Enrichment Programs
The Hoover School Site Council, PTA Executive Board, along with the principal and entire staff and parent community have identified and established programs and activities to deepen and enrich learning and development for all students at our school.
Student Support
In addition to striving for academic excellence, our District and school have a commitment to support all areas of student social and emotional development. At Hoover we will continue our focus on these priorities. First, in addition to the services provided by our school psychologist who is on campus 2.5 days per week, we will have a counselor on our campus three days per week to offer individual and group support, as well as teacher consultation to improve student connectedness and strengthen our student support systems. All of these supports help us create a safe and welcoming classroom environments for all of our students.
Educational Technology
As a result of District Bond money, and a very generous school community, Hoover students enjoy a 1:1 student Chromebook ratio in grades 1-5 and a 1:1 student/iPad ratio in Kindergarten. Each classroom has an interactive whiteboard, document camera, and and access to three maker's carts. Each maker's cart is equipped with tools for building and designing. Makers carts will assist in enhancing our STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics) efforts. In addition, key characteristics of design challenges, which can be supported through maker's carts are consistent with the shifts for student creative problem solving and cooperative work, which are important in the Common Core State Standards and the Next Generation Science Standards.
Science Enrichment - Junior Museum
The Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo Educational Outreach Program brings hands-on standard-based science programs into all our K-5 classrooms. Over 70 lessons complement our core science instruction by including hands-on encounters with live animals, natural artifacts and science tools and materials. Hoover PTA generously funds this program.
Invention Convention
Each year, the Hoover Invention Convention showcases the creative thinking of up our students around solving problems that are meaningful to them. Before the pandemic, we have record numbers of participants!
Noon Time & Afterschool Activities
Additional initiatives to enrich the educational and social-emotional experiences of our students include the expansion of noontime and afterschool programs. Throughout the week, students can participate in fee-based classes such as Chess, Hip Hop Dance, Speech and Debate, Spanish and more. For more information on the schedule, fees, and scholarship availability for afterschool programs, please see the afterschool activities calendar or contact the front office.
On-Site Child Care
Palo Alto Community Child Care (PACCC) provides on-site childcare in portables located on the edge of the school campus from school dismissal time until 6:00 p.m., Monday through Friday at the Hoover Kid's Club (HKC). For fees and other information, call the PACCC office at 650-493-2361
or Kids Club at (650) 565-8847.
This year and in the past two years, Right at School (RAS) has operated a morning and afternoon class on site.