Clarendon Alternative Elementary School (San Francisco, California)

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500 Clarendon Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94131-1113
(415) 759-2796
www.sfusd.edu/en/schools/school-information/clarendon-s...

Awarded the California Distinguished School designation, Clarendon Alternative School students consistently reflect outstanding achievement. All students participate in an enriched appropriate curriculum for gifted and high-ability students in all classrooms K-5. Our curriculum, content and teaching practices are assessment based and are relevant, engaging, purposeful, contextual and attainable. Three principles are the foundation for our approach: ongoing assessment of ourselves and each student�s learning; integrated and overlapping curriculum relevant to richly diverse students� goal and needs; and reflective and collaborative planning within staff and among resources who work with our students.

Clarendon has two distinctive programs available to students. Our Japanese Bilingual Bicultural Program (JBBP) offers Japanese language and cultural instruction for both native Japanese and native English speakers and actively promotes parent participation. Our Second Community Program actively promotes strong parent participation, project-based learning and teaches Italian to all students. Parent organization fund raise to support wide varieties of enrichment activities including dance, music, visual art, physical education, computer and field trips.

The school has private before and after school on-site childcare programs with a separate enrollment process.

San Francisco Unified School District