OLEAI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Oleai Elementary School (OES), Home of the Turtles, is located in San Jose, Saipan, serving approximately 458 students and 44 staff members on a daily basis. Demographic data shows that 35% of the OES student population are Filipino, 22% are Chamorro, 21% are Carolinian, and 2% are Chamolinian. The rest of the student population includes 11.5% from our Micronesian neighbors, 8% Asians, and 1% others. OES’s school zone includes the villages south of Gualo Rai, Chalan Kiya, San Jose, Chalan Laulau, south-bound Beach Road, lower As Terlaje, and Kannat Tabla. 

Oleai Elementary School is now in its 62nd year of establishment. Since then, there have been significant changes to its structure, student population, culture, administration, and curriculum; however, the school continues to be resilient and adapt to inevitable changes over time.
 

The school’s Vision and Mission statements have been the foundation upon which many of our programs and decisions are justifiably made. The education of our students requires authentic experiences to enrich the content learned in the classrooms. The use of manipulatives, media, field experts, etc. are widely used by the instructional staff to engage students in their learning and make connections. OES also encourages active participation in curricular and extracurricular activities of both our students and staff to “support the total development of EACH student.”