Kim Bagby is the new principal of the Vista Student Center. She previously worked in the education field in her native Michigan. In three schools with which she worked, she was responsible for curriculum mapping and planning and aligning it to standards, ultimately resulting in higher levels of student achievement.
Students in teacher Amy Heald’s class at Springs Charter Schools’ Vista Student Center created models of the DNA helix using sticks and gummy bears. Students in teacher Jessica Stickel’s class studied the clouds.
The La Fuente program at the Vista Student Center is anticipating significant growth in the 2022-23 school year, reported Sarah Adams, principal. The La Fuente program is a dual language, Spanish-English immersion program for grades TK-8. It served 200 during the past school year, with anticipated growth to 225 to 240 students in 2022-23. It is one of four programs offered at the Vista site.
The Vista Student Center students continued with Springs’ theme of play for this school year by enjoying a “Day of Play.” Parents Molly Elkins and Liz DeGeronimo organized and led a variety of outdoor activities and games for children of all grade levels.
Springs’ Vista Student Center Mosaic Academy is growing, adding another teacher and day of in-person instruction. Mosaic serves grades TK-8 and is a three-day classroom, homeschool-hybrid model for those who want a highly supported homeschool with classroom support.
Springs’ Vista Student Center (also known as Vista Springs) received a technology boost with the addition of Owl cameras in each of its classrooms which vastly improves distance learning. Continue reading
Two students in Springs Charter Schools’ La Fuente 50/50 dual immersion Spanish/English program at Springs’ Vista Student Center received a surprise visit from their father, Cody Cowley, a First Class Petty Officer in the U.S. Navy, on January 14, after nearly 10 months deployment onboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. Continue reading
The Vista Student Center has welcomed five Courage speakers who have addressed TK-8th-grade students in its La Fuente and Mosaic Academies. Principal Amy Heald hopes the students will be “inspired by speakers and also that they will want to talk about their own courageous adventures in front of their peers.” Continue reading
The Vista Student Center has welcomed five Courage speakers who have addressed TK-8th-grade students in its La Fuente and Mosaic Academies. Principal Amy Heald hopes the students will be “inspired by speakers and also that they will want to talk about their own courageous adventures in front of their peers.” Continue reading
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
