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Awards |
"Demonstration School" for Legacy Foundation's High Performance Schools program, Accredited by the Western Association of Schools & Colleges |
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Special features |
nonprofit, before- and after- school care |
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Gender composition |
coed |
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Dress code |
Uniforms required |
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School Mission
- Since 1982, the mission of the Almaden Country School has been to discover the gifts in every child.
A gifted education is one that offers a traditional liberal arts and sciences curriculum in an appropriate developmental sequence. It includes strong academics, continuity and integration of curriculum, and broad enrichment programs. Academic expectations are high and with the guidance of superior faculty members, students learn and master the necessary skills to prepare them for life and the future.
| Curriculum |
- Foreign language(s) taught: French and Spanish.
- This school has a particular instructional focus on hands-on learning, project-based instruction.
- Physical education is required for the following grades: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
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Instructional Program Highlights
- DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION: Our primary focus is on each child as an individual. Curriculum is adapted and enriched to meet the needs of all students.
- CHARACTER EDUCATION: We define a competent student as one who understands factual information, has developed achievement skills, and has high moral character.
- SPECIALISTS: Each enrichment subject is taught by a specialist in that area. This allows core academic teachers to become specialists themselves in reading, math and history.
| Activities and Sports |
- Girls sports: basketball, track and volleyball.
- Boys sports: basketball, football and track.
- Clubs and extra-curricular activities include: Inter-scholastic athletics (football, volleyball, basketball, track), grades 5-8; Performance choir and dance groups; Homework Center; FIRST Lego League competitive robotics, starting in 4th grade; Band and Chess Club.
- This school has the following art(s) programs: band, theater/drama, chorus, photography, drawing/painting and Music History & Theory.
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Parent and Community Support
- HIGH PARENT INVOLVEMENT: Almaden Country School recognizes the most important aspect of a child's education - parental involvement. The school has a very active Parent Service Auxiliary (PSA).
The mission of the PSA is to build a sense of community for the parents and children of Almaden Country School through financial support, professional resources and social activities.
| Technology and Facilities |
- This school has 3 students per computer.
- 100% of classrooms are connected to the Internet.
- This school offers wireless internet (wi-fi) access to students.
- This school was established between 1980-1989.
- No transportation is provided to this school.
- Library facilities: The library contains over 16,000 books and we have a full time librarian on staff. Every class visits the library once a week, including our Early Childhood programs. Children are encouraged to read and are allowed to check out as many books as they like for as long as they need, during the length of one trimester.
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| Admissions and Enrollment |
- Measures used to evaluate applicants: interview, recommendations and samples of student work.
- To evaluate applicants, this school also uses: 2-day shadow visit.
- Of the students who applied for admission to this school for the current school year, 61-80% were accepted.
- Tuition: $12,000-$12,999
- Graduates typically go to: Private high schools (80%) and Neighborhood public high schools (20%).
- Students at this school are admitted on the basis of tests, grades, auditions or other criteria.
- Most 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: Low class sizes and high parent involvement.
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| Other Features and Highlights |
- 86-90% of students remained enrolled at the school between last school year and this school year.
- This school has an emphasis in: Broad enrichment with traditional academics in a nurturing environment.
- Regular classroom hours: 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges in 2004.
- Principal has been at this school for 21 years.
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Volunteer requests
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Category: technology
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Description: Computer lab assistant
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- Contact name: Steve Hayden
- Contact phone: 408.997.0424 ext.222
- Contact email: shayden@a-cs.org
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Description: Landscape design & contractor services
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- Contact name: Steve Hayden
- Contact phone: 408.997.0424 ext.222
- Contact email: shayden@a-cs.org
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Donation requests
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Description: Seeking to build $5M scholarship fund endowment
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- Contact name: Steve Hayden
- Contact phone: 408.997.0424 ext.222
- Contact email: shayden@a-cs.org
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Category: athletics
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Description: Seeking to build gymnasiusm
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- Contact name: Steve Hayden
- Contact phone: 408.997.0424 ext.222
- Contact email: shayden@a-cs.org
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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 01/23/2008. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by school officials.
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