Students who miss school due to illness may have opportunities to make up missed class time during the same school year. Because keeping sick children home helps protect the health of our school community, Hogarth Country Day School offers make-up options whenever enrollment, scheduling, staffing, and licensing limits permit.
Make-up opportunities are generally not offered before January. This allows children time to settle into their classroom routines and gives us time to see which families have accumulated illness-related absences before make-up scheduling begins.
Full-Day Make-Up Opportunities
When enrollment allows, children enrolled in a single session may be offered the opportunity to attend both the Early Kindergarten and Prekindergarten sessions on a regular school day.
For example, a Prekindergarten student may come for the Early Kindergarten session and remain through the afternoon, or an Early Kindergarten student may stay for the Prekindergarten session.
These full-day make-ups provide children with additional classroom time, lunch with friends, and the opportunity to enjoy activities from both programs.
Thursday Morning Make-Up Classes
From time to time, Hogarth may also offer a Thursday morning make-up class for children who are unable to attend a full-day make-up or when another make-up option is needed.
These classes are scheduled as needed and are not guaranteed.
EK+ Students
Children enrolled in EK+ already attend both the Early Kindergarten and Prekindergarten sessions, so they cannot make up missed time by simply adding the second class to their regular school day.
EK+ students also receive approximately one additional hour of school each day through lunch and the transition period between sessions. Over the course of a typical school year, this amounts to more than 100 additional hours of attendance, the equivalent of approximately 40 regular class sessions.
This extra time includes valuable opportunities for conversation, social development, independence, self-help skills, problem-solving, and other naturally occurring learning.
Even with this substantial additional time, EK+ students who have missed school because of illness are welcome to attend Thursday morning make-up classes whenever those classes are offered and space is available.
A Few Important Notes
Make-up opportunities apply only to illness-related absences.
They are offered as a courtesy and are not guaranteed. Availability depends upon enrollment, staffing, scheduling, and licensing limitations.
No refunds, credits, or tuition adjustments are provided for missed classes.
Please contact the school if you would like to discuss available make-up options for your child.