- Old Adobe Union Sch District
- School Overviews
Get to know OAUSD
-
The Old Adobe Union School District is located in southern Sonoma County and serves children, parents, and the community on the east side of Petaluma, California.
With “Excellence for Learning” as our mission, OAUSD creates an equitable learning environment where each student achieves their greatest potential to learn with curiosity, think creatively, communicate effectively, and act responsibly in a diverse and ever-changing world.
The District's dedicated faculty and staff provide an excellent learning environment for close to 1,900 transitional kindergarten through sixth grade students that attend its five elementary schools and up to 24 preschool students in our kindergarten readiness program. Additionally, the district provides a unique opportunity for intercultural learning through its Spanish/English Dual Immersion program, as well as fostering a passion for learning with its varied standards-based programs that include arts-infused teaching and a focus on critical and creative thinking.
Sign Up for a School Tour
-
We welcome you to visit our school communities with a campus visit.
School tours are offered weekly beginning Monday, November 4, 2024.
School tours are for prospective parents/caregivers to learn more about our incredible schools. Tours include time in classrooms to experience student learning and other opportunities to see school programming in action. Tours last approximately one hour.
You can use the forms below to sign up for as many OAUSD school tours as you want!
Click the tour form sign-up link for each school you’d like to visit below and complete the brief form. One of our staff members will contact you to confirm your visit.
Miwok Valley Elementary Charter School
Old Adobe Elementary Charter School
Sonoma Mountain Elementary Charter School
We cannot wait to meet all of our prospective OAUSD families!
Our Schools
-
Old Adobe Elementary Charter School is a small school with a big heart. Families and staff work closely together to create a special place to learn and grow. Old Adobe truly is a place where, "everyone knows your name." We are a unique school with a challenging charter. Our charter features integrating the arts into all curricular areas and teaching ecology through a school-wide edible garden. We feature strong academics taught in ways that allow creativity and are in line with how the brain learns best.
Learn more about Old Adobe Elementary Charter School by visiting their website.
-
When students and teachers are engaged in work that is challenging, adventurous and meaningful, learning and achievement flourish. Our mission is to create classrooms where teachers can fulfill their highest aspirations, and students achieve more than they think possible, becoming active contributors to building a better world.
Learn more about Miwok Valley Elementary Charter School by visiting their website.
-
La Tercera Elementary School is the first elementary STEM school in Sonoma County. As a STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) focused school, we are creating the next generation of innovators. We offer your child a "hands-on” approach to learning in our classrooms, science lab, and state-of-the-art makerspace. Our La Tercera students prepare for the future using out-of-the-box thinking to do amazing things as members of our learning community. Our curriculum prepares our students for 21st Century careers and college readiness.
Learn more about La Tercera Elementary by visiting their website. -
Welcome to Loma Vista Immersion Academy, Our place for Learning and Growing together. This Dual Immersion Program emphasizes a bilingual, biliterate and bicultural community with positive cross-cultural attitudes and skills resulting in an enriched experience for all learners as well as the community.
Learn more about Loma Vista Immersion Academy by visiting their website.
-
Sonoma Mountain Elementary Charter School is one of five schools in the Old Adobe Union School District. With a student body of approximately 440 students, we are a student-centered, high performing elementary school in Petaluma, California. We work to create an engaging and active learning environment for our students. Our academic programs are aimed at fostering a joy for learning and we hold ourselves responsible for every student’s success.
Learn more about Sonoma Mountains Elementary Charter School by visiting their website.