APPLE, Montessori meetings

Families interested in enrolling their elementary-age child in Spokane Public Schools’ APPLE or Montessori programs must attend orientation meetings scheduled for next month. APPLE, or Alternative Parent Participate Learning Experience, is a parent-cooperate program that requires parents to volunteer at least 90 hours of their time at school. It is open to any student in grades one through six and is offered at Garfield and Franklin elementary schools.

Montessori programs for students in grades one through six are offered at Balboa and Jefferson elementary schools. Students do not need to live in the attendance boundaries of the schools to be eligible for either program.

The South Side meetings will be:

“Montessori: Feb. 27, 7 p.m., at Jefferson Elementary, 3612 S. Grand Blvd.

“APPLE: Feb. 26, 7 p.m. at Franklin Elementary, 2627 E. 17th Ave.

For more information about either program, call 354-7365.

St. George’s open house

St. George’s School will host an all-school open house Monday from 9 a.m. to noon for parents and students in grades kindergarten through 12 interested in learning more about the private school.

Student-led tours will leave every half hour beginning at 9 a.m. from the historical Davenport House on the school grounds, 2929 W. Waikiki Road.

The school is asking anyone interested in attending the open house to RSVP to the admission office, (509) 323-0400, exts. 204 or 325, or by e-mail to Debbie.duvoisin@sgs.org. A map and directions to the school grounds are available at the school’s Web site, www.sgs.org.