Pacific Primary’s Orange Sun School is one of two preschool campuses in San Francisco’s Western Addition that together operate a full-time, year-round preschool for young children. The school emphasizes hands-on learning and the creative arts and includes specialist staff in music, movement, and expressive arts.
Pacific Primary operates two nearby campuses in San Francisco’s Western Addition; the Orange Sun School is a two-story facility that houses the school’s administrative offices and serves the school’s preschool population. The Orange Sun facility was completed in 2008 and includes indoor space and an outdoor play area.
The program is built around whole-child development, combining emergent and thematic curriculum approaches to support social, emotional, cognitive and physical growth. Hands-on, experiential learning and child-initiated activities are emphasized, along with a sustained focus on the creative arts.
The Orange Sun facility is ADA-accessible and includes environmentally sensible features. The school arranges frequent neighborhood field trips during the school year and prepares on-site meals: a simple breakfast, hot lunch, and morning and afternoon snacks served family-style.
Staffing includes classroom teachers, music & movement and expressive arts specialists, and two full-time chefs. The school reports a low student-to-teacher ratio and describes active family involvement through volunteering and parent committees.
Provides a full-time, year-round preschool program designed to support working families and to foster whole-child development through hands-on learning and creative arts.
A summer program that begins in July and includes two months of field trips and excursions throughout the Bay Area.
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