Four year old students are enrolled in the Montesorri program, a world renowned, child-centered and child-directed educational approach with a solid foundation in basic academics and an emphasis on building vocabulary and promoting social skills.
Four year old students begin a Montessori curriculum which fosters independence via a creatively designed series of sensory experiences.
RCPS Preschool students then matriculate to kindergarten at RCPS Charter K5 where they begin the Open Court program which focuses on phonetics, vocabulary, reading comprehension and the Harcourt math curriculum. The program also includes science and social studies.
Tutoring, additional instruction and role models are provided as a result of our partnerships with Bentley High School of Lafayette, Prospect Sierra School of El Cerrito and Richmond's Leadership Public High School. The enrichment after school program includes Computer Lab, Mexican Folkloric and Movement, Art, Spanish and Gospel Choir, all of which are taught by professionals in their field. At the same time we offer 90 minutes of homework help for students requiring additional academic support.
We also maintain an Edible Community Garden which is cultivated by the students, staff and community volunteers.
The goal of RCP Schools is to provide Richmond K-6 students with a college quality academic foundation.
To reach this goal the RCP mission is focused on “. . . academic services resulting in grade appropriate achievement. ..”
It truly takes the combined efforts of our students, teachers, and parents for us to reach our academic goals.
Our program includes celebrating and rewarding academic success. Last year we successfully piloted our Certification
program which requires each student to demonstrate grade appropriate achievement in Math and Language Arts.
Approximately 70% of our students earned certification.
In August, 2011, we received our STAR scores. Our scores improved substantially.
Our reading scores were 11% lower than the California average, but our math scores were 12 % higher.
We rose from a 696 API to an API of 755, a 59 point increase.
Our API goal for 2012 is 800+ !
