Frequently Asked Questions

We currently have classes for grades K-9 split into 4 groups. We are an academic, school like setting where kids have 3 morning classes during the 9:30-12:30 block each day of the week (Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays), and lunch, math and reading and free time during the 12:30-2:30 block. Our 3rd-5th, 5th-7th and7th-9th grade groups rotate to their 3 morning classes (each class is in a different room with a different teacher). Our K-3 group stays with one teacher in the back 2 rooms of 2B for all of their morning classes.

Morning classes (9:30-12:30) are $450 per 9-week semester for each day of the week (Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays). Full day classes are $650 per 9-week semester for each day of the week (Tuesdays, Wednesdays or Thursdays).  Payments are due ahead of the semester on the first of the month. We accept cash, check, credit card (with a 4% fee), Zelle, Paypal (as friends and family payments, or with a 3% fee for goods & services). For students on PEP and UA with funds in their accounts, we are also direct pay through the marketplace providers. Students without funds in their account need to pay out of pocket and submit for reimbursement once funded.

No. There is only a semester long commitment to enroll. We have four 9-week semesters during the year.  Semester 1 runs 8/3-10/1. Semester 2 runs 10/12-12/19. Semester 3 runs 1/11-3/11 and semester 4 runs 3/29-5/27. 

Parents are always welcome to stay with their child to help them individually as needed, but all classes are drop off unless parents want to stay. If you are interested in being paid to help assist in classes beyond the one your child is in, to help with organizing, planning, prepping or to sub as needed when regular teachers are out, we are often looking for helpers! Reach out to Erika at 305-491-4590 with interest in paid positions (teachers/helpers/subs children do not attend for free - they pay regular price for any classes they attend).

Nope! Students not interested in doing our suggested math and language arts curriculum are welcome to work on whatever independent work they would like during the math/la block from 1-2pm. Teachers will be circulating to help students working on our recommended programs though, so students NOT working on these programs will need to have fully independent work. We have laptops, ipads and internet, so students doing online learning programs are welcome to do those during the 1-2pm block (work MUST be educational - no gaming, watching videos or playing around on the internet). CCL has created a Language Arts curriculum (Language Foundations for grades K-3, Language Mastery for grades 4-9) that is available free of charge for full day students. These programs can be purchased on the website for anyone interested. Placement tests are free of charge and the full curriculum can be viewed at CCL anytime. 

Our k-3 group currently has up to 10 students per day. Our 3rd-5th, 5th-7th and 7th-9th classes have up to 12 students per group. 

No - we have many flexible sign up options. Students can sign up for mornings only (9:30-12:30), afternoons only (12:30-2:30) or full day (9:30-2:30) and for 1, 2, 3 or 4 days a week (given space). 

We are a homeschool enrichment center, not a school, so do not have an attendance policy. Students can miss class anytime, but should be keeping up with any missed work (in the 3rd-9th grade groups). Refunds, credits and makeup days are not allowed. Classes for the full 9 weeks need to be paid for regardless of whether or not students will be attending all classes.

Morning classes each have their own curriculum, most of which is designed in full by CCL. You can find these listed under the 26/27 school year tab. Full curriculum for all classes is available to view at CCL anytime (before/after classes for enrolled students and by appointment for non-enrolled students). Students will have a bound notebook for each day they're enrolled which will contain all of the work done in class as well as homework assignments, and parents will have access to the digital versions of these notebooks as well as fully aligned apps for most classes which contain readings, video links, writing and quiz options. Students staying for afternoons will have recommended math (The Good and the Beautiful for grades K-7, Learn Math Fast for students needing to fill gaps, Saxon Math for Pre-Algebra, Algebra and Geometry) and language arts programs (Language Foundations for grades K-3, Language Mastery for grades 4+) and scheduling suggestions. Parents will be responsible for testing and placing their child in the appropriate math and LA programs, and purchasing these programs when needed. Full time full day students  will have access to free PDFs of Language Foundations and Language Mastery programs. The Good and the Beautiful math is a free PDF download.

Unfortunately we do not have an outside space at Creative Connections. We do have an amazing play room in 2B (where the k-3 group will be all day) filled with tons of toys, blocks, legos, a play kitchen, a light table and an ever-changing assortment of new cool things to play with. We also have art & sensory rooms in 2B which have a huge variety of art and craft materials, allowing kids to build creations that can be taken home. In 3B which is our older space, we have a piano, tons of board games, and a cozy room with a couch, nugget (floor couch), beanbag chairs and an air hockey table. Students have free time as they arrive from 9:25-9:45, between classes 1 and 2 from 10:30-10:45 (this is also snack time), at lunch time from 12:30-1, and at the end of the day from 2-2:30. All 3 older groups (3rd-5th, 5th-7th and 7th-9th) rotate with their group between 1 class in the front room of 2B and 2 other classes in 3B. The 3rd-5th grade group starts in 2B so they can enjoy the playroom and craft areas alongside the K-3 kids before 1st class and during snack time. The 5th-7th and 7th-9th grade groups start their classes in 3B.