Ecole 360 serves children from six weeks through age five, across Infants (6 wks – 12 mo), Toddlers (15 mo – 2 yrs), Discovery Preschool (2 – 3 yrs), Preschool (3 – 4 yrs), Pre-K (4 – 5 yrs), and Spanish Immersion (3 – 5 yrs).
Ecole 360 has three locations in Chicago's Northwest Suburbs — Arlington Heights (at Route 53 & Dundee Rd), Palatine (at Algonquin & Roselle Rd), and Schaumburg (on Roselle Rd) — serving families throughout the surrounding communities.
Ecole 360 follows its own Signature Curriculum, built around four developmental pillars — emotional, intellectual, physical, and social growth. Every classroom also includes daily enrichments such as Sign Language, Yoga, French, Spanish, and Orff-inspired music, all included in tuition.
Ecole 360 provides a clean, thoughtfully prepared menu made fresh on-site, with organic meals and snacks served daily as part of tuition. Learn more about our nutrition program.
Yes — we recommend it. You can schedule a private tour by calling your preferred location or filling out the form on our Schedule a Tour page. Tours run M–F 7am–8pm, Sat–Sun 10am–5pm.
Times are anchors, not alarms. The rhythm is the same every day; the pace follows the children.
| Time | Moment | What Happens |
|---|---|---|
| 6:30 AM | Arrival & Welcome | Greeted by name, hellos chosen at the Greetings Menu, jobs claimed, and the day's headline read. |
| 8:30 | Breakfast | Fresh, organic food at a shared table. Manners and healthy habits are taught here, not assumed. |
| 9:00 | Morning Spark | The week's theme opens, the big question, the read-aloud, and the day's first wondering. |
| 9:20 | Work Time & Small Groups | Language & Literacy · Math & Science Discovery · Reading & Story · Art & Creative Expression · Real-Life Skills. Interest areas stay open all week. |
| Daily | Enrichment | One every day, Sign Language · Spanish · Yoga · Orff-Inspired Music · French, five enrichments across the week. |
| Morning | Outside Time | 20–30 minutes by rotation, or our indoor movement space when the weather keeps us in. |
| 11:45 | Lunch | Fresh, organic food. Trying something new is celebrated, "no thank you" is respected, and children clear their own places. |
| 12:20–2:30 | Rest & Quiet Time | Bodies rest. Early risers read, draw, and work quietly beside them. |
| 2:30 | Waking & Small Groups | Slow waking at each child's own pace, cots away by their own hands, then small groups. |
| 3:00 | Afternoon Snack | The third meal of the day, fresh fruit and whole foods, poured and passed by the children. |
| Afternoon | Outside Time | 20–30 minutes by rotation, or our indoor movement space. |
| 3:30 | Twilight — Wind-Down | The day closes: what we noticed, what we made, and one quiet piece of work. |
| Until 6:00 PM | Choice Time & Goodbyes | Interest areas stay open, families greeted and updated at the door, and every departure by name. |
Fun Fact: The Orff approach teaches music the same way children learn language—through exploration, imitation, movement, and play.
Family Feedback: Many families share that children bring these techniques home, using breathing exercises and mindfulness strategies independently in everyday situations.
Fun Fact: Children can naturally acquire multiple languages simultaneously during early childhood. Research suggests that young children have the remarkable ability to learn several languages with native-like proficiency when exposed consistently from an early age.
Fun Fact: Research shows that sign language can strengthen communication skills and support language development long before children are able to express themselves fully with words.
