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Principal |
Debbie Hobin email the principal |
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Special features |
nonprofit |
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Dress code |
Dress code: Clothing should be clean and safe, including appropriate footwear.
Clothing should not be disruptive to teaching or learning.
The following are inappropriate for school: Bare midriff apparel, tube tops, halter-tops, see-through clothing, short shorts, cutoffs with ragged hem, high heels, strapless sandals, sagging pants, exposed underwear. |
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School Mission
- To facilitate educational and personal growth, to nurture and support a partnership of students, teachers, families and the community based on mutual respect and appreciation, to build on the philosophies of multi-age grouping, Montessori, multiple intelligences, and bodybrain compatibility, to encourage critical thinking, develop individual strengths, and recognize diverse learning styles.
| Curriculum |
- Foreign language(s) taught: Spanish.
- This school has a particular instructional focus on hands-on learning, project-based instruction.
- The school uses the following instructional model: Montessori
- Physical education is required for the following grades: K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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Instructional Program Highlights
- Multiple Intelligences Theory
- Brain Compatible Learning
- Positive Discipline
- Integrated Thematic Instruction
| Activities and Sports |
- Girls sports: soccer and volleyball.
- Boys sports: soccer.
- This school has the following art(s) programs: orchestra, band, theater/drama, chorus, photography, drawing/painting, ceramics, dance, video/film production and Visual Arts/Crafts.
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Parent and Community Support
- Parents are encouraged to do volunteer hours in class, fundraising, campus beautification, creating community partnerships, teaching electives, assisting teachers or administrators in a variety of ways.
Other news or notes
- We are dedicated to maintaining a small school atmosphere where students know that their teachers care about them. We maintain an attendance of less than 200 students. Instruction is geared to meeting the needs of individual students and preparing them to become lifelong learners.
| Technology and Facilities |
- This school offers wireless internet (wi-fi) access to students.
- This school was established in 1998.
- No transportation is provided to this school.
- Recent or upcoming renovations: We are completing our new facility by paving the playground and installing 5 new portable buildings which will be used for electives and our Wonderful Wednesday program wherein students participate in Martial Arts, Visual Art, Music, P.E. and Dance.
- Gymnasium and physical education facilities: We do not have a gymnasium, but can utilize our multi-use room for large gatherings or physical activities such as PE in the event of rain.
- Library facilities: Now our library is being housed in individual classrooms. With the addition of our portable classrooms, we may decide to house a library there.
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| Admissions and Enrollment |
- Graduates typically go to: Antioch High School and Deer Valley High School.
- Students at this school are chosen by a lottery system.
- Less than half of the students at this school come from the neighborhood where the school is located.
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| Safety, Discipline and Support |
- Safety and discipline-related resources include: Positive Discipline.
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| Other Features and Highlights |
- 96-100% of students remained enrolled at the school between last school year and this school year.
- Regular classroom hours: 8:15 AM to 3:00 PM.
- Principal has been at this school for 10 years.
- Principal has 30 years of experience.
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| Source of Data |
Additional information, including curriculum and special programs, was either submitted to GreatSchools by a school official or comes directly from the school or school district's Web site. This page was last updated on 10/09/2007. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by school officials.
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