• Why aren't TALK classes offered at our school?

TALK is a non-profit organization run by parent volunteers, and we offer classes as a response to demand from parents who are willing to help us set up new classes. All tuition money goes to pay teacher salaries, facility rentals, and classroom supplies. Typically, it takes a minimum of 7 children to make a class logistically and financially viable, and 2 classes are required at each site. If interest is sufficient, TALK can handle the teacher hiring, facility use permit and fees, and marketing.

 

• Why are classes not offered on Fridays?

The Davis Joint Unified School District does not allow morning classes on Fridays to provide flexibility in preparing for school-wide Friday activities such as school announcements or assemblies. 

 

• Why are classes only offered early in the morning (7:40-8:10am)?

Our classes are geared for children in the K-6 level. Typically, the different grades all start the day at the same time but come out of school at different times of the day, making it difficult to find a time that accommodates all of them together.  

 

• Why doesn't TALK start on the first day of school and run until the last day of school?

We tweak the calendar for several reasons. The first is that every Fall, parents don't find out about the TALK program until after the first day of classes, usually through our advertising flyer that goes into kids' backpacks at the end of the second week of school. As it turns out, most parents appreciate the lag time to allow their children to get back in the flow of school. Additionally, most of our teachers are UC Davis students, and the University calendar starts a month later, with final exams and breaks starting earlier.