About Classes
This course helps children not just read, but understand, feel, discuss, and reflect. We work with texts in different formats: reading aloud, listening, thinking, answering, and creating. It’s a course about meaning, not just words.
Schedule & Tuition
📅 September 6, 2025 – May 30, 2026
🕒 Saturdays, 4:00 – 4:45 PM
📍 First United Methodist Church of Beaverton, 12555 SW 4th St, Beaverton, OR 97005
💵 $105/month
How Classes Work
We use the materials of the Rosinka School (Tokyo):
– Short texts for independent reading with follow-up assignments
– Works read aloud by an adult while the child listens, discusses, and completes activities
We analyze and compare characters, discuss motivations, act out scenes, and create continuations. Over the year, we cover 6+ works, including Children in the Grove, The Tale of the Brave Hare, The Twelve Months, The Geese-Swans, and others.
What You’ll Learn
- Skills for thoughtful, engaged reading
- Rich vocabulary and clear expression
- Understanding characters, actions, and story structure
- Ability to ask questions and participate in discussion
- Seeing literature as a living, meaningful world
Who This Class Is For
For ages 8–9, for readers who want to go deeper. Suitable for confident readers and those learning to read with focus and understanding
Payment & Terms
Monthly Tuition:
— By enrolling in a course, you agree to monthly tuition payments, which will be charged automatically each month.
— No adjustments or refunds are provided for missed classes due to vacation, illness, or other personal reasons.
Registration Fee:
— A one-time annual registration fee of $15 per person is due at the time of enrollment.
— This fee is non-refundable if you discontinue classes.
Sibling Discount:
— Families enrolling two or more children in Saturday School receive a 10% discount on the registration fee for the second and each additional child.
How to Withdraw from Classes:
- Please notify us by the 20th of the current month.
- Cancellations made after the 20th will incur a service fee equal to one month’s tuition.
Scarlet Sails reserves the right to terminate enrollment if a student consistently disrupts class or violates conduct guidelines.
📩 Questions? Email us at classes@sstheater.org — we’ll be happy to assist and help you find the program that’s the best fit.