TUCKER MAXON SCHOOL

TUCKER MAXON'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR KINDERGARTEN TO 5TH GRADERS INTEGRATES DEAF AND HEARING CHILDREN INTO MAINSTREAM CLASSROOMS. OUR MODEL IS UNIQUE IN OREGON AND IS CONSIDERED LEADING EDGE NATIONALLY. FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE DEAF, WE FOCUS ON LISTENING AND SPOKEN LANGUAGE RATHER THAN SIGN LANGUAGE. CHILDREN WHO ARE DEAF RECEIVE ADDITIONAL SERVICES FROM LICENSED TEACHERS OF THE DEAF AND OUR ONSITE AUDIOLOGIST AND SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS. EACH CLASSROOM OFFERS A PERSONALIZED INTEGRATED CURRICULUM BASED ON STATE STANDARDS AND THE SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING CURRICULUM CARING DISCIPLINE. EVERY DAY, MATH, READING, WRITING AND SPELLING ARE WOVEN INTO ALL AREAS OF LEARNING WITH AN EMPHASIS ON ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE. SCIENCE AND SOCIAL STUDIES ARE INTEGRATED IN RICH STUDENT DRIVEN PROJECTS THAT ARE COMPLETED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. WITH AN AVERAGE 1:8 EDUCATOR TO STUDENT RATIO, TUCKER MAXON FOCUSES ON SPEECH DEVELOPMENT BY CREATING A LANGUAGE RICH ENVIRONMENT WITH OPEN ENDED DISCUSSIONS AND CRITICAL THINKING. OUR ELEMENTARY TEACHERS ARE DEDICATED, CREATIVE, CARING AND ENERGETIC. THEY ARE ALSO HIGHLY QUALIFIED WITH MASTER'S DEGREES IN EDUCATION AND STATE CERTIFICATIONS. ALL OUR STUDENTS TAKE ART AND MUSIC CLASSES EACH WEEK AND PE DAILY. WE FOCUS ON COMMUNICATION, LITERACY, SUSTAINABILITY, AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE.

TUCKER MAXON'S PRESCHOOL FOR 3 TO 5 YEAR OLDS FOLLOWS AN AGE APPROPRIATE, CHILD DIRECTED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IN WHICH CHILDREN LEARN THROUGH PLAY AND STIMULATING HANDS ON ACTIVITIES. PRESCHOOL ALSO UTILIZES CARING DISCIPLINE, A SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING CURRICULUM. THIS IS A SCHOOL, NOT DAY CARE. CLASSROOMS, DAILY SCHEDULES, ACTIVITIES, MATERIALS AND LEARNING STRATEGIES ALL REFLECT AN INDEPTH KNOWLEDGE OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT. WITH AN AVERAGE 1:8 EDUCATOR TO STUDENT RATIO, WE FOCUS ON SPEECH DEVELOPMENT BY CREATING A LANGUAGE RICH ENVIRONMENT. CHILDREN WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING RECEIVE ADDITIONAL SERVICES FROM LICENSED TEACHERS OF THE DEAF AND OUR ONSITE AUDIOLOGIST AND SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS. OUR PRESCHOOL OFFERS HIGHLY TRAINED TEACHERS WITH MASTER'S DEGREES IN EDUCATION. MUSIC AND ART ARE INTEGRATED THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL CURRICULUM. PHYSICAL EDUCATION IS IN A FULL SIZED GYMNASIUM COMPLETE WITH A ROCK CLIMBING WALL. OUR CAMPUS FEATURES A TREEHOUSE CLASSROOM AND A LARGE PLAYGROUND WHERE CHILDREN CAN EXPLORE NATURE IN OUR GARDEN AND GREENHOUSE AND HELP CARE FOR OUR GOATS. PARENTS WHO CHOOSE TUCKER MAXON FOR PRESCHOOL ARE PREPARING THEIR CHILDREN FOR KINDERGARTEN AND LAYING A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR LIFELONG LEARNING.