO MATCH SETS,DIVIDE OBJECTS INTO GROUPS, COMPARE RELATIONSHIPS OF VOLUME AND OF SIZE, AND LEARN ONE-TO-ONE CORRESPONDENCE, ALL CONCEPTS FUNDAMENTAL TO MATHEMATICS. A FURTHER CONTRIBUTION TO LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT IS OUR PRACTICE OF TELLING STORIES WITHOUT THE USE OF PICTURE BOOKS. STORIES ARE TOLD MANY TIMES, IN THE SAME WORDS, SO THAT CHILDREN BECOME THOROUGHLY FAMILIAR WITH THEM. IN THIS WAY THEIR MEMORY IS DEVELOPED ALONG WITH A SENSE FOR THE BEAUTY AND EXPRESSIVENESS OF LANGUAGE AS IT APPEARS IN FOLK AND FAIRY TALES FROM A VARIETY OF CULTURES. SOME STORIES ARE PRESENTED AS PUPPET PLAYS. DURING THE LONG FREE PLAY PERIOD CHILDREN HAVE AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO RETELL AND RE-ENACT THESE STORIES. OUR PROGRAM HAS MANY OTHER FACETS PROVIDING ELEMENTARY EXPERIENCES IN SOCIAL STUDIES, SCIENCE, ART,MUSIC, AND PHYSICAL AND OUTDOOR EDUCATION. IN THE 2023-24 SCHOOL YEAR WE OFFERED THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS: 5 DAY NURSERY HALF AND FULL DAY (3-4.5 YEAR OLDS), 5 DAY MIXED AGE KINDERGARTEN HALF AND FULL DAY (4-6 YEAR OLDS) WE HAD A TOTAL OF 57 CHILDREN ENROLLED. Other ACORN HILL IS DEVOTED TO PROVIDING QUALITY PROGRAMS TO MEET THE PHYSICAL, SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL, AND MENTAL DEVELOPMENTAL NEEDS OF YOUR CHILD USING INTEGRATED AND AGE APPROPRIATE METHODS. ESTABLISHED IN 1964, WE HAVE OCCUPIED OUR PRESENT, NATURAL WOODED SITE OFF SLIGO CREEK IN SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND SINCE 1977. WE ARE A CERTIFIED KINDERGARTEN AND NURSERY LICENSED BY THE MARYLAND STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND A DAY CARE CENTER LICENSED BY THE OFFICE OF CHILD CARE, DIVISION OF MSDE. ACORN HILL PROVIDES EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS TO APPROXIMATELY 50 CHILDREN AGES 3 TO 6. WE HAVE MORNING AND FULL-DAY NURSERY AND MIXED-AGE GROUPS ALONG WITH 4 WEEKS OF SUMMER PROGRAMS.