Ridgewood Avenue School provides student-centered classrooms for youngsters in grades three through six. The school builds on the foundation skills learned in the primary schools, and through an authentic and hands-on approach, encourages students to love and take responsibility for their own learning.
Teachers take pride in displaying student work through creatively designed bulletin boards, which not only beautify the school, but also enhance the learning environment. The building itself is located in the heart of the Borough, close to the Public Library, Police Department, and Municipal Building. The school is listed on the State Historic Register. This charming turn of the century building houses the only auditorium in the district, and it is well utilized by both intra-district and outside theatre and musical performing groups.
In addition to a rigorous academic curriculum in the major disciplines of language arts literacy, mathematics, social studies, and science, students are exposed to art, instrumental and vocal music, physical education, health, and Spanish. Students in all grades have the advantage of five networked computers in each classroom as well as twenty more available in the Library Information Center. Research skills are emphasized through student research projects integrated throughout the curriculum. The library also provides a comprehensive literary collection designed to support and augment the language arts curriculum. The students will be well prepared for a future where the skills of finding information, analyzing its validity, and utilizing that information to solve real life problems will be required.
Through the study of mathematics, science and technology, students in grades five and six are already learning these skills as they move through the stations of the Synergistics Lab.
The teaching staff is eager to seek professional development opportunities, through graduate study, workshops, grant writing, and the development of innovative programs. The staff works together in grade level teams to plan activities and communicate shared goals.
Students are able to participate in extracurricular activities, such as Student Service Council, School Newspaper, Chorus, Spanish Club, K-Kids Club, Drama, Science Club and Band.
Ridgewood Avenue School is committed to preparing students academically, emotionally, and socially so that they can become contributing citizens of today's technologically advancing society.
