The school has qualified native English speaking teachers.

The ESL (English as Second Language) program is designed to increase fluency in students with limited English ability. A student’s score on the admission English language assessment test, together with classroom observation, determines initial placement in the ESL program. Students are kept in ESL until ESL support services are no longer required. To be exited from ESL, the student needs to demonstrate the language and skills necessary to work independently in the mainstream classroom. All ESL students are required to attend summer school. An exit exam is offered near the end of Summer School in order to determine placement for the following year.

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Small class size (20 and 25 students per class for Kindergarten and Grade 1-12 respectively) with teaching assistants.

Yes

TRIS has one computer lab with 27 computers. All TRIS students have mandatory typing, computer, and fundamental programming courses.

Yes

Depends on the subject and grade level.

Placement test and interview.

Applicants whose age is six or more are required to take a placement test. TRIS uses the Iowa Test of Basic Skills or ITBS as a placement test to determine the applicant’s proficiency in the English language in the following areas: general language skills, reading comprehension and oral reading, and mathematics.

For all applicants, TRIS requires applicants to sit for an interview with the Headmaster.

No deadline.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

The school offers wide range of activities and clubs.

Physical education.

Yes

Trinity International School (TRIS) is a Kindergarten through Grade 12 Christian institution that is values oriented and student centered. It teaches the Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) principles and beliefs.

TRIS Regular Program is a California-based curriculum program authorized by the California Department of Education (CDE) to use its K-12 curriculum since the inception of the school in 2003. This curriculum has been hailed as on of the best in the world. Its standards and benchmarks have been developed with serious consideration given to the cultural and linguistic background of students.

Trinity International School is dedicated to providing a supportive environment in which students of varying ethnic backgrounds can pursue a value-oriented education that focuses on academic excellence and moral integrity. TRIS seeks to provide a dynamic atmosphere where learning is stimulating and creativity is encouraged and a secure haven where love and respect are the foundation of all interactions. Most importantly, Trinity seeks to provide an education that prepares students for joyful, unselfish service to God and society. Because TRIS teachers view each child as a unique creation of God, students are recognized as individuals and encouraged to develop their own specific talents. The faculty seeks to assist each student according to his/her own personal academic and social needs.

TRIS provides a comprehensive curriculum for K-12 students as directed by the California Department of Education. In order to strengthen our Mathematics and Science program, TRIS has also partnered with the University of California at Berkeley, incorporating its Great Exploration of Math and Science (GEMS) curriculum. Moreover, TRIS provides values education to our students as prescribed by the Pacific Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Department of Education. An emphasis is placed on meaningful application of facts rather than rote-memory.