The school serves three hundred fifty-five students in kindergarten through sixth grade. Students at Banoak School have numerous opportunities for enrichment in all curricular areas. The Reading and Language Arts program is phonics-based. Assessment tools are used to ensure students receive instruction at their level of comprehension. As a result, s tudents receive multilevel instruction in reading.
Multisensory instruction is used for remediation at all levels.
Reading and writing experiences are both narrative and expository based, and integrated within content areas of science, social studies, and mathematics. Computers in all classrooms and labs, featuring MacIntosh computers, provide the technology for extending and enhancing learning associated with all aspects of the curriculum. Supervised Internet access provides the opportunity for global communication and exploration to appropriate sites. The Banoak School community, including staff and parents, is committed to effective communication between the home and school. Our School Improvement Plan specifically addresses strategies for integrating positive teaching techniques across the curriculum.