Santa Monica Alternative School House
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| Coordinates | 34°00′19″N 118°28′52″W / 34.005183°N 118.481227°W |
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| Principal | Jessica Rishe |
| Grades | K-8 |
| Website | https://www.smmusd.org/smash |
The Santa Monica Alternative School House (SMASH) is an alternative school in Southern California that was founded in 1973 to emphasize "non-authoritarian, non-competitive, non-sexist methods".[citation needed] Originally serving grades Kindergarten through 12th, SMASH downgraded to a Kindergarten through middle school curriculum in the late 1980s. In 2005–2006, SMASH had 193 students enrolled in grades K-8.
SMASH is a school in the
The school divides classes into "cores" of mixed age grouping which allow for mentoring and a strongly interconnected curriculum and community. Core 1 consists of kindergartners, first and second graders. Core 2 consists of third and fourth graders. Core 3 consists of fifth and sixth graders, and Core 4 of seventh and eighth graders.[2]
In 2016, SMASH was placed on a list of 1,000 low-performing California schools as a result of its 2013 standardized testing scores.[1]
References
- ^ a b Goodman, Jeff (2016-01-21). "Does SMASH belong on state list of low-performing schools?". Santa Monica Daily Press. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
- ^ "About Us". Santa Monica Alternative School House. Retrieved March 6, 2021.
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