f you are considering a preschool, make it SRNS: This is my third child going through this wonderful preschool program. It is a 2 hour & 45 minute session; you can either choose the AM (9:00-11:45) or the PM (12:20-3:15) class. It is an optional co-op program. Optional, being you can pay extra not to participate. However, if you choose to participate, it is not your normal cooperative school. From my understanding, many co-op's require a parent's daily/weekly participation, Smoke Rise does not. There are 4 main requirements involved. First, you agree to be on a committee, depending on your schedule, you may want to pick a program with little involvement to being very involved. Second, you are given approximately 1-2 weeks where you are on a substitution list and a cooking list; whereas if a teacher is sick or the school is cooking that week you will need to come in, if not, you don't. Third, you must do one holiday party. Lastly, approximately once a month, SRNS offers a class trip, in