Rancho Classroom Enrichment Programs
 Rancho continues to keep art education a part of our enrichment program.
 Starting in February, our 1st-4th graders will participate in a wonderful new multicultural music and dance program through Young Imaginations. This eight week program will further enhance their learning opportunities by developing knowledge, skills and appreciation of art as it is integrated into their core curriculum.
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Academic
Coach
 A large part of the success of our new Academic Coach
Enrichment Program can be attributed to finding the right person to
fill this new role. Rancho was lucky to find the perfect fit right in
the Rancho community with Catherine Nam. Many of you may know Catherine
already. She has two children enrolled at Rancho. Catherine taught at
White Hill Middle School in Fairfax as well as at Quimby Oak in San
Jose. She also has previous experience teaching Kindergarten and 1st
grade. She has an extensive background as a math mentor, served on the
math leadership team, and trained all district teachers in Algebra while
at White Hill. Catherine also worked as a reader/scorer for a countywide
writing task force and taught GATE classes. Catherine has her BA in
psychology from UC Santa Cruz and her teaching credential from San Francisco
State.
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Young Imaginations
Young Imaginations (YI), a non-profit agency founded in
1987, provides multicultural music and dance classes for approximately
10,000 children annually in San Francisco, Marin, Sonoma and East Bay
schools. Their programs allow the integration of arts education into
the core curriculum, strengthening language and math learning through
innovative approaches that are aligned with mandated state standards
and the requirements of standardized testing. A strong arts program
can lead to increased student motivation and achievement across the
curriculum and to a lifelong love of learning.
1st - 4th graders will be participating in an 8 week multicultural music and
dance class starting in February.
Read more about Young Imaginations at http://www.youngimaginations.org.
Youth In Arts
Youth In Arts is a local organization founded in 1970 by representatives from local art organizations concerned about diminishing resources for arts education. They provide a program that allows children the opportunity to experience Visual Arts, Dance, Drama and Music programs taught by practicing artists who are experienced in the classroom. This diverse group of artists works with schools, principals, teachers and students to provide a comprehensive residency program supplementing the current arts education opportunities available at participating schools. Rancho students participate in a nine week course that includes:
5th Grade - Cartoon Drawing
Read more about Youth In Arts at http://www.youthinarts.org/.
Pillars of Character Program
The Rancho Pillars of Character program officially
begins October 1st. Each month, we will introduce
one "character word" to
our students. The word will be highlighted
in the Friday Flash, on the marquee, on the
Rancho website, as well as displayed on a banner
outside the multi use room. Mrs. Adams will
also discuss the character trait during the
flag ceremony on the first Friday of each month.
In addition, each teacher will also receive
a booklist that will contain the titles of books that pertain to each
of the character traits.
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