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.

• 2011 - 2012 Calendar

Schedule:

1st through 8th grades have a graduated release schedule - please see the Calendar page for full details.

• Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8:10am - 2:55pm/3:10pm
• Wednesday (early release for teacher planning) 8:10am - 1:25pm/1:40pm
• Kindergarten has 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.

We only have 3 spaces available adjacent to the school for no more than 20 minutes use, marked 'OCEAA visitor'. Should visitors need a parking space for an extended period of time, please check with the front office to see if we have any spaces available in the parking structure (limited space is available). Parents, volunteers and visitors will need to use any of the pay-parking lots around us, or the street parking meters if we do not have free space available. We also have $2 tickets for parking in the lot next to our building.

PLEASE NOTE: OCEAA IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY PARKING TICKETS ISSUED TO OCEAA PATRONS.

Future plans include looking at the option of purchasing parking for OCEAA. This will provide a long-term solution to provide safety for our staff, families, volunteers and friends as well as to avoid rising parking costs, but for now we ask for your cooperation with our parking situation and that you abide by the following rules;

* ALL FAMILY DROP-OFF AND PICK–UP WILL NEED TO TAKE PLACE USING THE VALET TRAFFIC ZONE. PLEASE DO NOT USE THE ADJACENT PARKING LOT AS A TRAFFIC ZONE TO PICK UP AND DROP STUDENTS.
* THE 3 SPOTS AVAILABLE ON THE SIDE OF OCEAA’S BUILDING ARE AVAILABLE FOR 20 MINUTES ONLY AND ARE STRICTLY FOR FRONT OFFICE BUSINESS.

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.