Carson Brown, age 11 and a 5th grade student with Springs’ Bear River Student Center, is the June 2023 Student Artist of the Month. He lives in Menifee.
Carson Brown, age 11 and a 5th grade student with Springs’ Bear River Student Center, is the June 2023 Student Artist of the Month. He lives in Menifee.
Families were able to enjoy open houses at Springs’ learning center sites, meeting teachers and staff, learning about resources available to them, and enjoying student projects and artwork on display. At Pathfinder, parents were able to view products created by the students enrolled in Springs’ Bizworld class, a fun, project-based entrepreneurship program that promotes financial responsibility, leadership, and teamwork skills for students.
Springs’ Homeschool Leadership team reported that Homeschool Staff had nominated 700 students to receive Certificates of Achievement based on ESLRs. Tammy Jackson, senior director of Individualized Learning Programs, remarked, “We love and appreciate our amazing Homeschool families, students and staff that support their unique educational journey!”
Kathy Crudo, Springs’ college and career technician, was honored at the Empire Springs Board meeting in May by Dr. Crystal Nasio from Barstow Community College for her “exceptional” work in developing procedures to support high school students taking dual enrollment courses. The college has adopted these procedures for use in other high school programs.
Teacher Mary Hering, who has served students at the Santa Ana Learning Center since 2010, has retired, reported Marla Martindale, director of learning centers. Mrs. Hering taught art, musical theater, and literature; classes performed musicals and plays such as James and the Giant Peach, Aladdin, and musical medleys which introduced students to musical hits on Broadway.
Springs Keys and Arrow students learned what educational opportunities lay ahead for them by visiting San Marcos, Riverside and Mt. San Jacinto Community Colleges. They met professors, learned about programs available to them, and even had the opportunity to register for the Fall.
Vetsy Espinosa, an 11th-gradeth grade student with Springs’ Keys College & Career Path Program, was recognized as one of 25 “Most Remarkable Teens” for 2023 by the Riverside Youth Council, a youth program coordinated by the Riverside mayor’s office and police department. The award honors her for “excellence in academics, athletics, arts and culture, community involvement, leadership, courage to overcome, acts of valor” and other noteworthy accomplishments. Vetsy was honored at a Riverside City Council meeting in May.
Students in Springs’ Keys College and Career Prep visited Santa Ana College (SAC) to learn about college majors, certificate programs, and careers in which there was a shortage of workers. They heard presentations from professors in four different areas: fashion design, automotive, transit electronic bus, and technology & AI.
Springs students Profess Adhikari and Serah Joy placed 3rd and 6th in their respective county spelling bees. Profess is a 6th grade student with the Bear River Student Center and competed in the Riverside County Spelling Bee; Serah is an 8th grade Homeschool student and competed in the San Bernardino County Spelling Bee.
Keys Senior Caylin McLain received the Murrieta Wildomar Chamber of Commerce Student of the Month award. When Caylin graduates in May, she plans to study holistic medicine.
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
