AXIS International Academy Preschool
Your child and family can join one of the most diverse communities in Fort Collins! We are Northern Colorado's only true International School.
Preschool Program & Classroom Structure for 2025-26 School Year
Prekindergarten Full Day Program
Enrollment Requirements | 4 years of age or older before October 1st and fully toilet independent. |
Partner Language Offering | Full day PreK, Monday - Friday in your choice of a bilingual French, Mandarin Chinese, or Spanish classroom. Students will receive instruction in both their partner language & English. |
Schedule Options |
Full Day 8 AM - 3:10 PM
Monday - Friday
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Before & After Care
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Before Care (7:00 AM - 8:00 AM)
After Care (3:10 PM - 5:30 PM)
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Our Full Day Prekindergarten Programs:
- Offer learning and language growth through activity and intentional play (Play-based philosophy).
- Build language skills and important knowledge following the Core Knowledge Scope and Sequence.
- Build math and number sense in alignment with Singapore Math.
- Use the Handwriting without Tears materials.
- Use the RULER Social Emotional Learning program from Yale University's Center for Emotional Intelligence.
- Offer automatic enrollment in our tuition-free, K-6 language immersion public charter school.
- Follow the AXIS School Year Calendar (mid-August through the end of May).
- Have ample outdoor time.
- Are invited to perform at and join in our seasonal cultural festivals.
- Follow state guidelines on child to teacher ratios.
- Have competitive tuition rates are intentionally set based on our value of diversity across all areas, including socio-economic diversity.
- Focuses on helping prepare students for a dual immersion language education by placing emphasis on developing social skills and familiarity with the classroom environment.
- Offers learning and language growth through activity and intentional play (Play-based philosophy).
Programming and Core Knowledge Curriculum
School Lunches
AXIS offers free breakfast and lunch to all preschool and prekindergarten students who choose to participate.
Please visit our Nutrition Page for more information.