Properties of the 4th – 8th Grade Experience at McAuliffe
- Flexible environment for learning where children are encouraged to observe, research, problem-solve and cooperate.
- Innovative hands-on teaching and field trips to enrich the learning experience.
- Frequent opportunities for students to exercise choice within planned learning activities.
- Integrate subject areas around selected themes or units.
- Small group learning environments.
- Offers the full resources of the Cupertino Union School District.
Upper-Grade Experiences
Every day students participate in:
Every week students may participate in:
- Science
- P.E.
- District Music
- Art
- Cooking
- Life Lab
- Electives
- Social Studies
Examples of McAuliffe Curriculum
4th/5th Grade
Working collaboratively with classmates learning math and logistics by operating a student-run coffee shop.
6th/7th Grade
Engineering an electronic device.
7th/8th Grade
Meeting with authors and writing original plays
