Springs’ Corona Student Center teacher Jessica Holland’s 1/2 grade class walked to the post office to mail its Flat Stanley project. Continue reading →
Del Rio Student Center students participated in the first annual Palm Academy Art Camp, learning how art enriches areas such as literacy, science and the global community. Students created “drawbots” (moving robots that explore physics through art), worked on a community art piece that will hang in the new Palm Academy facility and learned about how art connects to storybooks. Continue reading →
Springs held its first Speech Meet at the Magnolia Student Center on March 5. The event gave participants the chance to practice public speaking while discussing a topic for which they have a passion. Students had the chance to build their confidence, develop presentation skills and learn critical thinking. Continue reading →
Homeschool 7th-grade student Gwyneth McIntyre, 12, earned a 1st place award and was designated as a Broadcom Masters Nominee at the Riverside County Science and Engineering Fair held in March. Her project, Terrible or Terrific Toothpaste? examined which toothpastes caused the least tooth decay. Gwyneth was one of 450 students participating; she participated in the Health and Biomedical Sciences category. Continue reading →
Springs’ Santa Ana Learning Center Musical Theater Homeschool students performed Aladdin Jr. on stage at the Ebell Theater in Santa Ana. Continue reading →
Wesley Heinz, an 8-year-old 3rd-grade student at Springs’ Magnolia Student Center, loves to write books. After he finishes school, he said, he hopes to be an author and illustrator. Continue reading →
Springs Venture 4th grade student Jordan Schneider has launched a new YouTube channel, Kid2Kid, intended to be a channel where “a kid teaches kids.” Jordan loves learning and passing on information to his fellow students; videos include scientist profiles and experiments. Continue reading →
Ben Fitts has been named principal of Springs’ iShine Student Center. He previously served as vice principal, and has been employed by Springs since 2012. Continue reading →
Springs held its annual Schoolwide Spelling Bee on February 12. More than 40 students participated. The winners were: Continue reading →
Three teachers from Springs’ Renaissance Valley Academy (RVA) were recognized for their accomplishments. Anthony Scott and Jonathan Kunz were named educators of the month by the Sylvan Learning Center; Georgina Arredondo, a high school math teacher, received a Royalty Award. Continue reading →
