SOCIAL STUDIES COMMITTEE 

The Social Studies curriculum committee consists of a representative from each grade level. During a year of textbook adoption, the committee spends time reviewing available texts, assessing readability, graphics, and support materials. The teachers are then given time to peruse the textbooks from the various publishing companies, making decisions as to the most appropriate texts for their grade levels. The annual geography bee has been part of our discussions, and this year we will be connected with National Geographic, so we can send students to the next level of competition. Every year for the past 8 years, 7th and 8th grade students have presented projects at History Day at Cal Poly Humboldt. A number of students have continued on to the state competition. The projects are backboards or mini museums presenting a particular event or person in history. Students have also been involved in dramatic presentations of historical events.

ARTS COMMITTEE 

The goal of the Pacific Union Arts Committee is to support teaching and learning in the four arts disciplines: Visual Art, Theatre, Dance, and Music. Pacific Union staff members receive arts professional training through the California Arts Project, support our partnership with KidCo, provide student attendance at arts in the community and direct our May Arts Festival. This May 2024 marks our 24th Annual Arts Festival devoted to Visual Art, Theatre, Dance and Music throughout the school. In June 2004, retiring committee member David Cherney initiated the Pacific Union Arts Endowment Fund, which enables the arts to excel within our school.

TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE 

In addition, the school has a Pacific Union’s Technology Committee consisting of a group of teachers and administrators, and our technology director. We meet on a regular basis to discuss updating hardware and software, as well as planning staff development opportunities. Our technology coordinator oversees the day-to-day maintenance of all the school’s computers as well as assists with staff development. The mission of Pacific Union School is to help all learners develop the knowledge, skills, attitudes, values and personal esteem necessary to grow in and shape a changing society. We also help students become caring, productive, participating citizens, aware of local, state, national, and global needs. Within this scope of our mission, we embrace bringing to our community a goal of integrating technology into our curriculum. We take the initiative to provide access to technology for all students via a 1-1 Chromebooks in 2nd-8th grades, classroom technologies, and community outreach opportunities. The delivery of lessons have iterated from fact based drill and practice, to simulations, to project based research lessons, to our present use of technology infusion in our curriculum.

MATH COMMITTEE 

Pacific Union’s math committee consists of representatives from the primary, intermediate, upper grade teachers and administrators. The role of this committee is to evaluate materials, develop multiple measures, and discuss professional development opportunities in mathematics. Some accomplishments include; choosing math materials for the classroom and providing professional opportunities for certificated and classified staff as well as community parents.

ARBORETUM COMMITTEE 

The goal of the arboretum committee is to provide a natural setting for outdoor education to take place here at Pacific Union. Students have the opportunity to visit a native arboretum for curricular studies with hands on experiences.

GARDEN COMMITTEE 

Pacific Union maintains a school garden enabling students to experience first hand the excitement of planting, growing, and harvesting their own vegetables.