The Pacific School provides the California coastal communities from Salt Point (Sonoma County) to Elk (Mendocino County), including Gualala and Point Arena, with a publicly funded Kindergarten through 12th grade charter school. All K-12 students in these geographic areas are eligible for enrollment. No tuition is charged.
The Pacific School's interdisciplinary curriculum is based on the State frameworks. Subject matter is approached through a variety of pedagogies. Staff develop specific curriculum to help students learn to think, communicate and relate. PCCS emphasizes self-knowledge, the interconnectedness of ideas, individual accomplishment and personal and social responsibility.
The Pacific School is:
- A school with multi-aged classrooms that serve diverse student needs and learning styles in a respectful and friendly setting which honors, welcomes and relies on a team approach with families, students, teachers and the community working together to reach goals.
- A school where responsibility for learning is clearly understood and shared by students, teachers and parents.
- A school where community and family members are invited to share their knowledge and expertise with students in a warm and welcoming setting managed and run by parents and teachers working together as partners.
- A tuition-free public school and 501(c)3 non-profit organization.