Teams

Oakridge follows the APS curriculum and teaches the Virginia Standards of Learning. To learn more about our scope and sequence and instructional standards, please visit the APS Program of Studies and the curriculum pages.

Classroom Assignments, Grades PreK-5

In order to meet students’ needs, students are grouped heterogeneously in classrooms to balance student experiences with classmates of varied gender, ethnicity and academic skills.

Special Education Integration Model

Oakridge School, as part of Arlington Public Schools, offers a full array of special education services to students with identified disabilities. We also provide assessment and diagnosis of educational disabilities through a referral process that complies with all Federal requirements for special education identification and services.  Please visit the APS department site for more information.

Clinic 

Gifted Program

English Learners

Students who are second language speakers are assigned to grade level classrooms. Classroom teachers are knowledgeable about strategies that support English learners. Students are mainstreamed for the majority of the day, assisted by the EL teachers in the classroom (push-in model) or pulled out for 30 minutes to one hour small group sessions, depending on English proficiency.  Please see the APS district page for more information.

Language Arts and Math Coaches

Our coaches work collaboratively with teachers and administrators to coordinate an excellent program.  For more information see the department websites and programs of study.

Counseling Program

The school counselors meet with individual and groups of students, families, and faculty to intervene in conflicts, issues and concerns. The counselor also conducts classroom sessions on social skills, bullying, healthy lifestyles and conflict resolution.

MOSAIC Experience

The Oakridge Mosaic Experience capitalizes on the international and multicultural nature of our school. In our international neighborhood school, teachers and students learn about many cultures, countries, languages and geographic concepts through the integration of these topics with the Arlington Public Schools curriculum. Students and families from more than fifty countries are represented here, and every child brings rich experiences, culture and language to Oakridge. The Mosaic Project ensures that the multicultural richness of our community is shared and developed for every child and family. Mosaic Project experiences are designed to increase our students’ mastery of reading at each grade level. Units of instruction and activities are integrated and interdisciplinary.

Project Y.E.S. (Youth Experiencing Success)

Project Y.E.S. offers fourth and fifth grade students extra academic support after school from teacher mentors, organizes school civic projects, and promotes parental involvement. Students are encouraged to maintain good attendance and develop and maintain interest in school activities.