2026-03-18T06:51:29-07:00 2025-06-30 421585901 NANETTE K MILLER CPA PC 2450 VIRGINIA AVE NW E309 WASHINGTON DC 20037 990 2024-07-01 521094661 ACORN HILL SCHOOL INC ACOR 3015652282 9504 BRUNETT AVENUE SILVER SPRING MD 20901 MARIAM MOKHTARZADA HEAD OF SCHOOL 3015652282 2026-01-27 true true NAN MILLER CPA P00620061 2024637600 2026-03-18 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z ACORN HILL WALDORF KINDERGARTEN & NURSERY MARIAM MOKHTARZADA 9504 BRUNETT AVENUE SILVER SPRING MD 20901 1352943 false X WWW.ACORNHILL.ORG X 1964 MD EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION - SEE SCHEDULE O. 16 13 6 33 0 0 57307 98420 1275090 1182175 59029 72348 0 1391426 1352943 0 0 1028985 965980 0 3130 360353 356509 1389338 1322489 2088 30454 2801464 2890952 304724 243389 2496740 2647563 EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION - SEE SCHEDULE O. false false 1041414 0 1177336 SEE SCHEDULE O. 1041414 true true false false false false false false false false 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 6 true false false false false false false false false false false X 16 13 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 CASSIE MEADOR CHAIRPERSON 2.00 X 0 0 0 DANIELLE BROWN VICE CHAIRPERSON 2.00 X 0 0 0 LUCAS MEYER VICE CHAIRPERSON 2.00 X 0 0 0 WILLIAM FOSTER TREASURER 2.00 X 0 0 0 KATIE BURN EX-OFFICIO, PARENT CIRCLE LIASON 1.00 X 0 0 0 LEIMOMI APOLIONA-BROWN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 FATIMEH ASI BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KATE GAGE BOARD MEMBER 26.00 X X 41644 0 0 CHRIS GINTER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 DENNIS MCCLAIN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEX HOUSTOUN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 NAJIA LUPSON BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LESTER YUAN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 KAI PARKER CHAIR EMERITUS 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARIAM MOKHTARZADA EX-OFFICIO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 37.00 X X 55661 0 0 MONICA NERMARK ADMINISTRATOR, EX-OFFICIO 37.00 X X 55661 0 0 152966 0 0 false false false 98420 98420 TUITION 611600 1003725 0 0 PROGRAM FEES AND INCOME 624410 173611 0 0 OUTREACH - SPRING FAIR 624410 4839 0 0 1182175 72348 0 72348 1352943 1182175 0 72348 152966 114725 38241 0 674743 506057 168686 0 12380 9205 3175 0 58496 55469 3027 0 67395 50546 16849 0 38190 28642 9548 0 7514 0 7514 0 29680 19913 6637 3130 9914 7435 2479 0 166371 149734 16637 0 463 0 463 0 28631 24662 3969 0 7199 6479 720 0 TEACHERS SUPPORT SERVICES 35862 35862 0 0 DIRECT PROGRAM EXPENSES 27460 27460 0 0 OUTREACH 5225 5225 0 0 1322489 1041414 277945 3130 165300 141602 1997 4103 10851 9845 901446 493185 436892 408261 2186424 2327141 2801464 2890952 52788 60810 251936 182579 304724 243389 X 2496740 2647563 2496740 2647563 2801464 2890952 30454 120369 X false false false X 0 0 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 816750 485808 330942 84696 7377 77319 408261 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 1 LINE 1: 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. 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. ACORN HILL PROVIDED PROGRAMMING TO 47 CHILDREN IN THE 2024/2025 SCHOOL YEAR IN OUR BEAUTIFUL OUTDOOR SETTING. WE PREPARED 20 CHILDREN TO TRANSITION TO KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE AT OTHER SCHOOLS WITH SOLID SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND STRONG PHYSICAL SKILLS, WITH THE ABILITY TO WORK IN A CLASS COMMUNITY, AND WITH AN APPRECIATION FOR NATURE.