Curriculum and Instruction

PARENT PARTICIPATION ORION ALTERNATIVE CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION
In our program we meet the needs of the whole child with social emotional skill building, thematic learning, and parent involvement. Family participation in all aspects of the school helps us model global citizenship.

Grade K-5: Curriculum Benchmark Advance. Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking. This is an integrated curriculum that combines Social Science and Science with ten specific themes throughout the year.

English Language Development (ELD): for students identified by State testing annually as English Learners in grades TK-5. 30 minutes daily.

Social Science & Science through thematic integrated units of study:
Students in all classes integrate Language Arts reading and writing through content of science and social science. Teachers in grades k-3 receive intensive training and ongoing support in teaching students to read, write, listen and speak through content standards using strategies from SEAL, Sobrato Early Academic Language training.

Social Studies and Science integrated Mandarin curriculum with support materials from Level Learning, and Better Chinese.

Parents in the Mandarin Immersion Program will receive detailed information about instruction and curriculum, classroom and pedagogy at Back to School Night.