Set Your Own Pace at SCVi

Ever feel like school is all “Hurry and speed up!” or “No, you’re going too fast — slow down!” At Santa Clarita Valley International (SCVi) Charter School, a tuition-free TK-12th grade public school in Castaic, California, you get to set your own pace with our fantastic support and personal encouragement.

No One-Size-Fits-All at SCVi 

SCVi has a wealth of strong academic options even though we’re a small TK-12th grade school. There’s no “right” pace or path for any of our learners — we realize that each child has their own learning journey and we’re here to support them. Learners are active participants in their learning process. Our goal is nothing less than:

• learners who grow with curiosity and creativity. 
• a commitment to a modern education that develops critical thinkers who lead with confidence. 
• a campus and open-classroom environment that creates a sense of community that allows creativity to thrive in a collaborative learning experience. 
• providing a space in which our learners can play, problem-solve, feel accomplishment, and support others. 
• empowering TK-12th graders to become compassionate and responsible citizens of the world. 

Our tuition-free school believes having learners set their own pace is an essential part of their inspired education. Each and every one of our learners has an Individualized Learning Plan (ILP) to personalize their education and instruction. 

We believe that learning should be interest-driven and self-directed. Learners develop an ability to set goals, monitor their own progress, and reflect on their strengths and areas for improvement. Our Learner-Led Conferences (LLCs) include a Report of Progress that contains a narrative of a learner’s development, both academically and socially. 

We take the time to meet learners where they are academically and socially and help them learn and grow into their full potential. We are here to equip you for success!

We offer a safe space for our learners to explore, take appropriate risks, and gain confidence in themselves. Our campus is comprised of open classrooms allowing learners the flexibility to progress at their own pace along a continuum of achievement. It also promotes collaboration and project-based learning (PBL), the educational core of what we do.

High School: Pace Yourself

High school at SCVi is so exciting because of your options and the pace you set. 

Have you heard of our International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme (IB CP)? The IB CP allows learners to participate in a career-related curriculum while at the same time providing access to an IB education. The aim of the IB CP is to provide learners with both an academic and practical foundation to support their future goals whether you decide to continue on to higher education or enter the workforce. Learners participate in the IB Career-related Programme during junior and senior years. 

Or you could choose one of our career-connected learning paths. Did you know that in addition to a two-year-long performing arts path, new this year we are offering an Aerospace Career-Connected Learning Pathway?

Hard to know what to choose? Every 9th grader takes a special course called Freshman Seminar. In this course, learners hone key academic skills to be successful in high school and college, explore their aptitudes as they relate to careers, and experience each career-connected learning pathway at SCVi firsthand.

In addition, SCVi offers free dual enrollment through College of the Canyons so you can get college credit early and also see what college is all about.

Set Your Pace with These Essential Educational Tools  

As you set your educational learning pace, here is what you can expect for all learners, whatever their style, at our WASC-accredited school:

• Project-based learning! PBL is truly at the core of all we do. We love it because it promotes collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving in an exciting and engaging way.
• Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) is essentially building positive social character by supporting a learner’s development of emotional intelligence, life skills, and community engagement. SCVi integrates SEL directly into the curriculum. We use the Leader in Me’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People education series to promote engagement, belonging, and well-being.
• Arts integration into our projects. We love using the arts as a way to express our creativity! Whether through dance, music, theatre, media, or visual methods, the arts are often viewed as the thread connecting multiple subject areas and are an invaluable part of the PBL process.
• Advisory (Morning Meeting for grades TK-5) where learners and facilitators have an intentional time to focus on making connections, learning conflict resolution and exploring problem-solving ideas.

It’s not too late – we’re still enrolling for the 2024-25 school year!

About SCVi:

Santa Clarita Valley International School (SCVi) is a free public charter school empowering TK-12th graders to become conscientious, compassionate, and responsible citizens of the world. We use project-based and social-emotional learning concepts to inspire and motivate lifelong learners with the skills they need to lead in the 21st century. We incorporate technology into every component of our curriculum, and we value and encourage development of leadership skills by inspiring confidence and character in each of our unique learners. Join our innovative school today!