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Oakland, CA
Beacon Day School
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neighborhood: Fruitvale · Telephone: (510) 437-2311 · Website: www.beaconday.org
School Philosophy and Mission
Beacon's founding premise is to educate children for life in today's knowledge-based world, by providing the tools, skills and approach that establish the independent learner. The power of a Beacon education is that children become passionate learners for life, with the skills, courage, competence and commitment to achieve whatever they need to accomplish now and in the future.
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Typical Day-In-The-Life At This School
On any given day you would find the following activities taking place:
* Circe/Language activity
* A variety of stories read throughout the day
* Hands-on art activity
* Music
* Dance/Movement
* Two 45 minute recesses
* Lunch with 2 snacks a day
* Rest/Nap period
* Toileting
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