Hope Lutheran Early Learning Center  and COVID-19 Remote Learning:

We at Hope Lutheran Early Learning Center know that this is a challenging time for families. In response to community need and assessing our ability to follow through, we will be offering a program to help facilitate USD 383’s learning initiatives. In addition to incorporating our new Forest Nature based School Age Curriculum, we will be guiding students with their online learning, and helping to foster a love like that of the classroom. Each of our programs are kept separate from the other and will follow social distancing protocols. Currently, we are only offering the following options for the first semester. We will reevaluate in December. (We will do our best to provide notice for changes to the program but given the nature of the pandemic and health department recommended responses, there may be less notice. If the school district adapts to a Red level program, we hope to aid by absorbing the children and modeling based off of our Virtual model but will evaluate at that time.)
 
 
Please read on to find the right option for your family:
 
 
Virtual:
In its own classroom, this option allows up to 16 students the opportunity to work in a minimal exposure classroom and its own stable group. We will have staff on site to help guide students through their day to day using Canvas and answer any curriculum questions as we go. In addition to their studies, students will enjoy a nature-based curriculum to include social distance field trips like lunch at the park when deemed safe. The classroom has its own restrooms and plenty of space to learn. This cost for the program is $2890 for the semester, averaging to $180 per week. This is the more reasonable price option as we want to encourage minimizing connection points in our community. Included in the pricing is breakfast, lunch, and two snacks.
 
 
Hybrid*:
(Program pending final approval, currently accepting interest applicants)
We are hoping to offer a hybrid program to allow care for families who are hoping that school will be returning to full capacity but are currently planning to participate in hybrid learning (i.e., two days in school and two days remote learning). Hosting up to 20 students, we are investigating offering 3 days per week care. Like that of virtual learning, we would be helping to facilitate learning using the Canvas system set up by USD 383 and incorporating our Forest Nature curriculum elements. This program will not have any off-site field trips and will be limited to the classroom and outside play space to minimize connection points. We will offer before and after school care for Woodrow Wilson. Participants in this program between Groups A and B will be mingled at times, for example on Wednesdays. Participants of this program must acknowledge that this program is subject to change, given the school district plans, and the constant reevaluation of the level of risk for our center. Meals will be provided for students who overlap with mealtimes. We serve breakfast, lunch and two snacks daily. The cost for this program was proposed as follows:
-$198 weekly per student for those who are attending 3 days AND bus to Woodrow Wilson
-$170 weekly for this only onsite 3 days per week.
 
 
Once again, we will do our best to provide notice for changed to the programs listed above, but given the nature of the pandemic and health department recommended response, there may be less notice. If the school district adapts a “red level” program, we hope to aid by absorbing the children and modeling based off of our virtual model. Leadership will reevaluate should that time come.
 
 
For enrollment information or questions, please contact us at (785) 587-9400, or you may email us at manhattanhope.infanttoddler@gmail.com.  Our mission is and remains to shine the light of Christ’s love through service to children and their families. For more information about Hope Lutheran Church and Early Learning Center, please visit our website: manhattanhope.com. 
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