Springs’ Enterprise Resource Center participated in the “Spark of Love” Toy Drive organized by Riverside County Fire Department Station 73, which collects toys for children for the Christmas season. Site facilitator, Dayna Rodela Lopez also dressed up as an elf on the shelf for the students.
Cade Burkesmith, a 1st grade Homeschool student, is the January 2024 Student Artist of the Month. His artwork is entitled “We Boldly Go!”
Learning Center students at Springs’ Enterprise Resource Center participated in a Fall Art Expo. There were 20 entries; grades K-8 participated. Staff voted on their favorite artists at each grade level. The next art expo will be Winter Wonderland-themed.
Scarlett Payne is a 3rd grade student currently enrolled in Springs’ Venture Online program. She attended a traditional school for 2nd grade but opted for Homeschool, she said, because “I really love homeschooling and how my mom plans field trips for us to go on. So far I’ve been to a bee farm, I learned to process a chicken (farm to table) and have gone to the La Brea Tar Pits, my favorite field trip so far.”
Springs Homeschool held its math extravaganza with 130 students participating and Homeschool staff facilitating a day of game-based educational math activities. Play-based math allows students to “tackle activities with their creativity and perseverance, not memorized formulas or procedures,” explained Nikkole McAdoo, events and community engagement coordinator. “It strengthens physical, cognitive, social and emotional health. Self-directed exploration increases a student’s creativity and problem-solving skills.” The students worked together on strategic math puzzles and even made their own playdough as part of their measurements and fraction rotation.
Springs Homeschool has completed the first of three six-week TK Hub sessions at the Enterprise, Hemet and Pathfinder Learning Centers. The hands on-classes utilize the Starfall Pre-K curriculum which integrates essential early literacy and math skills, science, health, creative arts, social studies, physical movement and social-emotional development, all under a framework of guided instruction and imaginative play.
Springs Homeschool hosted the Imagination Machine Assembly at Springs’ Riverside Pathfinder site with more than 75 students in attendance. Students participated in a creative writing workshop, including creating characters, establishing a setting, and resolving conflict in the plot. Some students’ stories will be selected to be acted out by Imagination Machine in February.
Sydney Lujan is a 12th grade student in Springs’ Journey Homeschool High School program. As part of her education, she completed the CTE photography course pathway and internship. She had the opportunity to work alongside several photographers and was part of a weekend surf photography camp. She also likes to go to car shows with her father and take photos.
Springs’ Homeschool and Temecula Enterprise held Springs’ first Student Parent Regional Educational Event (SPREE) reported Nikkole Mcadoo, Events & Community Engagement Coordinator, followed by events at the Santa Ana and Hemet Student Centers. The events feature parent workshops to help families to be more successful with their children’s education, and assemblies and “Mad Science” projects for students.
With the increasing number of students joining Springs homeschool programs, Senior Director Tammy Jackson reported, “We are excited to share that this year’s leadership team comprises six homeschool leaders.” The six include: Nancy Branchaud, Rebecca Fabozzi, Renee Hanson, Jacquelyn Hunter, April Jacoby, and Lori Loucks.
Springs Charter Schools are parent choice schools where the community is our classroom. Our mission is to foster the innate curiosity of our students, empower their parents, and promote optimum learning by collaboratively developing a personalized learning program for each student.
Eagle = Choice, Freedom, Initiative
River = Community
Book = Empowering Parents (Knowledge is Power)
Torch = Curiosity, Passion for Learning
Hands = Collaboration
Keys = Personalization, Unlocking the Student’s Potential
Oak Branches = Continuous Lifelong Learning
