Welcome to the Multiage program at Orangethorpe Elementary school

The Program is composed of two classrooms; KCD, which includes students from grades K through 3rd, and Room 25 which includes students from grades 4th through 6th. To learn more about what each of these classrooms can offer your child, click on the tab appropriate to your childs grade level, above.

Our Mission
Orangethorpe School’s Alternative/Multiage program is in
its third decade and is comprised of students from grades K
through 6. We have come to view our mission as a commitment to perpetuating an authentic learning experience in academic disciplines and critical thinking skills, cradled
in the safe and nurturing environment which best provides
room for social and emotional growth. In this program
teachers and parents provide a backdrop for learning and
social development that acknowledges these cornerstones:
The belief that children learn best when allowed to learn
at their own pace, and that they have a more meaningful
experience in school when they can choose a method or
approach to understanding a subject, or a life skill, that
is relevant to them . The belief that when children learn
in an environment with a diversity in age, background and
culture they have a greater chance of acquiring the degree
of leadership, tolerance, and compassion necessary to
become pro-active citizens. The understanding of the
priceless value of parental participation in a child’s
educational experience And finally, the belief that a
learning environment which continually stresses one-on-one
interaction between adults and children fosters the
independent and responsible child. So it is upon these
cornerstones that we, as multiage teachers, have placed our
years of experience, and as parents our thousands of
combined hours of volunteer work, to create what we believe
is one of the best educational opportunities available.