Tamra Santana’s class at the Otay Ranch Student Center created an ocean mural using oil pastels as part of their study of artist and activist Robert Wyland and climate change. Continue reading →
Rio Hill, 11, is a 6th-grade student with Springs’ Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts (ORAA). He is his 4th year at ORAA. Continue reading →
Seventh and 8th-grade students from the Otay Ranch Student Center held their Fall Art Expo which featured selections from the musical Hamilton, including dancing, songs and theatrical scenes. Continue reading →
To accommodate its steady growth in the 2018-19 school year, the Otay Ranch Student Center was pleased to add six new teachers and ACEs: Joseph Daniel, April Giuffre, Kayla Little, Andrew Lona, Victoria Vela, and Diane Weinberger. The program is beginning its 5th year, and employs a staff of 35 teachers and administrators who serve 410 students. Continue reading →
Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts (ORAA) celebrated the end of its 4th year with theater performances, promotions and “last day of school fun,” reported Tami Foster, site facilitator. Continue reading →
Dear Loyal Otay Ranch Students, Parents, and Staff,
I am delighted to announce that our program was unanimously approved by the San Diego County Board of Education (SDBOE) last night! Continue reading →
Tami Foster, the site facilitator for the Otay Ranch Student Center, reported, “Principal Philip Parks’ good friend, The Cat in the Hat, came to visit Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts. Continue reading →
The Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts hosted its inaugural Community Board Game Night. Continue reading →
Springs’ Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts (ORAA) teacher Jeannette Fetterhoff uses a creative and entertaining approach to teach math skills to her first-grade students. She explained: “Teddy Bear Airline is a TPS STEM project that I use to introduce students to adding and subtracting within 20, skip counting by 2’s and ordering objects by length. Continue reading →
Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts (ORAA) 1st-grade teacher, Jeannette Fetterhoff, integrates the “Zoophonics” program in her daily teaching. Zoophonics created a character, “Zoophonia” that Mrs. Fetterhoff recently portrayed in her class right down to the accent, wig, and costume. “Zoophonia” is the keeper of the phonics zoo. Mrs. Fetterhoff took on her character in a creative and entertaining way to teach students all about phonics. Continue reading →
