Ian Phillips, age 13, a Homeschool student in the 8th grade, has passed an examination to obtain an FCC license to operate an amateur or HAM radio. He studied for the examination with four friends from Boy Scouts, and earned a Boy Scout Radio merit badge for his efforts. He’s now saving to purchase his own HAM radio. Continue reading →
Four Springs students are featured in Choices, a new inspirational video featuring Dain Blanton, a U.S. gold medal winner in volleyball in the 2000 summer Olympics. Continue reading →
Springs Charter Schools has created a new Humanities curriculum option for the 6th grade which blends English and Social Studies material through literature. Continue reading →
The Daily Refreshment’s goal is to connect parents to our schools with something helpful for their students, coming to their email inboxes three times a week. It can be an upcoming festival in the community, an art competition, a fun book review, an inspirational quote or video, or the most inventive stuff to do with that leftover cardboard. We create these tidbits hoping you will find them useful, interesting, inspirational, fun, and quirky. Feel free to forward our Daily Refreshment to your family and friends, as well as sharing them on your social media.
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The Murrieta Chamber of Commerce has named two students of Springs Charter Schools Student of the Month for September and October 2014. Continue reading →
Springs Charter Schools offer 65 multi-age (combination) classes, which serve 1,600 students of all grades and locations. While they can be formed for practical reasons, they are often intentionally created because they fit in well with the Springs’ philosophy of personalized learning for their students, said Deb Essel, Springs’ Assistant Superintendent of Education.
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I remember the look in Brianna’s eyes. Her tiny six-year-old frame seemed too young to have the look of defeat. It appeared her former teacher had given up on her. As a first grade teacher at a Los Angeles charter school, I saw many cases like this over the years. The public school shared a campus with our charter school at the time when Brianna’s mother decided to remove her from the public school and enroll her in our charter school. Brianna’s mother wanted something different for her daughter, something that would engage her, something that would inspire her—she wanted her child to enjoy school again. Continue reading →
OCEANSIDE, CA, July 9, 2014 – Springs Charter Schools are pleased to welcome Amy Heald as the new Director for their La Fuente Student Center in Oceanside, California. Opening in August, the center will offer Springs’ new Dual Immersion Spanish-English 50/50 Program. It is designed for native English speakers and native Spanish speakers and their parents who want to learn a second language. The program will serve grades Transitional Kindergarten (TK) through 5th grade. Continue reading →
CHULA VISTA, CA, July 15, 2014 – Springs Charter Schools has launched Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts, a program which incorporates art throughout its core curriculum, for grades TK-8th grade on the campus of Mater Dei Catholic High School, 1615 Mater Dei Drive, Chula Vista. Although not an art school, music, the visual arts and performances will be used as a resource for teaching in all core subject areas. Continue reading →
We are very pleased to be working with Right at School Enrichment Company to offer after school care at several of our student centers. You can find the details at http://rightatschool.com/ and can register your children at http://rightatschool.com/locations.php. After school care will be available at the following sites: Corona Student Center, iShine Student Center, La Fuente Student Center, Magnolia Student Center, Murrieta Student Center, Orange County Student Center, Otay Ranch Academy for the Arts, Riverside Student Center and Temecula Student Center. Space is limited and is available on a first come, first served basis.
