To facilitate our students' development, Joaquin Moraga intermediate School offers a transition from a self-contained classroom to a fully departmentalized environment. Within the classrooms the students find themselves in programs which provide a diversity of instructional techniques which address their psychological and academic needs. The environment allows the students to recognize that they are valuable members of our school community who are respected and enjoyed The curriculum presented to the students centers around the higher levels of thought and response while addressing individual abilities and learning styles. The activities also include opportunity for physical movement within a safe setting. For the school experience to be of maximum worth, it is important that the learning process involves the effort and support of the students, the parents and the instructional staff.
Some courses are one semester while others are two semesters in length.
We believe that our program will provide a meaningful experience for our students. The exact date of student pictures, parent club sign-ups, and locker assignments will be published in the JM News and the summer mailer. Class schedules for all students will be distributed on the first day of school or mailed if a stamped, self-addressed envelope is provided. A three period block in which students experience instruction in language arts and social studies. The students remain with the same teacher throughout the year.