Suzuki Early Childhood Education (SECE)

ABOUT SECE
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REGISTer for FAll ’25

Registration for Fall 2025 is open now! Call 718-622-3300 to learn more.

Age Range: 0-3K

Fall 2025 Schedule (15 Weeks):

  • Thursdays: 9/11/25 – 1/22/26: Taught by Shayna Dulberger and Ruth Klukoff
    • Section 1: 9:15 AM – 10:15 AM
    • Section 2: 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
  • Mondays: 9/8/25 – 1/5/26: Taught by Ruth Klukoff and Aaron Van Heyningen
    • Section 1: 9:30 – 10:30 AM
    • Section 2: 10:45 – 11:45 AM

Tuition: $813.70

What is SECE?

In our Suzuki Early Childhood Education program, teachers lead families through a curriculum of songs, rhymes and activities designed to keep children engaged in a calm, focused environment. Taking turns and collaborating on familiar activities, students develop social skills and connection! Teachers make use of various instruments such as the triangle, xylophone, woodblock and drums to enhance and nurture the foundational development of pitch and rhythm necessary to begin private instrumental study when they are older. The occasional guest may even demonstrate an instrument from our Suzuki Instrumental Program!

Our Suzuki Early Childhood Education classes are offered in two 15-week sessions, with rolling admissions. Tuition will be prorated for families joining mid-semester. Families may register one semester at a time.

Free Trial Classes

All new families can sign up for a free Trial Class by calling our Registration Desk at 718-622-3300!

  • Trial Classes take place on the first day of the semester. 
  • Spots are filling up fast, and signing up for a Trial Class does not reserve your spot in the class. Please register to secure your spot in the full semester of classes. 
  • Parents or caregivers must participate in the Trial Class with their child.

Registration & Financial Aid

SECE is currently enrolling new students for Fall 2025! To sign up with your little one, complete the following:

  1. Click here to create a Registration account (for new families).
  2. Fill out BKCM’s Student & Family Survey.
  3. Call our front desk to register at 718-622-3300.

If you’d like to learn more first, you can take a free trial class (see below), or join the SECE Interest List to be updated during future registration periods.

Financial Aid is available. Please submit your application here or contact BKCM’s financial aid officer, Kris Mandapat: kris.mandapat@bkcm.org for more information. 

Suzuki Bridges

Is your little one in Pre-K or Kindergarten? We encourage you to explore our Suzuki Bridges program, which is meant as a bridge for slightly older children into our world-class Suzuki Instrumental Program!