Spring intersession will be a busy time for our construction crew.   They will be completing our new interior lunch court areas.  For safety, our campus will be completely closed during spring intersession.  Please plan to use our local parks for activities in March and April.

The playgrounds and parking situation may change yet again.  We will likely be using the old back playground and old kindergarten yard for our older students.  The small parking lot on Indian will likely remain open but the main lot by the office may be closed sometime in early spring.  Please accepts our apologies in advance and allow extra time if you are coming to our campus.   

Tours for 2013-14 are completed.  If you are new to the area and live in the San Mateo Foster City School District, it may still be possible to choose College Park but you must act quickly.  Contact the principal, Diana Hallock, dhallock@smfc.k12.ca.us for details.

The first round of acceptance letters have been mailed.  Parents must bring the COMPLETED registration forms and supporting documents to College Park on March 5th, 6th or 7th.  Download documents from the district website or drop by the school office for copies.

Letters will continue to go out for several weeks so don't be concerned if yours has not yet arrived.  Contact Mrs. Hallock with concerns.

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The Mandarin Immersion Talented and Gifted Program at College Park is founded on the belief that all students possess talents and gifts.  The educational program at College Park endeavors to identify, nurture and celebrate these qualities in all of our students.  In addition we believe that all students can benefit from, and have the capacity to be bilingual and bicultural.  Regardless of background or home language, all students spend 55% of their instructional day learning the California standards in Mandarin Chinese. 

All College Park teachers receive ongoing training in GLAD, RtI² and GATE strategies.  GLAD (Guided Language Acquisition by Design) ensures that all students receive daily instruction in language development and advanced vocabulary in listening, speaking, reading and writing.  RtI² (Response to Instruction and Intervention) utilizes frequent and specific assessments to determine how students are responding to instruction and refers students to interventions that may be required.  GATE (Gifted and Talented Education) gives teachers specific stragies to challenge students to think more critcally, approach challenges more creatively, and solve problems in unique and individual ways.  These are not programs taught in isolation but strategies to enrich instruction in all content areas and in both English and Mandarin.

Welcome to College Park, a rare, exciting  Mandarin gem in the heart of San Mateo-Foster City!


Diana Hallock
Principal

Please join the College Park community for a fun-filled day of food and activities at the annual PTA International Day, Saturday May 18.