A Few Facts About ORCA

• Students' standardized achievement test scores are an average of 30 percentile ranks higher than the national average
  
  
  
• Instruction is individualized and teacher directed—maximizing students’ potential and abilities, not disabilities
  
  
• Teaches the French language, starting in Kindergarten
  
  
• Employs certified/credentialed teachers, who are also trained in the Carden method
  
  
• Currently serves students Kindergarten through 5th grade
  
  
• Enjoys the 5 acres and school-designed facilities at New Life church on Hastings Ave, conveniently located near Port Townsend
  
  
• Is a non-denominational biblically based, Christian school
  
  
• Welcomes students and families of all religious (or non-religious) backgrounds
  
  
• Develops critical thinking skills
  
  
• Develops a joy of learning that lasts a lifetime
  
  
• Maintains a low student/teacher ratio (will not exceed 12:1)
  
  
• Teaches Judeo-Christian values, which promote kindness, caring, & character
  
  
• Since the 1930s, the Carden method has integrated phonics with classical texts, to make learning meaningful and relevant