Our school is tuition free. We ask a fully tax deductible direct giving contribution from our families in lieu of individual activity or materials fees. We also have a fee-based after care program through Vermont Hills Family Life Center (visit www.vhflc.org for more information).
The Portland Village School's calendar approximately follows the standard Portland Public Schools calendar.
Our class times are:
Kindergarten: 8:30am - 3:00pm
Grades: 8:30am - 3:00pm
(Thursdays we release at 2:00pm in order to hold faculty meetings)
Our educational programs include:
- Foreign language (Chinese & Spanish)
- Music, both instrumental and voice
- Handwork, including knitting, sewing, and woodwork
- Movement for all grades
Other policies include:
- Dress code limiting logo-based and commercially explicit clothing exhibiting images of media characters or product commercial branding.
- Limited media access in school. Computers and television are not used in early grades; we provide educational information on beneficial effects of limiting screen time and encourage parents to limit their use at home to non-school days only.
- We are a junk food free campus.
