Christa McAuliffe School
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| Christa McAuliffe School | |
| Location | |
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| 12211 Titus Ave, Saratoga, CA 95070 |
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| Information | |
| School district | Cupertino Union School District |
| Principal | Louise Ostrov |
| Enrollment |
District-wide |
| Type | Elementary, Middle |
| Grades | K-8 |
| Motto | I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. |
| Mascot | Jaguar |
| Homepage | http://www.cupertino.k12.ca.us/mcauliffe.www/default.php |
Christa McAuliffe School is a public elementary school and middle school located in Saratoga, California, in the Cupertino Union School District (CUSD). It is one of three alternative schools in the district, accepting enrollment from anywhere within CUSD.
The primary differentiators that make McAuliffe an alternative to CUSD's neighborhood schools are its focus on educating the whole child and its parent participation. As opposed to back-to-basics schools that focus on the three Rs, McAuliffe teachers use a constructivist educational approach, employing an integrated, holistic curriculum that includes both social and broad academic learning. At McAuliffe, parent participation is not just encouraged, but one of the requirements of enrollment.[1] This, along with professional teacher's aides, provides a very high ratio of adult instructors and/or aides to students.
An important part of the McAuliffe experience is a series of overnight field trips. For example, while studying the settlement of the American west, 4th grade students go on a three-day trip where they simulate parts of the settlers' lifestyle.[2] In some years, older children go on longer trips which they plan themselves, such as the 2006 8th-grade bus trip that ended with the students helping New Orleans residents clean up after Hurricane Katrina.[3]
The unofficial motto of McAuliffe is the following quote from Confucius:
- I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
[edit] References
- ^ Seville, Michael (June 2005), “Get Parents Involved: The Foundation of Student Success”, Edutopia, <http://www.edutopia.org/get-parents-involved>
- ^ Fong, Dominique (2007-06-13), “McAuliffe students experience pioneer life”, The Cupertino Courier, <http://www.community-newspapers.com/archives/cupertinocourier/20070613/education1.shtml>
- ^ Domingue, Joanne Griffith (2006-05-31), “Katrina Kids”, The Sunnyvale Sun, <http://www.community-newspapers.com/archives/sunnyvalesun/20060531/cover1.shtml>
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