New Beginnings: Announcing the Arbor Student Center & Orchard Academy
I am pleased to announce the new Arbor Student Center located on Van Buren Blvd. in Riverside, opening for the 2026-27 school year! At the heart of this new center will be the Orchard Academy, a program offering a unique, Waldorf-inspired approach designed to ignite a passion for learning.
The Orchard Academy is an independent program that draws from Waldorf principles while adapting practices to meet the needs of our students and community. This approach emphasizes:
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
