About Us

The Orange County Educational Arts Academy (OCEAA) is a charter school serving approximately 500 students grades K-8.

Our campus is located in downtown Santa Ana next to the Orange County High School of the Arts, between the Artist's Village and the Museum corridor.

The mission of the OCEAA community is to nurture all learners to become creative, critical thinkers by providing high quality standards-based instruction through the arts, technology, language and culture.

Our goal is to provide all students with an exemplary education founded in a rich academic program, the arts, multiple intelligences, language learning, environmental stewardship and creative technology.

Our program is based on research and best practices, providing each child the opportunity to flourish while learning in a creative environment.

We offer English only and Two-way Language Immersion (Spanish/English) strands with all students participating in arts and science conservatories.

Highlights:

• Only research-based instruction methods and best practices.
• Both Two-way Language Immersion and Traditional English only Programs.

Enrollment:

• Approximately 500 students
• Kindergarten through 8th Grade

Faculty:

Fully credentialed multi-talented teachers with on-going professional development opportunities in best practices who share a commitment to life-long learning as well as demonstrate an attitude of caring, integrity and responsibility.

• Student to teacher ratio, approximately:
• 20:1 Kindergarten - 3rd Grade
• 30:1 4th - 8th Grade

Calendar:            

Modified traditional school calendar - please click below to download.

2010 - 2011 Calendar

Schedule:

• Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8:10am - 3:10pm
• Wednesday (early release for teacher planning) 8:10am - 1:40pm
• Kindergarteners have a modified schedule.
• Students not attending After School Programs should depart OCEAA by 3:25pm at the latest, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, or 1:55pm on Wednesdays.
  Kindergarteners not attending After School Programs should depart no later than 15 minutes after the finish of classes.
  We will attempt to reach parents, and if necessary emergency contacts with the numbers provided to OCEAA.
  It is parents' responsibility to keep this information current.
  When students are picked up late, it greatly affects our school staff's ability to perform their other responsibilities. In order to make sure we have enough supervision, we must collect the aforementioned charge.
  If you know that you will not be picking up your child on time, please call ahead so we may attend to the safe direction of your son or daughter.
  

Curriculum:

• Morning begins with a homeroom meeting and core curriculum subjects of Language Arts and Mathematics.
  
• The Social Studies curriculum is integrated across the other subjects and schoolwide with thematic cycles.
  
• Afternoon classes will rotate Junior Conservatory subjects such as Visual Arts, Dance, Technology, Music, Science, Educational Garden and Environmental Stewardship.
  

Benefits:

• Teachers and students will recognize and develop multiple intelligences:

            Linguistic intelligence ("word smart")

            Logical-mathematical intelligence ("number/reasoning smart")

            Spatial intelligence ("picture smart")

            Bodily-Kinesthetic intelligence ("body smart")

            Musical intelligence ("music smart")

            Interpersonal intelligence ("people smart")

            Intrapersonal intelligence ("self smart")

            Naturalist intelligence ("nature smart")

• Opportunities for authentic, meaningful cooperative learning based on students' needs, interests and talents.
  
• Students will learn to value, demonstrate and share their strengths.
  
• Parental involvement encouraged.
  
• Additional enrichment through community partners.
  
• Positive school environment for all students.
  
• High expectations to meet or exceed California State Standards for all students.
  
• Accountability through State mandated testing and ongoing assessment.
  
• Cross cultural communication encouraged.
  

Campus & Parking:

Located in downtown Santa Ana next to the Orange County High School of the Arts, between the Artist's Village and the Museum corridor.
Parking is available with a parking permit in any of the green parking lots indicated below.
You may obtain a parking permit from the front desk.

Assistance:

We are a charter school and as such, we welcome donations from our families, friends and the community to help us with the enrichment of our children's education. If you or your company would like to donate equipment, time or skills or would like to financially contribute to our wonderful school, please contact our Principal, Ms. Linda Hardman Greene at 714-558-ARTS (714-558-2787) or by email at lhardmangreene@oceaa.org

Thank You.