Here at Ranchito Elementary, we believe that every student is a gift. We try to lead by example and although we know that education begins at home, we as partners will continue their education in school. Our programs were designed to help stimulate, educate and challenge students to perform at their highest level. Overall, our goal is to provide programs with high quality content and performance standards within classroom settings. We offer rigorous instructional programs which includes:
UCLA M.I.N.D. Institute (math tutorials)
Orchestral music
Arts Prototype (dance, fine art, theatre)
Wonder of Reading Library
Cross curricular fieldtrips (Getty Museum, Griffith Observatory, Pali Institute, History & Science Center)
Mad Science Workshops
Traveling Experts ( Earth Mobile, Nutrition Network, Mobile Dairy Classroom, Animal Show, Farmer in the Classroom)
USC Models of Teaching Research Grant
State-of-the-art computer lab
Full Day Kindergarten
Early Gifted Screening Program
Second Step
Say No to Drugs
Dedicated teachers with at least 32 hours of specialized training in how to educate gifted students
