Tisú Cuarenta, a 4th grade student with Springs’ Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts (ORAA) who lives in Chula Vista, received a gold medal in ballet and a silver medal in contemporary dance in “Livorno in Danza”, a recent three-day competition in Livorno, Italy.
Sisters Olivia and Grace Clements of Chula Vista are the December Student Artists of the Month. Olivia is in the 5th grade and Grace the 1st grade at Springs’ Otay Ranch Academy of the Arts (ORAA). Their artwork is entitled “The Final Foodtier.” The sisters explained, “We wanted to build the solar system and then thought it would be fun to do it with food. We spent a lot of time finding different food items that would be the right shape and colors.”
The Otay Ranch Student Center, the facility for Springs’ Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts program, is in its last year in its current location as the staff is preparing to move to a new location a few miles away in the Eastlake neighborhood.
Springs’ Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts (ORAA) finished off its 9th year with “fun and celebrations,” reported Melissa Maguire, vice principal. Eighth graders took a field trip to Fort Cross, where they worked on their team building and outdoor education. Second graders had a Movie Night with their families watching The Super Mario Bros. movie.
Springs Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts (ORAA) kindergartners had a Read Across America float parade in which they read a book and made a float representing it, reported Principal Brynne Dukes. In the afternoon, they took the floats around the school to show the other students. Continue reading
Springs’ Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts (ORAA) welcomed the Dairy Council of California which brought a live cow to the campus to help teach students about cows, milk and other dairy products, agriculture and healthy eating.
Springs’ Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts teacher Tamra Santana’s 5/6th class took a field trip to the Birch Aquarium in La Jolla. They toured the exhibits and dissected mackerel.
Springs’ Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts (ORAA) 3rd grade student Tisú Cuarenta Aceves is an award-winning ballerina. In a recent competition, she took one gold and four bronze medals.
Springs’ Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts (ORAA) held a “phenomenal” APEX fundraiser, reported Principal Brynne Dukes, netting $18,000 for new technology. (Photo: APEX fun run)
Ayesha Chloe Abril, a 7th-grade grade student with Springs’ Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts (ORAA), is the Student Artist of the Month for November. She is 13 and lives in Chula Vista. She has attended Springs since 3rd grade. She likes to draw characters from anime and video games. Besides art, she likes Taekwondo.
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
