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Blue Oak School
Blue Oak School is a private K-8 independent elementary school focused on progressive education. The school was founded in 2002 and is located in Napa, California. The school's curriculum is centered on a progressive project-based learning program, with the goal of teaching children how to think and become lifelong learners. Students at the school share large tables rather than personal desks in order to encourage the spirit of community and working together collaboratively. They are evaluated on their overall performance and collection of work as well as occasional quizzes in math and science to meet benchmarks rather than being given standardized tests. Parents of students receive narrative reports on their child's learning that summarize progress toward goals set by the student and parent at the beginning of each term. Traditional grades are only given on middle school math. The school's curriculum places a strong emphasis on arts and music. The school has approximately 26 teachers and 175 students with an average class size of 18 students.
==School site and building==
The school restored and occupied an historic schoolhouse, winning an award for the preservation of the building and its sustainable design, including the first use of a geothermal heat pump system by a California school. The building at 1436 Polk Street was originally the Washington Primary School, designed by Napa architect Luther Turton and built in 1909. The site had been used beginning in 1879 for the one-room Polk Street School. From 1933 to 1947 the building was the site of the Manual Arts & Sciences School, where home economics classes were taught. The building was renamed Polk Street School from 1948 to 1950. In 1953 the school was converted to a county office building, housing the planning commission and public works staff. The building had most recently housed the Napa County Agricultural Commissioner and the University of California Cooperative Extension before falling into disrepair in the 1990s When the County offices were closed in the early 1990s, the building had deteriorated and was scheduled for demolition. Blue Oak School bought the property in March 2000. The building was renovated and named Blue Oak School, opening its doors in the Fall of 2002. As part of the renovation, the heating, ventilating, and air conditioning system utilized a geothermal ground-source heat pump. The contractor claims that "this project represents the first use of a geothermal system in an educational setting in the state of California."〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.mccracken-woodman.com/CS_BlueOak.html )〕 The School received a Merit Award from the Napa County Landmarks Preservation Action Committee in 2003 for restoring the building to its original use, preserving much of the original structure, and use of sustainable methods such as the geothermal system.
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