E ric has had a chance to visit White Oak High School Charter Program, Redwood Elementary Homeschool Charter Program, Monterey Bay Charter School Program, Big Sur Charter Program and Tierra Pacifica Charter School Program. He looks forward to visiting the remaining charter school programs in the following months. T he remainder of the newsletter is just a tid-bit of what is happening in all 12 Programs. O ur families like to get to know each other. Title 2 White Oak High School Charter Program W e just completed the end of our 1st semester with many of the students completing their stated goals.
Grades are out and the overall percentage of passing students is up.
The 2nd semester will begin with a full enrollment of 65 students. Lots of new exciting classes are on tap for this semester such as World History, Spanish, Philosophy of Education, Art History, Journalism and Drawing. We have studied Mexico and Central America, learned Spanish, had a Mexican Fiesta, studied and done reports on Japan, have learned how to paint Japanese characters, and will be learning to make sushi. We have studied folk tales and myths from around the world. S ome upcoming field trips include trips to the Santa Cruz Mission Adobe, Santa Cruz Natural History Museum, San Francisco Symphony and the Tech Museum in San Jose.