SCHOOL HOURS
Woodland Hills Private School is open year round and offers an extended day program from 7:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. WHPS is only closed for national holidays.
Preschool: We offer full day and morning half day programs based upon 2, 3, 4, or 5 days per week. The tuition is based upon the program in which you have enrolled your child. All registrations are for the entire 12 month school year.
Elementary: The school year runs for 42 weeks from September through June. Registrations are for the 10 month academic year. A ten week summer camp program is available during July and August.

HOLIDAYS
We are open Monday through Friday, 12 months a year. We only close for the major holidays. *
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
President's Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Veteran's Day
Thanksgiving and the following Friday
Christmas Day

* On Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve, and the Spring Half Day Holiday, the school
closes at 12:30 p.m.
* Teacher Preparation Days: The school is closed the Friday before school starts in
September and the Friday before camp begins in June.

TEACHING STAFF
The teachers at Woodland Hills Private School are specially selected and trained for our program. They work with both the children and the parents to assure a positive school experience. Their experience, dedication, caring ways and professional concern will nurture you child through these formative years.
Preschool: All our preschool teachers are experienced and certified in Early Childhood Education.
Elementary: All our kindergarten and elementary teachers are credentialed and hold BA and MA degrees. Their post secondary training earned them teaching credentials in both elementary and early childhood education at some of the finest universities.


THE FACILITY
A natural environment with trees and green areas is what you will see as you enter Woodland Hills Private School. The Collins Campus classrooms surround a courtyard playground and there is a backcountry garden. At the Oxnard Campus there is an animal barnyard, a 500 year old oak tree, preschool classrooms in a cozy ranch house building, and a storytelling room off the library. The elementary building at the Oxnard Campus is state of the art with classrooms infused with natural light, an art and science room, the library, and a computer lab.

PARENT ASSOCIATION AND PARENT PARTICIPATION
Parents, grandparents, and friends are an integral part of the WHPS community. They are active participants in all classroom and special events. They volunteer their time in the classrooms, chaperone field trips, and help with parties and celebrations, bringing an added dimension to the children's education. They help coordinate theme related events, speaker nights, annual picnic and festival, fund raisers and community service activities. The Parent Association is instrumental in bringing in enrichment programs to the school for the children throughout the school year.

FIELD TRIPS
The field trip program is an enrichment program that provides children with a real world, hands on experience. All the trips are optional. Parents are encouraged to participate.

SPECIAL EVENTS
During the Fall semester our special events include a parents' Back to School Night, Halloween costume parade, Thanksgiving Feast, Winter Holidays celebrations, and the presentation of our annual school wide Winter Show. Our Spring events include Spring Holidays celebrations, kindergarten and elementary Spring Performing Arts Program, Open House, Parent Appreciation parties, 5th grade and kindergarten graduations and the pre kindergarten promotion celebrations.

OPTIONAL PROGRAMS
Gymnastics, dance, computer, martial arts, music, cooking, etiquette, tennis, art, yoga, chess, and additional enrichment classes are available for a small additional fee to al students who are interested. These classes meet once a week on campus.

HOME SCHOOL COMMUNICATION
Maintaining a strong, two way communication system is very important to everyone at Woodland Hills Private School. In addition to regular progress reports, the staff maintains open lines of communication between the school and home by sending information on a frequent and regular basis. This includes notes and comments on all written work, telephone conversations, e mails, weekly letters and conference times. A school newsletter is sent home at the beginning of each month and updates are posted on the school website.