Mosaic K-8 is a public program of choice within the Bainbridge Island School District. Mosaic offers students a personalized, non-traditional learning environment where students and parents have a voice in determining what and how they learn.
The majority of student instruction is at home with the parents as the primary educators. Full-time enrolled students receive support from a certified teacher during monthly meetings and students attend on-campus enrichment classes two days a week.
As reflected in our program, parents and staff actively support our mission by promoting the following beliefs. We believe in the educational benefits of:
- small class sizes that promote academic and social growth
- multiage groupings
- part-time kindergarten
- consistent one-on-one instructional time
- strong family-directed involvement in a child's education
- connections within a community of family-centered learners
- nurturing independence and confidence in children
Mission Statement
The mission of Mosaic K-8 is to work in partnership with homeschooling families who seek a part-time experience with our on-campus, public school classes; and to provide certificated teacher guidance during monthly advisory meetings, encouraging families to strive to meet academic, artistic, and social-emotional benchmarks that are appropriate for each grade level and/or that fit the needs of their child; and to encourage lifelong learning, critical thinking, and the importance of becoming contributing members of society. We are a supportive educational community that offers a wide variety of teaching curricula, on-campus courses, festivals, field trips, and outdoor education for our families.
Our History
Mosaic was designed to provide educational services to homeschooling students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Originally known as the Homeschool Support Program; the program was created in 1991 through the efforts of homeschooling parents, teachers, and administrators who recognized the need to expand the educational community that the Bainbridge Island School District served, and to make public resources available to support the educational goals of families who have chosen to teach their children outside the regular classroom. In 1995, the program added a full-time parent partnership option under Washington State Alternative Learning Laws.
To portray the evolution from a homeschool-based program to a Parent Partnership Program, the name was changed in 2010 from the Homeschool Support Program to the Mosaic Home Education Partnership. Mosaic is a partnership between families and staff. The staff provides enrichment classes taught by certified teachers. Academic advisors work closely with parents to develop academic goals and assessments, advise on curriculum choices, and offer teaching strategies.
Parents are directly responsible for providing instruction in all academic areas during their daily home instruction time.
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