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Classroom Experience
SCS
students study independently or in groups, and apply information they
learned to higher levels. They have opportunity to express, represent,
interpret, and communicate through the arts and music. They acknowledge
as individuals responsibility for themselves, their ethical behavior,
and their productivity in life. They learn to exhibit social skills,
respecting individual and cultural diversity, demonstrating service to
the school and the community. They acquire a sense of Sonoma Valley's
heritage and its relationship to the world at large.
Students leave each multi-age classroom level with demonstrated age-appropriate competency in the following disciplines:
- Citizenship
- Creative arts
- Health/Fitness
- History/Social Science
- Language Arts
- Mathematics
- Performing Arts/Music
- Science
- Technology
Clusters
of grades allow students to develop at their own pace, yet still
provide benchmarks to measure their development against standards.
Cluster 1: Kindergarten through grade 3 (grouped as K-1, 1-2, and 2-3)
Cluster 2: Grades 4 and 5 (two classrooms of 4/5)
Cluster 3: Grades 6 through 8 (individual grades)
Within
clusters, students are grouped based on readiness for particular skills
and provided differentiated instruction in small groups or within the
whole class accordingly. Most classrooms consist of multi-aged
heterogeneous student groups with teachers working together to ensure
smooth and successful transition from cluster to cluster. Each cluster
has a lead teacher.
For more information about individual teachers and specific information about each cluster, please visit SCS Teacher Home
