A day at TCS.

Focused learning. Room to grow.

Academics, friendships, movement, and time to reset. Familiar routines help students know what comes next.

Students working - a life at TCS

Mornings start with homeroom and core classes.

Students meet in their main homerooms and then switch to small-groups at their learning level in each subject. A child can stretch in math while getting more support in ELA.

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Time to connect.

Lunch and breaks make space for friends and a reset. Staff help with the everyday moments from joining a game to working through disagreements.

Support throughout the day.

A reminder.

Help finding the first step.

A check-in.

Someone to talk things through.

A reset.

Space to pause and regroup.

A way back.

Support returning to learning.
Every day is practice.

Skills in practice.

Students attend Social Skills (grades 3-6) or Communications (grades 7-8) with their homeroom. They practice listening, flexible thinking, and working together.

A predictable finish

Daily points determine the end of the day including group activities and quieter options for reflection. The Daily Progress Report gives families a picture of how the day went.

Come see a school day at TCS.

Meet our team and talk about what daily life could look like for your child.

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The Craig School is a nonprofit private school in Irvine, California, serving students in grades 3–8. Grounded in 35 years of research at UC Irvine, our program combines academics, daily social learning, and support throughout the school day to help students learn, belong, and grow more independent.

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