Hall
School is located in Portland, Maine, a city often mentioned
as one of the nation's most "livable" small cities.
The school has 450 students in Kindergarten through Grade Five.
Hall
School is a joyful learning community of high standards and
high expectations for each student. The learning experience
is exciting and challenging. Hall's curriculum is rich,
consistent
and challenging. Hall has a long history of shared partnerships
with parents and school community members. The rigorous
curriculum includes literacy, math, social studies, science,
health, technology, music, art, and physical education.
The Learning Results are central to delineating "What students
should know and be able to do upon graduating from Portland
Schools."
Hall
School meets the evolving needs of children.
•
Early Primary:
Full day K program for all children
The
Kindergarten Program
•
Primary Structure for all students:
Literacy Groups outside the classroom available for primary
children who qualify
Reading Recovery available in first grade for children who qualify
•
Intermediate Structure:
Literacy
Collaborative available in many neighborhood intermediate classes
and in one Many Rivers classroom
Intermediate Literacy Collaborative
Hall School provides
a variety of student-centered learning options.
•
Hall School Neighborhood Program:
Available to students living in the Hall School
area
Serves students K-5
•
English as a Second Language Program:
Available to eligible students K-5
More than eighteen languages are represented at Hall School
•
Many Rivers Program:
Open to students from Hall and other Portland Schools
Serves students Grade 1-5
•
District Special Education Program Classes:
Available to students qualifying from Hall School and other
city schools
•
School Based Special Education
Services:
Available to qualifying students within Hall School
Organized for 21st century teaching and learning.
Collaborative Teaching Teams exist in all classes throughout
the year for specific units, projects,
events, cross grade mentoring etc.
•
Team
Teaching Available in a Neighborhood First
Grade and Fourth Grade
•
Teaching Teams Available in Some Neighborhood Classes and in
Many Rivers
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Multiage:
Available in a neighborhood class, Multilingual classes, and
Many Rivers
•
Looping:
Available in neighborhood primary grades, a neighborhood
two/three, multilingual classes and Many Rivers classes
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Technology:
Computer lab available for all students
Hall School surrounds children with a strong
and caring school community.
• Teachers have all earned the "Highly Qualified"
status:
Under the federal No Child Left Behind Act
•
Parent Organizations:
Actively
support all aspects of school life
•
Partnership Developer:
Coordinates
the numerous parent and school community volunteers within Hall
School each day
•
ETEP site for graduate student
interns:
A collegial partnership with the University of Maine
Involves Hall School with coaching and modeling for new teachers
•
Child Care: (before/after school)
Provided by Portland Recreation Department
Hall School has a rich and varied menu of
authentic learning opportunities.
• Snow Shoeing:
A favorite winter portion of physical education program K-5
• Steel Drums:
Part of the Hall School music curriculum for all students K-5
• Outdoor Nature
Trail:
Completed in partnership with Portland Trails
• School Clubs and Groups:
Math Team
Destination Imagination
Art
Drum
Ensemble
Musical
Key Boarding
Family
Chorus
Recorder
Consort
Guitar Club
Steel Drums
Band
Strings
Fifth Grade Morning Announcers
Fifth and Fourth Grade Safety Patrol
