Odyssey School

201 Polhemus Road, San Mateo, CA, 94402-0944
Tel: (650)548-1500
Grades: 6 - 8 | 28 students
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Odyssey School is an independent, co-ed, middle school for gifted and talented students. Its unique and innovative curriculum, including on-site and off-site learning, culminates in an 8th grade, 3-week trip to Japan. Odyssey develops scholars and artists from the most promising young students.

School Overview:
Odyssey School
Religious Affiliation Nonsectarian
Grades Offered Grades 6 - 8
Year Founded 1996
Student Body
Total Students 28 students
Student Body Type Co-ed
% Students of Color 37% (CA School Avg.: 43%)
Students by Grade
 
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers 5 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio 6:1 (National school avg.: 13:1)
Average Class Size 15 students
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline None / Rolling
Yearly Tuition Cost $24,500
Sports
Total Sports Offered 3 sports
Sports
Dance Fencing
Swimming
Extracurriculars
Total Extracurriculars 4 extracurriculars
Extracurriculars
Ashland OR Shakespeare Festival Community Service
Outdoor Education Student Council

School Notes:

  • Specialists in middle school gifted education
  • Emphasis on the development of emotional intelligence through the Self-Science curriculum
  • Challenging and academically rigorous curriculum created specifically for the unique learning needs of gifted and talented students
  • Non-traditional physical education program including tai chi, yoga, karate, dance, aerobics, stage compat, fencing, swimming and hiking.
  • Integrated creative arts program as part of the core curriculum
  • Annual trips to Ranch Camp, Ashland Shakespeare Festival, Outdoor Education sites (varies each year) and Japan (8th graders only)
  • Student self-discipline, self-knowledge and responsibility is a major focus of the educational approach at Odyssey
  • Japanese foreign language education
  • Effects smooth transitions between entrance to middle school and 6th grade and exit to high school from middle school.

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  • Sister school lends a hand to Japanese
    posted on March 17, 2011 at 12:11:26 pm
    San Mateo’s Odyssey School established a special relationship with a sister school in Japan a decade ago. Last October, about 10 girls ...
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Nearby Schools:

Odyssey School
Gr. 6-8 | 0 mi. away
Tulane Montessori Children's House
Gr. K-1 | 1.8 mi. away
The Carey School
Gr. K-6 | 1.8 mi. away
Junipero Serra High School
Gr. 9-12 | 2 mi. away
Grace Lutheran School
Gr. K-8 | 2 mi. away
Crystal Springs Uplands School
Gr. 6-12 | 2 mi. away

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