In the Classroom

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Restorative Practices Link to this section

Grattan uses Restorative Practices with our students – and within our entire community – to encourage personal responsibility, to create a safe and caring environment, and to restore relationships when harm has occurred. To learn more about this approach to communication and discipline, visit the Restorative Practices pages at HealthierSF.

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Our classroom teachers are fully credentialed, and several hold Master’s Degrees and/or are National Board Certified.  As a staff, we are committed to ongoing professional development and the use of effective, research-based teaching methods. Our balanced approach to the whole child helps our students develop critical thinking and inspires a thirst for learning. 

We help nurture our students’ social and emotional growth, as well as their ability to respect others and, most importantly, themselves.

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Our classroom teachers are supported by a number of other certified instructors. We have a licensed speech therapist, two special education resource teachers, an instrumental music instructors, a PE instructor, a librarian and a visual and performing arts teacher. Grattan’s staff is committed to collaborating with one another in order to deliver engaging and student-centered instruction.