The Vista Learning Center had a new offering for students grades 5-8, a seven-week science course that included the dissection of a frog. Teacher Hollie Cheowanich said that students learned about the life cycle of the frog and about different types of frogs before dissecting one. Other dissections, Hollie said, have included a worm, sea star, fish, owl pellet, and squid.
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Vista Student Center students and their families proudly represented their school by walking in the Vista Christmas Parade. Principal Kim Bagby shared her excitement about the event, saying, ‘We loved sharing sweet Mexican candy with the parade-goers and being cheered on by Vista families along the route.”
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 →
