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Classroom-Based Learning

…and deductive reasoning. Presentations of Learning Projects culminate in regular Presentations of Learning (POLs) to peers, facilitators, community members, and families. Our curriculum also features a strong social-emotional learning component…

SCVi, a WASC-accredited, free public TK-12 charter school in Santa Clarita, California, offers personalized, project-based, and social-emotional learning.

Within our positive learning environment, our learners think for themselves and develop emotional intelligence, life skills, and community engagement. We designed our program around the expectation that graduates would become entrepreneurs, leaders, and game changers.

Lower School

At SCVi’s Lower School, we focus on the whole child through creative, consistent application of project-based and social-emotional learning principles. SCVi’s engaging projects address real-world issues, requiring learners to practice collaboration, critical thought, sustained inquiry, and deductive reasoning.

Projects culminate in regular Presentations of Learning (POLs) to peers, facilitators, community members, and families. Our curriculum also features a strong social-emotional learning component that cultivates confidence, leadership, and self-reflection.

Our campus and open classroom environments create a sense of community that allows creativity to thrive. Our goal is to provide an environment in which our learners can create, explore, problem-solve, feel accomplishment, support others, and become confident leaders.

For our young learners, we incorporate play in learning. We believe unscripted, open-ended play is essential for cognitive and social-emotional growth. Extensive research demonstrates the importance of play for well-being and development.

Upper School

We consider ourselves a small liberal arts high school with a look and feel similar to a small liberal arts college. Our high school community benefits from a dedicated full-time college counselor, and many of our graduates have expressed that their transition to college was seamless. Click here for graduation requirements.

Core academic courses for SCVi 9th-12th graders are A-G approved, the standard for entrance to the University of California and California State University systems. SCVi also offers the Aerospace Career-Connected Learning Pathway and International Baccalaureate (IB) Career-Related Programme. 

Career-Connected Learning (CCL) integrates high school classes, community connections, work-based learning, and postsecondary planning and training. The goal of CCL is to support learners on their path to high-wage, high skill, in-demand careers in established and emerging industries. Learners choose their industry sector and pathway that best aligns with their interests and passions, ensuring the experience is meaningful and relevant to their goals.

We offer arts, student leadership, and more.

Contact us to schedule a tour and experience the SCVi difference for yourself.

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5 Ways SCVi Gives Kindergarteners a Great Start

The days are long and then…kindergarten already??! When it comes to choosing a school for your child, you want them to have it all, especially when it comes to learning….

The days are long and then…kindergarten already??! When it comes to choosing a school for your child, you want them to have it all, especially when it comes to learning. So how do you choose a school for them at such a young age? Do you prioritize:

  1. Personalized Learning: I want my child to be known and supported
  2. Dual Language Immersion as an option  
  3. Arts are essential and should be integrated into the curriculum
  4. Social-emotional learning / character development is just as important as academics

Or all of the above…and for free? At Santa Clarita Valley International School (SCVi), a tuition-free public charter school serving TK-12th grades, students receive a high-quality education that focuses on academics, character building and amazing enrichments integrated into the curriculum. Here is how we give our littlest learners in the greater Santa Clarita Valley and beyond a great start:

SCVi elementary students sit at a table while playing with clay and sticks as they work on a project.

1. Personalized Learning

From the very beginning, every learner at SCVi is given an individualized learning plan. Our learners set academic and social and emotional learning (SEL) goals for themselves with the help of their facilitator (teacher). Facilitators stay with learners for two years at a time to foster a strong relationship together. This multiage learning approach means that learners can set their own pace, racing ahead when they master something, and taking time to sit with some ideas that need reinforcing. 

Not only that, but because we are a small school, every learner is known by name and has support from their facilitator, paraprofessionals, counselors, and administrators. This familiarity builds confidence, as students feel comfortable and supported. 

2. Dual Immersion

At SCVi, we strive to be globally connected and part of this commitment is offering Spanish dual immersion to our K-5th graders. We bring teachers from Spain and Mexico to live in our community and share their culture and language with our learners. Our SCVi learners spend 50% of their time learning in Spanish with these native speakers and 50% of their time with English-speaking teachers. 

Our learners share the same curriculum and project-based opportunities as their peers and have exposure to the same state standards while receiving instruction in both languages. The Spanish-speaking and English-speaking teachers collaborate on teaching all subject material. Immersion not a great fit for your child? No problem. We have a non-immersion track as well.

3. Arts Integration

At our tuition-free school, we feel arts are essential, especially for our youngest learners. We incorporate an arts curriculum into our project-based learning so our learners can expect to  be engaged in the arts throughout their day and in a variety of ways (Chalk! Paint! Music! Video/Media!). Our first and second graders recently created their own Farmer’s Market and, yep, you bet they used art to express what they were selling!

4. ABC’s + SEL’s = The Whole Child

Learning how to be a good friend, learner, and leader starts on Day One in elementary school at our free public TK-12. SCVi integrates several social-emotional learning (SEL) programs, like  Leader in Me, which emphasizes the importance of kindness and finding solutions that work for everyone. Learning good communication skills is key and we teach and model using our words and finding ways to practice self-control and reflection. Our goal is to provide an environment in which our learners can create, explore, problem-solve, accomplish, support others, and become confident leaders.

5. Solid Foundation: Setting Your Child Up for Success

Giving your child a solid foundation in school so that they enjoy learning and develop curiosity about our world is at the heart of what we do at our tuition-free TK-12 public school. From the flexibility of our open classrooms to our aerospace focus where we share a fully developed project for each grade each year, to using a play-based learning model, we are here to make education engaging and fun. Find out more about our free public school and enroll today!

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!

Private School Education without the Pricetag

…into their full potential.  At our tuition-free school, we center our curriculum around project-based learning. This collaborative, problem-solving approach means learners work together while learning specific fundamentals. We have space…

Pop Quiz: Are the following options available at a private school or at Santa Clarita Valley International (SCVi) Charter School?

  • Dual language immersion in Spanish 
  • Thoughtful, progressive approach to 21st-century education
  • High school language classes, including ASL, as high a level as a student wants to go
  • International Baccalaureate Programme
  • Career and Technical Education
  • Theater productions
  • Social Emotional Learning focus
  • College Counseling
  • Arts, a Digital Arts Media pathway, and music integrated into the curriculum
  • Small, community school
  • STEAM integration
  • Hands-on aerospace opportunities for TK-12th graders
  • Sports with opportunities to play
  • Concurrent college enrollment
  • Personalized education for all TK-12th graders
  • A curriculum that meets or exceeds California Learning Standards. 
  • Tuition-free

Teacher at SCVi sits next to a student at a classroom table while assisting them with a worksheet.

If you chose SCVi for all of them, you are correct! Our tuition-free TK-12th grade school in the Santa Clarita Valley acts a lot like a private school but at no cost. Here are some examples of the high quality you can expect at our small, public school:

Inclusive Not Exclusive 

We support and care for ALL our learners at SCVi. We know each of our TK-12th graders by name and make sure to greet them every morning as they arrive. We also take the time to meet learners where they are academically and socially and help them grow and learn into their full potential. 

At our tuition-free school, we center our curriculum around project-based learning. This collaborative, problem-solving approach means learners work together while learning specific fundamentals. We have space for a huddle, space to research and collaborate, and all the space to get any help needed. 

We are a family community at SCVi: all are welcome. We are a small school that loves to make big connections. We love having our families in our school volunteering in the classroom, helping out at events, and/or taking part in one of our seminars. 

We love to share what makes our learners shine too, like our Spring Open House, Showcases of Learning and engagements in the surrounding area. Our 10th grade learners engage in a personal project that often gives back to the community, like a learner who helped families experiencing homelessness access items they need. Budding athletes star in sporting events, as our small size means more playing time. 

Investing in Our Learners

At SCVi, we are so excited to invest in the best for our learners. We have carefully considered a multitude of educational models and ideas and adapted them to serve our community’s needs. Here are some ways we have gone above and beyond a traditional public school model.

Social Emotional Learning

– Our Leader in Me Program focuses on The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People series.

– Move the World engages learners with short effective exercises for their age level.

– Learner-Led Conferences (LLCs)

– Advisory Program for upper school and Morning Meetings for lower school

– Love and Logic discipline approach

– A Report of Progress that includes a narrative about your child’s development, both academically and socially. We know and cherish your child!

Aerospace Projects

-Every grade has an aerospace project designed for their level, from studying how animals fly to flying a glider yourself to completing an aerospace career technical education pathway.

-In conjunction with aerospace, studying the effects of flight on objects, like this year’s Team Bok Choy, who studied the effects of microgravity on bok choy’s germination on board the International Space Station.

Classroom Design

-SCVi does not have a traditional classroom setup, and that’s on purpose. We want our learners to move around and engage in creativity, curiosity and synergy.

-Open classrooms and multiage learning environments are based on 21st-century ideas around work and collaboration.

Speaking of open spaces, we have room for you: get all the quality and none of the price of a private school education — enroll at SCVi today!

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!

Leading the Way to the Skies & Space: Meet Mr. Albright

…our focus on aviation and aerospace learning will be given a boost with a new career-connected learning pathway. We can’t wait to further bring STEAM to life through immersive, hands-on…

The logo for the SCVi Aerospace CTE Pathway.Did you know that Santa Clarita Valley International (SCVi) Charter School is launching a new Aerospace Pathway at our tuition-free TK-12th grade public school? 

Beginning in the 2024-2025 school year, our focus on aviation and aerospace learning will be given a boost with a new career-connected learning pathway. We can’t wait to further bring STEAM to life through immersive, hands-on projects for all grade levels. 

 

Leading this program is Mr. Justin Albright! Already involved in the iLEAD community, Mr. Justin is excited to join SCVi and learn all about us. Read on to learn about him and our new program.

 

Please tell us about your background and how you came to be at SCVi.

I have been in education for the past seven years all of which I have spent within the iLEAD network, supporting learners in subjects such as geometry, trigonometry, calculus, and physics. I recently obtained my BS in astronomical and planetary sciences from Arizona State University. I plan on beginning  a MS in space systems engineering this upcoming fall at the University of New Mexico. I also used to work at Virgin Galactic as a material handler, which gave me the opportunity to work on spaceships! I heard about the opening here at SCVi in the aerospace program and felt I was the ideal candidate The program, although new, is going to be a very fun and modern way of learning that I feel is not like anything currently at SCVi. I am very proud of this program, and I am putting my all into creating this. I would recommend any learner to join who is even somewhat curious about aerospace/aviation.

What’s the best part about your role at SCVi? What’s the biggest challenge?

The best part about my role is that I am able to handcraft this program from the ground up. The sky is the limit, and I have huge ambitions of what this will look like in the future. This, in turn, is also one of the challenges. Creating something new does seem daunting, but I have a great team behind me to offer assistance whenever needed.

There are great social-emotional learning activities at SCVi. What’s something you like to practice?

Habit #7, Sharpen the Saw, is my favorite habit (in the Leader in Me program’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People that we use at SCVi), and I personally use this philosophy. Having time to step back and to recharge after a strenuous work week is crucial to prevent midyear burnout. I like to spend time on the weekend to relax and enjoy my time off in order to put my best foot forward the following Monday.

Who was your favorite teacher and why?

In high school I had a teacher named Ms. Kent, and she was always very nice to me and saw something in me that I didn’t see in myself at the time. She has helped me out so much in my personal and professional life, and I am very grateful!

In your opinion, what makes a great leader? How do you teach leadership?

A great leader is someone who can acknowledge their faults and look past one’s self-interests in order to reach a collective common goal.

Five fun fast facts about Mr. Justin:

  1. I love playing video games, preferably fighting games. When I have time, I compete across the country in Super Smash Bros. Melee! Thanks to this game, I have had the opportunity to travel to thirteen different states and two different countries!
  2. I just recently picked up playing tennis. The game is very fast-paced and exciting. Although I am an amateur, I look forward to getting better later down the road.
  3. I enjoy reading books about philosophy. Even if I don’t have the time to sit down and read, I love listening to audiobooks during car rides.
  4. I don’t know how to swim.
  5. My favorite type of music is hip-hop/rap. I listen to a wide range of artists from the ’80s to present.

We are so excited about our new Aerospace Pathway program with Mr. Justin leading the way! The Aerospace Pathway at SCVi focuses on aviation, space, and coding. Learners will have the opportunity to study the principles of flight and aircraft design, building a foundation for careers in the aviation industry. In learning about space, they will explore the challenges and technologies of space travel, engaging in projects that foster innovation and a deeper understanding of the cosmos. Opportunities for coding will help learners develop essential programming skills, enabling them to someday create and control aerospace systems. These focus areas of the pathway collectively provide learners with a comprehensive skill set, preparing them for diverse and dynamic careers in the aerospace sector. Our tuition-free TK-12th grade charter school is enrolling now so you can join us to take advantage of this out-of-this-world opportunity.

A flyer for the SCVi Aerospace CTE Pathway

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!

Social-Emotional Learning in ALL We Do

…blending academic rigor with meaningful engagement, creative inquiry, and social-emotional learning principles. What is Social-Emotional Learning?  Research has shown that positive social behavior is one of the greatest predictors of…

Social-emotional learning (SEL) is key to successfully navigating life and here at Santa Clarita Valley International (SCVi) Charter School, a tuition-free TK-12th grade public school in Castaic, California, it’s at the heart of all we do. Our small and engaged school prepares students for their next steps in life — both academically and socially. We nurture the whole child by blending academic rigor with meaningful engagement, creative inquiry, and social-emotional learning principles.

What is Social-Emotional Learning? 

Research has shown that positive social behavior is one of the greatest predictors of academic success. The better our connections are with each other, the more we will thrive in other areas of our life. Social and Emotional Learning is essentially building positive social character through: 

  • acquiring skills to manage emotions (self-management)
  • nurturing positive relationships (relationship skills)
  • making informed choices (responsible decision-making, self-direction)
  • feeling and exhibiting empathy (self & social awareness)

Rather than just hope that students pick up positive social behavior as they grow, SCVi integrates SEL directly into the curriculum. We have developed SEL and academic rigor rubrics that add a well-balanced approach to academics and reflective practice for facilitators, learners, parents, and administrators. 

Our project-based learning focus easily complements social-emotional learning. We are collaborative and learn how to work well with others, using a problem-solving approach. We make sure our learners are exposed to a variety of ways to learn and ways to thrive, including an arts program that is also integrated into our daily curriculum. Our engaged public school helps develop learners’ emotional IQ in a way that inspires creativity and engagement in their coursework. We practice core SEL skills like: 

-Curiosity

-Social intelligence

-Grit

-Optimism

-Gratitude

-Purpose

-Growth Mindset

-Self-Control

-Zest

What does SEL look like at SCVi?

We support and care for ALL our learners at SCVi. We know each of our TK-12th graders by name and make sure to greet them every morning as they arrive. We also take the time to meet learners where they are academically and socially and help them learn and grow into their full potential. We offer a safe space for our learners to grow, take appropriate risks, and gain confidence in themselves. Our engaged school has a very intentional approach to 21st-century education.

Three Santa Clarita Valley International (SCVi) students sit with an adult at a classroom table in a discussion. They have binders with paper on the table and are using pencils. One student is raising his hand.

For our TK-12th grade students — who are in a period of rapid social growth and change — SCVi uses the Leader in Me’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People education series to support student development. The 7 Habits promote engagement, belonging, and well-being. 

Additionally, we host 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.

Because our small school is committed to making social and emotional connections every day, it’s easy for us to tell if a student seems to be having a hard time. Our community school is designed with open classrooms for any and all to drop by and our entire staff is one big cheerleading team for our students. We are here to help in good times and challenging moments. 

If a conflict arises, our devoted staff support students with coaching and guidance aimed at a win-win solution using the Love and Logic discipline approach. Learning conflict resolution skills and ways to manage peer pressure can significantly reduce social stress. We care about you!

All of our TK-12th graders receive personalized learning at SCVi. Our Learner-Led Conferences (LLCs) include a Report of Progress that contains a narrative about your child’s development, both academically and socially. Learners can chart their growth because it is included in their learning dialogue. 

Give your child a supportive academic environment where emotional well-being counts: connect with our SCVi family and enroll today!

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!

Choose Your Own Learning Adventure

…Adventures Have in Common As much choice as there is at our small, tuition-free school, some things are just a given, like: –Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) is essentially building…

Your learning adventure in school should be just that: your own! Plus exciting, challenging, confidence building, and unique. At Santa Clarita Valley International (SCVi) Charter School, a tuition-free TK-12th grade public school in Castaic, California, we offer so many great learning paths. Here are some of your options at our WASC-accredited school.  

What Path Will You Take at SCVi? 

Our small, tuition-free public school has a very intentional approach to 21st-century education. Learners are active participants in their learning process and are able to connect ideas and concepts together in practice. What kind of participation? How about…

Learn another language starting in kindergarten or even first grade? We offer dual language immersion in Spanish. 

Don’t want to learn another language? That’s great — we have that path too! 

And by “path,” think more of a shared multi-use road given there’s so much overlapping in learning and collaboration in our multiage and open classrooms. And don’t forget creativity and play! We are serious about our play-based learning no matter where a learner is on a path.

Is science a passion and coming up with a project to send to space appealing? SCVi learners are invited to participate in the DreamUp to Space Experiment Design Challenge. Their mission? Learn the fundamentals of space exploration, including microgravity, scientific experimentation, and proposal writing.

With our emphasis on project-based learning (PBL), maybe in high school you opt in to our International Baccalaureate (IB) Career-Related Programme. Or because of your confidence in PBL, you choose a career-connected learning path.

Perhaps, after learning about aerospace and aviation every year in our lower school, you decide to learn how to fly a glider in 8th grade. And if that’s not enough, for our 2024-25 year, you could join our new Aerospace Career Technical Education pathway in grades 9-12! 

Want even more in high school? Take college classes for free through College of the Canyons. You really have so many ways to succeed at SCVi.

What All SCVi Learning Adventures Have in Common

As much choice as there is at our small, tuition-free school, some things are just a given, like:

–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.

–Individualized Learning Plans (ILPs) personalize goals and instruction for each child. We believe that learning should be interest-driven, peer-supported, and focused on powerful outcomes.

–Arts program 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.

-Opportunities for self-directed learning. Learners develop an ability to set goals, monitor their own progress, and reflect on their strengths and areas for improvement. 

-We support and care for ALL our learners at SCVi. We take the time to meet learners where they are academically and socially and help them learn and grow into their full potential. 

-We offer a safe space for our learners to grow, take appropriate risks, and gain confidence in themselves. 

-We host 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.

-Our devoted staff support students with coaching and guidance aimed at a win-win solution using the Love and Logic discipline approach. 

-Our Learner-Led Conferences (LLCs) include a Report of Progress that contains a narrative of a learner’s development, both academically and socially. 

-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 definitely engaging way.

Which path will you choose? We are here to help, every step of the way. Enrolling now!

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!

SCVi Seniors Rule

…Learners have practice succeeding, failing, learning from both and moving ahead. As part of the PBL process, learners create and share Presentations of Learning (POL). The POL showcases their achievement…

Being a senior in high school is both exhilarating and terrifying. You’re almost free…to direct the rest of your life? See what we mean? Not to worry. At Santa Clarita Valley International (SCVi) Charter School, a tuition-free TK-12th grade public school in Castaic, California, we are here to prepare you for what’s next, pump you up, and celebrate your accomplishments – all year long.

Senior Living

By the time you’re a senior at our small TK-12 grade school, you are prepared with a wealth of project-based learning, rigorous academics, leadership skills, and social confidence. Sometimes it’s easy to overlook just how far you’ve come and that’s part of the reason we have our Senior Portfolio presentation. During this culmination of their academic career, seniors present to a panel a reflection of what they’re learned during their time at SCVi and why they should graduate from high school. The panel of adults includes staff, parents, and community members. It is a great way for our seniors to end their high school career before heading out into the world.

Could this seem overwhelming? Maybe, if learners didn’t have exposure giving presentations regularly like they do at SCVi. With our focus on PBL, the emphasis is on the process, not necessarily the project. Learners have practice succeeding, failing, learning from both and moving ahead. As part of the PBL process, learners create and share Presentations of Learning (POL). The POL showcases their achievement and growth through the completion of the project. At the end of every year we also hold Showcases of Learning where learners (and their facilitators!) reflect on their achievements and growth toward goals they set at the beginning of school. 

Senior VIP Citizens

We are serious about preparing you for your future at SCVi. Our modern approach to education prepares you from day one whether you start here in kindergarten or in high school. In high school, our dedicated counselor helps you navigate your college and career choices, led by this approach: “How can I make a choice that is the ‘right fit’ for my passions and future?” There is no one-size-fits-all at our innovative school! 

When you’re a senior, we help you fine-tune your choices and make sure you are prepared for what you need, whether that’s searching for scholarships or taking college-prep tests. Our senior advisor even proctors the SAT so our learners can take the test in the comfort of our school. Less stress for your best!

Santa Clarita Valley International (SCVi) Charter School teacher sits at a round table talking with four students.

We teach the A-G college entrance requirement courses at our WASC-accredited school so all of our graduates are prepared to enter the University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) systems. You graduate with (free!) college credits given dual enrollment with College of the Canyons to give you a head start to your future. 

Not sure if college is in your future? We’re here to help with entrepreneurial, military and other career opportunities too. We offer an International Baccalaureate (IB) Career-Related Programme to provide learners with both an academic and practical foundation to support future goals whether you decide to continue on to higher education or enter the workforce.

And new for the 2024-25 school year is our Aerospace Learning Pathway, which integrates learning about aviation with career opportunities, especially right here in our local community.

Senior Moments

SCVi Senior Clapout 2024 6.2024

Graduation isn’t the only celebration during your senior year at our small, connected tuition-free school. We start celebrating at the end of your junior year when our 11th graders are crowned as seniors to fill in the gap left after we clap out that year’s seniors. We also celebrate by:

– Senior Sunrise: get up early with the rest of your class and greet the beginning of the school year together

– Senior Signing Day: celebrate what you’re doing after you graduate

– Senior Retreat: a daylong reflection with team-collaboration activities that ends with…yep, a sunset

– Prom

– Graduation Breakfast with alumni

– Graduation Clap Out

– Graduation “Shout Out”: while walking to get your diploma, a video all about your fabulous self is projected

– Graduation Party

Find out more about senior year and ALL of our grades at our dynamic tuition-free TK-12 grade school and enroll today!

 

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!

College Financial Aid

…etc. The NEW College Scorecards are accessed through this site. FastWeb FastWeb is one of the largest FREE searchable scholarship databases. FinAid FinAid offers comprehensive financial aid information on everything…

FAFSA
FAFSA is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. We recommend that ALL graduating seniors and their families complete the FAFSA. Whether you think you qualify or not for federal aid, many colleges, universities, and organizations use the information from your FAFSA to determine whether you receive an award from them. You can start your application beginning October 1, and we encourage you to apply early. Some awards are given on a first-come, first-served basis, so if you wait, you may miss an opportunity. The FAFSA website is comprehensive, and if you need help, you can talk to someone “live” while online. Apply online at fafsa.ed.gov.

FAFSA4caster
FAFSA4caster provides basic information and helps you estimate your eligibility for federal student aid. From the FAFSA welcome page, click on the FAFSA4caster link under “Thinking About College?” section.

CalGrants
CalGrants are funded by the State of California for students who will attend a qualifying California college (includes College of the Canyons), university or career or technical school. You must FIRST apply for FAFSA in order to apply for a CalGrant. AOC will be submitting GPA verification directly to the Student Aid Commission. You do NOT need to bring a paper verification form to the school. Start the FAFSA ahead so you can meet the deadline.

The CSS Financial Aid Profile
The CSS Financial Aid Profile is a College Board fee-based service that some colleges and universities require you to complete to apply for non-federal financial aid and scholarship programs. Before completing the application, check the admissions or financial aid office web page for each school to which you apply to verify if it is necessary. There is a fee for this service.

StudentAid.Gov
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U.S. Dept. of Education College Affordability and Transparency Center
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Social-Emotional Learning

…teaching, implementation and evaluation of Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) principles is inseparable from our project-based learning model, which requires learners to research, collaborate, and carefully weigh information and evidence in a…

At iLEAD Schools, we maintain a unique emphasis on using methods that foster our learners’ social-emotional learning and personal strengths. We are committed to ensuring our students learn to lead, be self-directed, and develop their emotional IQ in a way that inspires creativity and engagement in their coursework. We believe it’s vital to help students develop skills like social awareness, self-management, regulation of emotions, and self-awareness early so they can begin to weave these abilities through every facet of their lives.
 
As an integral part of our approach to teaching, implementation and evaluation of Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) principles is inseparable from our project-based learning model, which requires learners to research, collaborate, and carefully weigh information and evidence in a nuanced problem-solving context and teaches them to accept feedback, create solutions, and present their findings in a high-performance context.
 
To accomplish this vital mission, we measure and report SEL progress as part of every project, individualized learning plan goal, and Report of Progress. We have also developed SEL and academic rigor rubrics that add a well-balanced approach to academics and reflective practice for facilitators, learners, parents, and administrators. Other elements of our SEL implementation, practice, and assessment include Learner-Led Conferences (LLCs), Presentations of Learning (POLs), Passion Projects, Individualized Learning Plans (ILPs), Advisory Program, learner-driven ambassador groups, Morning Meetings, and restorative approaches to discipline, among others.
 
What is the value of Social-Emotional Learning?
In the article “Reconsidering Rigor in Schools,” Dr. Thom Markham writes: “There is a momentous, broad-based cultural shift underway that has struck at the roots of every industrialized system of education. The result is a demand for more personalized learning, brain-friendly environments, less recall, and more thoughtful application of knowledge, optimal conditions for eliciting intelligent behaviors, constructivist tools, and respectful, caring relationships that honor the learner.”
 
To adapt to an increasingly globalized economy, education must emphasize more than instilling rote knowledge. Students must be prepared to be empathetic, critical thinkers who thoughtfully and significantly engage with the world around them. We know that modern employers prize these skills in the workplace, and research suggests that employees with more highly developed social-emotional strengths earn more and are more productive. And according to the nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank Economic Policy Institute, focusing on non-cognitive skills may actually further improve reading, writing, and mathematics performance in kids.
 
All this work continues at iLEAD. When we started SCVi, our first iLEAD school, we laid the foundation of our program on the concept of nurturing the whole child by blending academic rigor with meaningful engagement, sustained inquiry, and social-emotional learning principles. As our schools grew, we remained committed to weaving opportunities to develop a strong social-emotional foundation into our everyday curriculum. We’ve worked with the International Baccalaureate (IB) program’s global headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands, to develop programs aimed at launching social-emotional initiatives across the globe, and we’re also part of a pilot program aimed at integrating compassion into education, which was created by a consortium of professionals from IB, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Pennsylvania State University, among others.

SCVi School Spirit T-Shirt Design Contest: Enter by April 12

…design that shows us how our school makes them feel “Free to Think. Inspired to Lead” (iLEAD Mission Statement). Click here to review the call for submissions, contest guidelines, and…

Hi, SCVi Stallions!

We’re excited to announce the SCVi School Spirit T-Shirt Design Contest! Using their own work created in any medium, all SCVi learners are invited to create a design that shows us how our school makes them feel “Free to Think. Inspired to Lead” (iLEAD Mission Statement). Click here to review the call for submissions, contest guidelines, and submit your learner’s design!

Three contest winners will be chosen, one from each of the Lower, Middle, and Upper School submissions. The artists with the winning designs will each receive a T-shirt featuring their own artwork, a $20 gift card, and a gift bag! But wait – there’s more! The winning designs will also be featured at SCVi’s upcoming art show!

Submissions are due by Friday, April 12, which means learners can work on their designs over spring break. We can’t wait to see what inspires them!

Looking forward to celebrating school spirit with you,

The Parents of Scarlet Foundation

Flyers for T-Shirt Design Contest (1)

 

Set Your Own Pace at SCVi

…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…

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!

Ways We Build Community: Earth Day Celebration

…inquiry-based, play-centered learning. SCVi emphasizes inquiry-based, self-directed, and play-centered learning in a welcoming community. We nurture imaginations, encourage big questions, and promote risk-taking in a safe and supportive school. At…

What do goats, pollinators, and Santa Clarita Valley International (SCVi) Charter School students all have in common? They all do their part to help make the Earth a better place. At our tuition-free TK-12th grade public school in Castaic, California, the Upper School Ambassadors program recently hosted an Earth Day Celebration event, inviting the younger students and community to honor our precious home. 

It Takes a Community to Make Events Happen

SCVi’s Earth Day celebration was an idea from the Scarlet Foundation, a parent volunteer organization that supports SCVi through fundraising efforts. Not only does the Scarlet Foundation raise money for our small school, but it’s a way parents and caregivers can partner with administrators, facilitators, and families to facilitate programs, events, and activities that bring our community together.

Parents and teachers like Jessica Harrison, SCVi math teacher and director of activities, worked together with the help of SCVi’s Ambassadors program. This group of learners in grades 6-12 wanted to involve the lower grades in a meaningful way. They organized interactive booths so younger learners could collaborate with the older students in an engaging way that would make the most impactful impression.

Giving back to the community in such a big event as this Earth Day Celebration couldn’t happen without the planning and enthusiasm of our ambassadors, and we are so grateful for the hard work they put in to make this day so special.

Every Day Is Earth Day…and Project-Based Learning at SCVi

Did we have projects and hands-on learning at our celebration? You bet we did! At SCVi, we thrive on project-based learning and integrate it into our inquiry-based, play-centered learning.

SCVi emphasizes inquiry-based, self-directed, and play-centered learning in a welcoming community. We nurture imaginations, encourage big questions, and promote risk-taking in a safe and supportive school.

At one booth you could add a vegetable seed (of your choice!) to a little pot of dirt and take it home to watch it grow. At another, you could make your own animal lunch bag.

The biggest projects were the booths themselves. Upper School students created informational posters about bees and pollinators to share. Another booth set up an animal-cleaning station where you could scrub (plastic) animals in a soapy solution to get rid of oil that they had encountered in a (vegetable) oil spill. 

One of the biggest projects was bringing in Dustry and Frankie, two baby goats belonging to junior Madi F. Goats can be used to clear brush, which is especially beneficial for fire prevention. At the event, students and the community fed Dustry and Frankie hay and got in some quick pets too.

A small child takes their hand away from a Santa Clarita Valley International (SCVi) school blue banner where they pressed their handprint. A taller person is behind them guiding them.

Can’t Spell Earth without Art

At our small public school, we love incorporating the arts into our projects and learning. We view arts education as an integral part of developing the whole child. The Earth Day event was no exception.

  • An “Earth Day Garden” banner was created for the students and staff of the school to later enjoy in the hallway. Students dipped their hands in paint and then pressed them on the banner to create hand flower bouquets.  
  • The SCVi Middle School Student Council featured a recycled art booth where you could make a butterfly out of a toilet paper roll and scraps of colorful paper. 
  • The booths were decorated and the students at the photo booth even made their own costumes and dressed up as a satyr (complete with horns, green hair, and furry legs) and a red-and-white mushroom!

Want to see more pictures and learn more about the event? Our local newspaper, the Signal, covered this event and you can read it here!

Building community is incredibly important to our mission at SCVi. We make it easy by finding ways to collaborate together in fun and thoughtful ways. Want to feel engaged and connected? Join our tuition-free TK-12 grade school and enroll today!

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!

Waiver and Release for High Risk and Hazardous Activities

Completing the Waiver and Release for High Risk and Hazardous Activities authorization below allows your child to participate in courses and/or purchase materials that may be considered high risk. Your…

Completing the Waiver and Release for High Risk and Hazardous Activities authorization below allows your child to participate in courses and/or purchase materials that may be considered high risk. Your EF will not be able to place order requests for high risk activities or materials unless this form has been signed by both the learner and parent. You will receive a copy for your records upon submission.

High Risk and Hazardous Activities include: All Sports, Trampoline/Parkour, Cooking, Makery, Woodworking, Metalwork, Industrial Arts, Science Activities, Bunsen Burner Use, Animal Bioscience and other similar activities to be discussed with your EF.

One form must be completed per enrolled learner.

New SCVi Theatre Director Amy Ciceri

…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…

The Theatre Department at SCVi has always been a program that learners, staff and families have been proud of. It is our pleasure to introduce you to Mrs. Amy Ciceri, who will be joining the upper school team in the 2024-25 school year in her new role as SCVi Performing Arts Lead.

Mrs. Ciceri is no stranger to SCVi. In fact, some of the lower school families may already be familiar with ‘Miss Amy’ in her role as 1st & 2nd grade facilitator. In addition to her passion for learner-led, project-based learning, Mrs. Ciceri brings with her over 10 years of high school education experience, teaching musical theater, drama, vocal music, piano, music theory, stagecraft, and also serving as ASB Adviser/ Activities Director.  Mrs. Ciceri holds a multiple subject credential, a single-subject credential in music, as well as a CTE (career-technical education) credential in arts, media, and entertainment. 

Mrs. Ciceri’s professional experience is diverse, ranging in the industries of entertainment, hospitality, and education. Over the years, time and time again, Ms. Ciceri realized that working with people of all ages in creative and collaborative settings is her passion. While obtaining her degree from Chapman University in Social Science and a credential from La Verne, she also worked four consecutive years as a one-on-one aide for a child with autism in an inclusive general education setting. Her love for music, and background as a singer-songwriter and performer, adds an artistic quality to her work as an educator. 

When asked what she is looking forward to in her new role leading the SCVi Performing Arts Department, she said, “Throughout the process of making art, there will be surprises every day that none of us expect. Life is often preparing us to expect the unexpected and understand the impact we can make as thoughtful individuals when we show up in a space where everyone feels seen and heard. Together as learners, we start to discover the pattern of simple gifts, and how these small things can mean so much and add up to everything. When we are encouraged to document and share our own reflection process in creative and authentic ways, we feel empowered, with a sense of increased confidence to contribute to something bigger than us that looks and feels deeply valuable. Throughout my own teaching experiences, I’ve observed how effective ‘playful learning’ strategies can be in forming a supportive classroom culture that allows our authentic inner voice to strengthen and explore a range of different ways to freely express ourselves and grow as compassionate communicators.  I love to facilitate inquiry-based lessons designed to increase skill abilities, collaboration, meaningful connections, and understanding between learners.  The various performance projects we will be producing will give our audiences the chance to relate and share in the growth experience. Also, I’m really looking forward to exploring fun opportunities for the learners in SCVi’s upper school performing arts program to work together with the learners in the lower school–to inspire each other through the power of music and performing arts.  The access to cross-collaboration across grade levels is something very special about SCVi.”

Please join us in welcoming Amy Ciceri to the high school team for 2024-25! 

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!

Career-Connected Learning/Career Technical Education

…work-based learning, student associations and clubs, career and college exploration and preparation, and industry certifications. Learners who complete all three years of coursework receive an additional certificate of completion, recognition…

What is CTE?

Career Technical Education is a program that integrates high school classes, community connections, work-based learning, and postsecondary planning and training. The goal of CTE is to support learners on their path to high-wage, high skill, in-demand careers in established and emerging industries. CTE is not your mom-and-pop woodshop course. CTE programs connect learners with the skills, mind-set, and knowledge base needed for college and high-demand careers. CTE is personalized. Learners choose their industry sector and the pathway that best aligns with their interests and passions, ensuring the experience is meaningful and relevant to each learner’s goals.

CTE sectors
(source: https://www.cde.ca.gov/ci/ct/gi/)

How Does CTE Work?

There are 15 high-demand industry sectors and multiple career pathways within each industry sector. Learners will sign up for a career pathway their freshman or sophomore year of high school and take three years of coursework within that pathway, in addition to relevant internship and work-based learning, student associations and clubs, career and college exploration and preparation, and industry certifications. Learners who complete all three years of coursework receive an additional certificate of completion, recognition at graduation, and postgraduation support. Many CTE courses also count toward the school’s graduation requirements and UC/CSU admissions requirements.

Is CTE just for high school?

Learners experience different industry sectors and career pathways through their projects in 7th and 8th grade. These feeder experiences, or exploratory workshops, allow learners to enter a career pathway in high school with prior experience and confidence in their interest in that pathway. Experiences such as the Glider Project, Entrepreneurship Fairs or Shark Tank projects, Coding and Game Design, school gardening and agriculture, theatre, and photography all have the potential to inspire a learner to work toward that profession through a CTE pathway.

How Is CTE different at SCVi?

Career and Technical education courses are true practice for the project-based real world. Learners use the same principles of iLEAD’s project-based learning model to apply skills and knowledge to real-world problems as they relate to the industry sector of their pathway. This mimics the workplace, gives learners voice and choice, and makes the learning meaningful and fun. Learners step into professional roles, learn work-related skills, and acquire new knowledge through projects that demonstrate necessary competencies for success.

Benefits of CTE:

  • High school credits toward graduation and UC requirements
  • Potential for college credits earned in high school
  • Industry certifications for career
  • Internships and work-based learning opportunities
  • College/career digital portfolio for college admissions and career opportunities

Current Pathways at SCVi

SCVi Career Connected Learning 2024-2025

SCVi’s Career-Connected Learning (CCL) Builds the Leaders of Tomorrow

SCVi offers personalized learning for every student with the intention of allowing each child to follow their passions, hone their skills, and prepare them for as many opportunities as possible postgraduation. What you may know as Career Technical Education, or CTE, at traditional districts is called Career-Connected Learning (CCL) here, because we go so much further than the old-school CTE program.

Here’s how we do that:

Every freshman 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 experiences each career connected learning pathway at SCVi for hands-on experience.

Sophomores then jump into their path, choosing at least one CCL path at SCVi. We have several paths to choose from:

  •  Aerospace (3 years of study)
  • Performing Arts (2 years of study)

Our CCL pathways help learners in the following ways:

  • Provide a reason to come to school. This is where children love to be, which helps them find success in their overall high school experience.
  • Provides a portfolio that will help with college admissions and job interviews post-high school.
  • Gives opportunities for work-based learning and internship in high school with the industries’ leading experts. We have partnerships with top-level aerospace and arts experts.
  • Provides industry-recognized certifications (like Google Python and Drone Pilot License) right in high school. This guarantees that they are employable after graduation and builds confidence to continue learning.

Our advanced learners may also participate in the esteemed and globally recognized International Baccalaureate Programme, which provides opportunities for 5.0 GPA courses, college credits, and an IB Career Pathway (IBCP) Certificate at graduation. This helps support college admissions to top schools and provides more challenge in core courses to those learners who seek that.

To ensure learners feel connected, engaged, and are developing as leaders, our school provides many opportunities outside the classroom:

  • Robotics
  • Space Competitions
  • Drone Soccer
  • Student Leadership
  • Internships
  • Field Studies
  • Guest Speakers
  • And more

All our learners receive personalized college and career counseling.

And if you’re not yet a parent of a high schooler, don’t fret. Our TK-8 program is designed to support college/career awareness and readiness through exploration of aptitudes and careers through projects and electives designed to kindle interest and skill in each of our CCL pathways.

Contact us to schedule a tour and experience the SCVi difference for yourself.

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Volunteering

Volunteer’s Code of Conduct Immediately upon arrival, check in at the front desk and wear or show volunteer identification for the duration of your work period. Only use adult bathroom…

SCVi TKK 2023-24Volunteer’s Code of Conduct

  1. Immediately upon arrival, check in at the front desk and wear or show volunteer identification for the duration of your work period.
  2. Only use adult bathroom facilities.
  3. Do not exchange contact information with learners for any purpose unless it is required as part of your role as a volunteer, and only do so with facilitator, parental, and admin approval.
  4. Check with a staff member before using equipment for the first time. Do not attempt to correct any equipment malfunction. Call office staff for help.
  5. Report to assigned classroom or workplace promptly.
Do’s
  1. Be confidential: What happens in the classroom stays in the classroom.
  2. Look to the facilitator: The classroom facilitator is in charge of supervision. We are here to help, not lead.
  3. Focus on small groups: We are most effective when we can reach 3-5 learners at a time.
  4. Have a good attitude: Be open to feedback from staff, and have fun!
Dont’s 
  1. Don’t focus on your own learner: It might be easier to work with another class if you think your learner will take all of your attention.
  2. Don’t discipline: SCVi staff members are trained in deescalation. Bring challenging situations to them first.
  3. Don’t use this as a conference: Facilitators can schedule time to meet outside of class hours.
  4. Don’t gather data: Classroom observation can be scheduled another time.

Fundraising and Parent Groups

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.

SCVi volunteers coffee cart Staff Appreciation Week 2023

Scarlet Parent Volunteers

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.

Please use the links below to support and inquire:
linktr.ee/scarletparentvolunteers
volunteering@scarletparents.org

Volunteering Opportunities

  • Morning Valet
  • Cafe Crew
  • Crossing Guard
  • Lost & Found
  • Morning Gate Supervision
  • Reception Assistance
  • Nurse Clerk
  • School Tours
  • Book Room
  • Resource Room
  • Fun Fridays
  • Coaching and Assistant Coaching After-School Sports
  • And more!

If you’d like to volunteer or have any questions, please email office@scvi-k12.org or volunteering@scarletparents.org. 

Online Safety Reminders

…to have an open dialogue about their choices and experiences. Continued open dialogue assures that your child will come to you when they need you most. Please reach out to…

Phones on Campus

As smartphones have become a necessity in our modern life, our learners have been bringing them to school at younger and younger grade levels. We understand our families make this choice so they can communicate with their learners should there be an emergency. Here are a few guidelines:

  • As a society, we use phones for a variety of reasons. We want to support our learners with creating healthy habits with technology.  
  • In grades TK/1-5, we ask that phones are kept in backpacks throughout the school day, including during lunch and break, which are times for the social interaction and physical activity learners need to be successful in school.  
  • Beginning in middle school, and depending on the guidelines of each particular class, your learner may have the privilege to use their phones to do classwork, and during break and lunch, if they use their privilege responsibly.  
  • In Upper School, learners may use their phones for school work. Again, depending on the guidelines of each particular class, your learner may have the privilege to use their phones to do classwork, and during break and lunch, if they use their privilege responsibly.  
  • Should any learner need assistance in using a phone more responsibly, we will do our best to help them by limiting their phone usage, asking that it be turned in at the beginning of class, keeping their phone in a safe place, and/or meeting with the family to create a plan to help the learner use their phone more responsibly.  
  • Finally, families, if you need to contact your learner during class hours, we ask that for younger learners, you contact the front desk, and for middle and upper school learners, you wait until their recess or break. Phone calls and texts in the middle of class distract your learner from being engaged in class.

Online Safety

We live in an age where technology is changing, it seems, minute to minute. Our learners are digital natives; they pick up a device, program or technology with ease and in a matter of moments they are able to navigate and operate it with ease and panache. For some of us who came to this technology later in life, we are digital immigrants; we have to reteach our brain to think differently, and it may take us longer to learn how to operate a program/technology, and/or figure out whether it’s going to be in the best interest of our child.  This is particularly true of internet sites. Sometimes, seemingly innocuous sites geared for our kids may not be all they claim to be.

Roblox Gaming App

One such site that we’ve discovered that our learners may be using is Roblox. At first glance, the site may seem to be what it purports to be — a place where your learner can play games.  The problem with the site is that the gamers can communicate with each other, and not all those playing are the same age as your learner. Predators take advantage of sites like this to groom young people.  Here’s an article to better understand how predators use sites like this.  You may want to check the gaming sites your learner is playing to see if they can be accessed by outside people, and perhaps get an account with your learner and play as well, to better understand the application. Again, if your learner has Roblox, it is not a safe site.

YouTube and Unrated Videos

So, you’ve set your learner’s YouTube account to only play a certain rating video. Your learner loves to watch videos of their favorite cartoon character. Settings, check. Cartoon character you know about and love, check. Safe, right? Not necessarily. Unfortunately, some of your child’s favorite cartoon characters may be well loved by adults, and they may have created “fanfiction” adaptations that may not be G-rated. How would your child get a hold of these types of videos?  If they’re non-rated, your learner may be able to access them. Check your child’s account cache to see if they have, by accident, watched a video that was intended for a more mature audience.

The Pod Challenge

Every generation has some crazy fad that drives the adults crazy. Why would they do something so foolish, and in some cases so dangerous? The latest teen challenge is not only dangerous, it could be deadly. The Tide Pod challenge dares kids to eat a laundry detergent gel pod.  

“The laundry detergent packets pose two potential problems… Children and teens can aspirate on the liquid by inhaling it into their lungs, or they can become ill by ingesting it — experiencing a change in blood pressure and heart rate, losing consciousness or having seizures. . . some may not know they have underlying medical conditions, such as asthma, that could put them at a higher risk for complications.” (Jan. 17, Washington Post)

We try our best to protect our learners from the world. With a world changing as fast as it is, we may need help to ensure their safety, particularly on the internet. Luckily there are online resources to help us. Check out sites like Common Sense Media or Family Zone (a subscription site). Both keep their information up to date to help us keep our children safe. Also, here are some tips for phone safety as well:  Top 5 Kids Cell Phone Safety Tips for Parents.

One last note — in all the articles we’ve read about online and phone safety, there is one thing we all can do that works well: Continue to have an open dialogue about their choices and experiences. Continued open dialogue assures that your child will come to you when they need you most. Please reach out to the leadership team if you have any questions or concerns.

Online Safety Reminders

…to have an open dialogue about their choices and experiences. Continued open dialogue assures that your child will come to you when they need you most. Please reach out to…

Phones on Campus

As smartphones have become a necessity in our modern life, our learners have been bringing them to school at younger and younger grade levels. We understand our families make this choice so they can communicate with their learners should there be an emergency. Here are a few guidelines:

  • As a society, we use phones for a variety of reasons. We want to support our learners with creating healthy habits with technology.  
  • In grades TK/1-5, we ask that phones are kept in backpacks throughout the school day, including during lunch and break, which are times for the social interaction and physical activity learners need to be successful in school.  
  • Beginning in middle school, and depending on the guidelines of each particular class, your learner may have the privilege to use their phones to do classwork, and during break and lunch, if they use their privilege responsibly.  
  • In Upper School, learners may use their phones for school work. Again, depending on the guidelines of each particular class, your learner may have the privilege to use their phones to do classwork, and during break and lunch, if they use their privilege responsibly.  
  • Should any learner need assistance in using a phone more responsibly, we will do our best to help them by limiting their phone usage, asking that it be turned in at the beginning of class, keeping their phone in a safe place, and/or meeting with the family to create a plan to help the learner use their phone more responsibly.  
  • Finally, families, if you need to contact your learner during class hours, we ask that for younger learners, you contact the front desk, and for middle and upper school learners, you wait until their recess or break. Phone calls and texts in the middle of class distract your learner from being engaged in class.

Online Safety

We live in an age where technology is changing, it seems, minute to minute. Our learners are digital natives; they pick up a device, program or technology with ease and in a matter of moments they are able to navigate and operate it with ease and panache. For some of us who came to this technology later in life, we are digital immigrants; we have to reteach our brain to think differently, and it may take us longer to learn how to operate a program/technology, and/or figure out whether it’s going to be in the best interest of our child.  This is particularly true of internet sites. Sometimes, seemingly innocuous sites geared for our kids may not be all they claim to be.

Roblox Gaming App

One such site that we’ve discovered that our learners may be using is Roblox. At first glance, the site may seem to be what it purports to be — a place where your learner can play games.  The problem with the site is that the gamers can communicate with each other, and not all those playing are the same age as your learner. Predators take advantage of sites like this to groom young people.  Here’s an article to better understand how predators use sites like this.  You may want to check the gaming sites your learner is playing to see if they can be accessed by outside people, and perhaps get an account with your learner and play as well, to better understand the application. Again, if your learner has Roblox, it is not a safe site.

YouTube and Unrated Videos

So, you’ve set your learner’s YouTube account to only play a certain rating video. Your learner loves to watch videos of their favorite cartoon character. Settings, check. Cartoon character you know about and love, check. Safe, right? Not necessarily. Unfortunately, some of your child’s favorite cartoon characters may be well loved by adults, and they may have created “fanfiction” adaptations that may not be G-rated. How would your child get a hold of these types of videos?  If they’re non-rated, your learner may be able to access them. Check your child’s account cache to see if they have, by accident, watched a video that was intended for a more mature audience.

The Pod Challenge

Every generation has some crazy fad that drives the adults crazy. Why would they do something so foolish, and in some cases so dangerous? The latest teen challenge is not only dangerous, it could be deadly. The Tide Pod challenge dares kids to eat a laundry detergent gel pod.  

“The laundry detergent packets pose two potential problems… Children and teens can aspirate on the liquid by inhaling it into their lungs, or they can become ill by ingesting it — experiencing a change in blood pressure and heart rate, losing consciousness or having seizures. . . some may not know they have underlying medical conditions, such as asthma, that could put them at a higher risk for complications.” (Jan. 17, Washington Post)

We try our best to protect our learners from the world. With a world changing as fast as it is, we may need help to ensure their safety, particularly on the internet. Luckily there are online resources to help us. Check out sites like Common Sense Media or Family Zone (a subscription site). Both keep their information up to date to help us keep our children safe. Also, here are some tips for phone safety as well:  Top 5 Kids Cell Phone Safety Tips for Parents.

One last note — in all the articles we’ve read about online and phone safety, there is one thing we all can do that works well: Continue to have an open dialogue about their choices and experiences. Continued open dialogue assures that your child will come to you when they need you most. Please reach out to the leadership team if you have any questions or concerns.

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