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Nesbitt, Ralston and Sandpiper describe curricula, schedules, electives and extracurriculars
Summary
Principals from Nesbitt, Ralston and Sandpiper explained program differences including curriculum alignment, schedule formats, electives, music and sports offerings, and social-emotional learning supports.
Principals from the Belmont-Redwood Shores School District’s three middle schools described program differences and commonalities, emphasizing that all sites follow California standards-aligned curricula and offer academic and extracurricular options.
Why it matters: Families deciding where to enroll incoming sixth-graders need to weigh program emphases — Nesbitt’s International Baccalaureate framework, Ralston’s comprehensive electives and math pathways, and Sandpiper’s block schedule and design-thinking focus — which district leaders said lead to different daily experiences though all meet core standards.
Nesbitt School Nesbitt is the district’s International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Programme site. Ryan Hansen, principal, and Christina Spicker, assistant principal, said the school teaches Spanish as a core language-acquisition class and embeds art across content areas to meet…
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