About OrionOrion School is a partnership of parents, teachers and community serving children throughout Redwood City School District. The focus is on a curriculum that contributes to the maximum development of the 'whole' child. The goal is to instill in each child a love of learning, as well as the confidence and skills necessary to meet future challenges.Our nine classrooms are configured this year as K, K, 1, 1, 2, 2 3-4, 3-4, and 4-5. Our small school size ensures that teachers share information so that all children receive personal understanding and a thoughtfully designed education. Each child is viewed as a unique individual with his/her own unique style and rate of growth. An integrated curriculum that is hands-on and experiential, incorporating a variety of off-site learning opportunities, while simultaneously adhering to mandatory California State Standards, helps children form real-life connections to classroom learning. Parents are expected to participate in classroom or school activities, parent education and school leadership activities during the year. Parents may work in the classroom or help with activities outside the classroom a minimum of 2 hours a week (total of 72 hours for one child; 108 hours for two or more children).
The Orion Handbook (2007/2008 Edition) The Orion Handbook is a set of documents that fully explains how Orion works. It's distributed to families that request a paper copy. Now that it's posted here, most families choose to read it online. To request a paper copy of any of these documents, contact Tiffany Teele. Click the links below to read the PDF version of each document. If there's no link, the document is not available online yet.
Other Documents This section contains much information about our school in several different formats. Feel free to explore the links presented below. |