- What is the tuition?
- What grades are offered?
- Who can attend?
- How can I enroll my child?
- Can my child enroll for the current school year?
- I need to update my child’s admissions or emergency information.
- Does the school have a snack and lunch program?
- Does SCVi offer before-and-after-school care?
- What school supplies will my child need?
- What are your school hours?
- What is TK?
- What is a charter school?
- Does the school provide transportation?
- Does the school have a newsletter?
- Does my child need to bring a laptop or other technology?
- I heard SCVi is a family participation school. How many volunteer hours are expected?
- Does the school have a PTA or other organized parent group?
- Will my child transition or adjust well to your environment?
- Why multiage?
- I heard you are the “No-Homework School.” Is that true?
- What’s your classroom culture and discipline policy?
- Since this is a PBL school, I heard you don’t have textbooks. How do you know what to teach?
- The classroom is very active. Is it hard for learners to concentrate in that environment?
- I have a question not answered here.
What is the tuition?
Free. SCVi is a tuition-free public charter school.
What grades are offered?
Transitional Kindergarten (TK) through 12th grade.
Who can attend?
Any student in grades TK-12 residing in Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, San Bernardino, or Kern County can attend.
How can I enroll my child?
Please complete the enrollment form. Enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis, depending on the date a completed application is received. When we reach capacity, a wait list will be created and a lottery will be conducted. Every February or March, we hold a random public lottery for the upcoming school year.
Can my child enroll for the current school year?
We have limited spots available for some grade levels. Please fill out the the enrollment form and the registrar will get back to you when a spot becomes available.
I need to update my child’s admissions or emergency information.
Please email registrar@scvi-k12.org or call 661-705-4820.
Does the school have a snack and lunch program?
SCVi offers a lunch program, which you can learn more about on the Cafe page. For snacks, our Cafe offers healthy options for purchase.
Does SCVi offer before-and-after-school care?
Yes. Please contact our office team for more information.
What school supplies will my child need?
This information will be available at the Meet the Facilitators event just before schools starts. If you are joining us midyear, you can ask your child’s facilitator (teacher).
What are your school hours?
Click here for school hours.
What is TK?
TK is Transitional Kindergarten. It is the first year of a two-year kindergarten program that uses a developmentally appropriate, modified curriculum for the student. Transitional Kindergarten (TK) for the 2024-25 school year is for 4-year-olds turning 5 between September 2 and June 2. If you have any questions, please email registrar@scvi-k12.org or call 661-705-4820.
What is a charter school?
Charter schools are FREE public schools overseen by the local school district or county but are free to govern themselves and create their own educational programs. Charter schools are public schools operated independently of the local school board, often with a curriculum and educational philosophy different from the other schools in the system. They are tuition-free, non-religious, and are mandated to teach all. Charter schools create new professional opportunities for teachers, provide parents and pupils expanded choices in the types of educational opportunities available through the public school system, and encourage the use of different and state-of-the-art teaching methods.
Does the school provide transportation?
SCVi has buses available for learners from the San Fernando Valley and Fillmore/Piru areas. For more information, click here.
Does the school have a newsletter?
Yes, we do. We send a weekly Monday Message. Sign up below to receive the newsletters and messages.
Does my child need to bring a laptop or other technology?
Our technology goal is a one-to-one technology-to-learner ratio (one device per student). Learners are welcome to provide a source of technology, such as a laptop or tablet, but it is not required and there are school devices available to every learner.
I heard SCVi is a family participation school. How many volunteer hours are expected?
Volunteering and participation are always optional. We encourage participation in order to foster the home-school connection and work tirelessly to create a culture where families feel welcome to come onto campus often. See the Volunteering page for a list of volunteer opportunities, and watch the Monday Message for current needs.
Does the school have a PTA or other organized parent group?
SCVi is supported by Scarlet Foundation, a parent-and-family-led 501(c)3 nonprofit fundraising organization dedicated to raising money to benefit the learners and classrooms of SCVi. Within Scarlet Foundation are the Scarlet Parent Volunteers, which organizes the volunteering efforts on campus. Scarlet Parent Volunteers hold a General Meeting the first Thursday of each month at 9:00 AM in the Cafe.
Scarlet Parent Volunteers
Please use the links below to support and inquire:
linktr.ee/scarletparentvolunteers
volunteering@scarletparents.org
Will my child transition or adjust well to your environment?
If your child is transferring from a different educational environment, they may need some time to adjust. Some learners from a traditional environment struggle at first, while others adapt quickly. Many of our seasoned learners step into a leadership role, take their new classmates under their wings, and show them how to be successful at SCVi.
Why multiage?
Research supports environments with two or more grades that allow learners the flexibility to progress at their own pace along a continuum of achievement. As such, select grade levels at SCVi are multiage environments.
I heard you are the “No-Homework School.” Is that true?
When people tour the school and ask learners if they have homework, typically the answer is no. But when they ask learners if they do work at home, the answer is “Of course!”
We don’t give much homework in the typical form, such as packets. Our “homework” is an extension of the projects learners are working on in class. It might look like research, or putting together a model, or refining an essay. Over time, there is more to be done after school hours, as is appropriate for each grade level.
However, we will always value carving out time for kids to be with their families, exercise, and generally have some downtime after their school day is done. That is a natural part of developing the whole child. Research supports this view. To learn more, please see the book list below.
What’s your classroom culture and discipline policy?
Because of our unique approach to deeper learning and our focus on social-emotional learning, we take a different approach to discipline than most schools do. We believe that it is part of our job to facilitate growth in the area of learning self-direction and self-discipline. Social-emotional learning is even included in our Individualized Learning Plans (ILPs), Learner-Led Conferences (LLCs), and Reports of Progress. Each of our learners is different, as are the challenges they face. We have thoroughly researched the best approaches and philosophies to align with our mission. We are not fans of punishments and rewards. We emphasize Love and Logic literature and also recommend the following books.
Since this is a PBL school, I heard you don’t have textbooks. How do you know what to teach?
SCVi follows Common Core state standards in California. SCVi’s highly qualified, credentialed educators participate in extensive training every August before schools starts and throughout the year. SCVi is a pioneer in project-based learning and integrating social-emotional learning into the curriculum. SCVi facilitators create their own syllabi and curriculum based on the state standards. We believe project-based learning is the ideal way to prepare learners for the future, as it mimics the workplace more than any other model. If you would like to find out more about PBL, please see the book list below.
The classroom is very active. Is it hard for learners to concentrate in that environment?
After years of research into cutting-edge office spaces, we have created our environments to prepare our kids for their future, not our past. We believe that kids in quiet rows of desks are a reflection of years past. We have intentionally designed classrooms and created a culture where learners can easily collaborate, rather than working in isolation as the norm. This is a reflection of the companies where they will eventually work or those they will build for themselves as entrepreneurs.
Learners respond to this unique environment in many different ways. Most find it refreshing to finally be able to move around as needed, which results in enhanced concentration and engagement. Others find they prefer less stimuli in order to perform quiet work. Our facilitators do an excellent job of understanding which learners need a quieter work environment and when. They facilitate student choice and make arrangements to use the classroom spaces designed for quiet work when needed. In a project-based setting, more often than not, the active environment is necessary for the collaboration.
For more information about a PBL-designed classroom, please see the book list below.
I have a question not answered here.
Please email info@scvi-k12.org or call 661-705-4820.
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