<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><br></div><div><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.15; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 11pt;">Nature. Art. Play. Cooperative. Learn about our school through Admissions and Coffee Chat parent events.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.15; orphans: 2; widows: 2; height: 11pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 11pt;"></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.15; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Hello! </p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.15; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">Please see below for two opportunities to learn more about Takoma Park Cooperative Nursery School, where we are so thankful to be able to send our daughter, Mavis (4) - and if you have any questions, please reach out!</p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.15; orphans: 2; widows: 2; height: 11pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 11pt;"></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.15; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="x-apple-data-detectors://0" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="0" style="color: currentcolor; text-decoration-color: rgba(127, 127, 127, 0.380392);">Saturday Morning</a> Coffee, <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://1" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="1" style="color: currentcolor; text-decoration-color: rgba(127, 127, 127, 0.380392);">January 11th, 10-11:30 am</a></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.15; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Literacy, Thematic Literature:</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 11pt;"> Join us for a parent only morning of sharing ideas and discussion. We will cover how to present and revisit complex texts and picture books with children, young and old. We will also talk about how to unpack themes with children. Registration link below.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.15; orphans: 2; widows: 2; height: 11pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 11pt;"></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.15; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 11pt;">Admissions Information Session, <a href="x-apple-data-detectors://2" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="calendar-event" x-apple-data-detectors-result="2" style="color: currentcolor; text-decoration-color: rgba(127, 127, 127, 0.380392);">Saturday, January 11th, 1-2:30 pm</a></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.15; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 11pt;">We welcome parents to come and learn about our program. You will see our school environment and materials that are crafted to create a unique experience for children and parents. You will meet the parents and teachers who have dedicated themselves to creating the best possible setting for the children to discover and celebrate their community and their place in it. (Because of space limitations this is a parent only event.)</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.15; orphans: 2; widows: 2; height: 11pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 11pt;"></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.15; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 11pt;">Registration for both events is required:</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.15; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/o/takoma-park-cooperative-nursery-school-17142273784" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="3" style="color: currentcolor;">https://www.eventbrite.com/o/takoma-park-cooperative-nursery-school-17142273784</a></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.15; orphans: 2; widows: 2; height: 11pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 11pt;"></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.15; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 11pt;">The Cooperative School is:</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.15; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Arts-based:</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 11pt;"> Children explore process and technique through exploration in visual art, music, and movement.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.15; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Play-based:</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 11pt;"> The language of play and all it entails provides children the focus, problem-solving skills, creativity, and willingness to explore their world, forge relationships and create a foundation for life-long learning. </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.15; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Nature-infused:</span><span style="vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 11pt;"> Our outdoor space features natural elements—logs, pebbles, sand, rocks, branches—and thoughtfully selected repurposed materials ready the space for imaginary play. (We play outside every day—in all weather!)</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.15; orphans: 2; widows: 2; height: 11pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 11pt;"></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.15; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 11pt;">Preview our curriculum, environment, philosophy of education, and our approach to the parent cooperative model, by visiting our website: <a href="http://takomacooperativeschool.com/" dir="ltr" x-apple-data-detectors="true" x-apple-data-detectors-type="link" x-apple-data-detectors-result="4" style="color: currentcolor;">http://takomacooperativeschool.com</a></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.15; orphans: 2; widows: 2; height: 11pt;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 11pt;"></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.15; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 11pt;">The Cooperative School, a not-for-profit corporation, welcomes families of all races, colors, religions and national and ethnic origins without regard to sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status.</span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.15; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 11pt;"><br></span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.15; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 11pt;">Happy New Year! </span></p><p style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial; line-height: 1.15; orphans: 2; widows: 2;"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; font-size: 11pt;">-Teresa Jiménez</span></p></div></body></html>