The Overlake School is situated on a rural campus that used to be a private farm. Today, the school serves students in grades 5 through 12 and offers a variety of academic and extracurricular programs, including several AP and honors classes. The Overlake School also provides select shuttle routes throughout the Eastside and to and from Seattle.
Best Beginnings Preschool provides a range of daily activities to foster children’s physical, cognitive, emotional, social, verbal and artistic growth. The school is an outreach program of the Holy Cross Episcopal Church and is located in the church building. They offer a non-demoninational curriculum for 3 and 4-year-old children as well as Pre-K children.
Horace Mann Elementary School provides a safe, supportive environment for children to learn, grow, and explore. Located in a quiet, safe neighborhood, the school provides a library, an Art Docent Program, Band Program, Birthday Book Club, Reflections Art Program, a library, special education, PTSA, a play area, and ample parking. The school also offers a variety of enrichment programs including Art, Chess Club, choral groups, dance, drama, math, and Spanish.
Louisa May Alcott Elementary is a public school within the Lake Washington School District. Alcott is one of five elementary schools in the district that offer a full-time advanced Quest program. The school's principal, James Spray, was principal at Benjamin Rush Elementary prior to starting work at Alcott in 2009.
Faith Lutheran Church holds Sunday worship at 9am and 11am, in addition to Sunday School at 10:10am. The church offers many other programs and outreach services, including bible study. Faith Lutheran School, located on the church grounds, provides a comprehensive education for pre-school and elementary students.
The Redmond Toddler Group is located inside the Lake Washington Technical College Redmond Campus. Just off of Marymoor Park, this more a parent/child program than a pre-school. Mandatory once-weekly attendance is required of parents.
Medina Academy is a private Muslim school that is located within the Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center and leases space from the City of Redmond. The school serves children through sixth grade and offers a core curriculum of reading, writing, math and science, in addition to physical education and Islam studies. Medina Acadmey also has a campus in Bellevue for preschool-age children.
Cascadia Montessori enrolls students in pre-kindergarten through fourth grade. In addition to a core curriculum of reading, math, spelling and language arts, Cascadia also offers instruction in cultural subjects, physical education and other areas. Before- and after-care is available.
Since 1987, Montessori Children's House has provided a high-quality early and elementary Montessori education to children in the Redmond area. The school's beautiful five-acre campus provides opportunities for students to learn about and connect with the natural world.
The Montessori method emphasizes independence, a noncompetitive environment and the availability of a wide variety of learning materials with which children can experiment at their own pace. Certified Montessori teachers guide, observe, assess and lead students through educational goals.
