Mission Education Center Elementary School

Mission Education Center is a PreK-5 elementary school for newly arrived Spanish-speaking immigrant students. This transitional program helps the newcomer students achieve the necessary skills and confidence to succeed in regular schools to which they will transfer at the end of one year. Our teachers are Spanish bilingual and credentialed to work with our newcomer population. Our main focus is oral English proficiency, academic success in Spanish and English, and orientation to life in a new community. At Mission, all students have opportunities to engage in a high quality arts program that includes visual arts, performing arts, music and dance. All students have a high quality physical education program taught by specialists. All students have the opportunity to participate in the ExCEL afterschool program.

Mission Education Center students participate, have ownership and take responsibility in their own learning. We honor and promote our students' culture, background, and experiences. We welcome all newcomer families and provide support, education, resources, outreach, and workshops. We encourage parents to become engaged in and supportive of their child's education, through bi-weekly parent education workshops. We work collaboratively with community agencies such as SF School Volunteers, Mission Science Workshop, Performing Arts Workshop, SF Ballet, and Lion's Club.

Our PreK Program

At Mission Education Center (MEC), all students have opportunities to engage in a high quality arts program that includes visual arts, performing arts, music and dance. All students also have high quality physical education taught by specialists. We focus on accelerating academic skills and confidence so students can succeed in kindergarten and beyond. We offer a Spanish/English Dual Language Program, which means all PreK students are taught in English and Spanish. Our PreK teachers all have California teaching credentials, including Spanish Bilingual, and are certified in CPR and First Aid.

Learn more about our prekindergarten.