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Online Safety Reminders

…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…

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

…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…

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.

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!

SCVi Art Facilitator Yoonhee Aprahamian Empowers All Learners to Create

…and themselves. “If you visit her class, you experience tremendous joy. Even the greatest skeptics begin coming to class with an open mind,” Nastovska said. Looking Ahead Aprahamian is excited…

By Michael Niehoff
Education Content Coordinator, iLEAD Schools

Arts education is integral to iLEAD’s philosophy. In fact, the “A” in iLEAD stands for arts. At SCVi Charter School, iLEAD’s founding school, facilitator Yoonhee Aprahamian is a model of arts instruction at iLEAD.

Aprahamian, who teaches the upper school courses of Art 1, Art 2 and IB Art, believes that the role of arts education is to help all learners discover their talent and how to express it.

“Art is about finding out who we are,” Aprahamian said. “It’s a matter of how each of us sees things in our own way and using that to discover ourselves and the world.”

Originally from Korea, Aprahamian came to the United States 20 years ago to study art at the graduate level. Since then, she has discovered the joy of teaching.

The Value of Arts Education

Aprahamian reminds us that art allows learners to use large parts of their brain while building confidence, metacognition and social-emotional skills.

“Students love art because they get to use their hands. They get to create,” Aprahamian said. “And because they get focused and function at high levels, they leave happier and less stressed.”

Art and project-based learning align well, according to Aprahamian, because learners become better presenters who are more reflective and confident.

“As artists, learners are often sensitive and have a soft side. These are helpful in creating and communicating,” Aprahamian said. “However, that vulnerability can make it challenging to share their work publicly. But it’s important for them to learn to do so.”

Warm Demander

Leaning on her own past experience as a college art student, Aprahamian said she wants her learners to know the importance of sharing one’s art. “We discuss the idea of keeping art to oneself and how society deserves to experience any and all of our individual greatness,” Aprahamian said. “My role as an artist and arts educator is to let the learners know I understand them and have experienced the same thing.”

 

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This is why, in her classroom, Aprahamian is a “warm demander.” In the words of author Lisa Delpit, warm demanders “expect a great deal of their students, convince them of their own brilliance, and help them reach their potential in a disciplined and structured environment.”

In the spirit of a warm demander, Aprahamian said she knows that each of her learners has so many unseen, unrealized talents and that it’s her mission to help those get discovered and appreciated.

“I push them because I understand them,” Aprahamian said. “I am their art mom with lots of expectations and love along the way.”

The Inspiration

Aprahamian’s learners study art history, engage in research and have increasingly more choices in the art they pursue.

An artist of expressionism herself, Aprahamian challenges her learners in a variety of ways. For example, each October she encourages her learners to participate in the worldwide art project Inktober. Participants produce a new piece each day based on a daily prompt.

 

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Aprahamian recently launched a two-week project designed for learners to reflect upon 2020 while envisioning 2021 through art. Learners will identify what they want to throw out from last year and what to bring in or continue for the new year.

“We have lots going on in the world right now,” Aprahamian said. “This is a great way to deal with that in some creative and positive ways.”

Public Reactions

Colleagues are inspired by Aprahamian’s work with all her learners.

iLEAD’s Director of Humanities & Innovation Angie Nastovska said, “She has that unique ability to offer each learner the right thing. She empowers every learner to make and appreciate art.”

SCVi Upper School Director Nicole Padovich said that Aprahamian uses art as a pathway versus a product. “She encourages her learners to problem-solve and to try things in unique ways through the creative process,” Padovich said. “It is beautiful to watch her learners grow with confidence.”

iLEAD Arts and Community Outreach Coordinator Sara McDaniels respects how Aprahamian helps all learners gain confidence in their creative abilities, while also holding them to high standards. “I know how much she loves each of her learners, and that is why she is able to do this so skillfully,” McDaniels said.

Aprahamian’s learners echo these sentiments. Ashleigh Brown, an SCVi senior and IB Art learner, said, “She has an amazing ability to bring out the best work in her learners. I have picked up analytical and other skills that will be applicable no matter what I do. She’s taught all of us how to always look to better ourselves.

Ultimately, Nastovska thinks Aprahamian’s connection to her learners is what creates the environment for each of them to embrace both art and themselves.

“If you visit her class, you experience tremendous joy. Even the greatest skeptics begin coming to class with an open mind,” Nastovska said.

Looking Ahead

Aprahamian is excited about the future for all her learners. For the upper schoolers at SCVi, she is unveiling a new design technology course called Chasing Vincent. And for all levels, from Art 1 through IB Art, she encourages her learners on the journey of self-discovery. She realizes that she can’t embark on that journey for them but only guide them on the path.

“Art is the vehicle for something much larger than ourselves,” Aprahamian said. “The further they go, the more they find out about themselves and the world.”

Ultimately, she said she is excited to once again work with her learners face-to-face.

“I look forward to seeing them in the classroom and feeling that energy and vibe that we create together,” Aprahamian said.

“There is a synergy we have that is the best medicine ever.”

For those who may want to see more of Aprahamian’s own work in expressionism, she invites you to follow her Instagram account.

Scarlet Foundation: Call for Volunteers

…donors and sponsors Research and apply for grants Communications: Create and distribute newsletters and press releases in digital and print media Maintain online presence (website, social media, etc.) Canva knowledge…

Hi, SCVi Families!

Scarlet Foundation is looking for parent volunteers to help with fundraising and communications! Please visit our website to submit your interest form.

In collaboration with the rest of our board members, here are some of the fun and rewarding things you can expect to do to benefit our school!

Fundraising for SCVi:

  • Plan fundraising events
  • Network with donors and sponsors
  • Research and apply for grants

Communications:

  • Create and distribute newsletters and press releases in digital and print media
  • Maintain online presence (website, social media, etc.)
  • Canva knowledge is a plus, but not required (training available)

We look forward to hearing from you!

The Parents of Scarlet Foundation

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS!

Scarlet Foundation: Call for Volunteers

…donors and sponsors Research and apply for grants Communications: Create and distribute newsletters and press releases in digital and print media Maintain online presence (website, social media, etc.) Canva knowledge…

Hi, SCVi Families!

Scarlet Foundation is looking for parent volunteers to help with fundraising and communications! Please visit our website to submit your interest form.

In collaboration with the rest of our board members, here are some of the fun and rewarding things you can expect to do to benefit our school!

Fundraising for SCVi:

  • Plan fundraising events
  • Network with donors and sponsors
  • Research and apply for grants

Communications:

  • Create and distribute newsletters and press releases in digital and print media
  • Maintain online presence (website, social media, etc.)
  • Canva knowledge is a plus, but not required (training available)

We look forward to hearing from you!

The Parents of Scarlet Foundation

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS!

Scarlet Foundation: Call for Volunteers

…donors and sponsors Research and apply for grants Communications: Create and distribute newsletters and press releases in digital and print media Maintain online presence (website, social media, etc.) Canva knowledge…

Hi, SCVi Families!

Scarlet Foundation is looking for parent volunteers to help with fundraising and communications! Please visit our website to submit your interest form.

In collaboration with the rest of our board members, here are some of the fun and rewarding things you can expect to do to benefit our school!

Fundraising for SCVi:

  • Plan fundraising events
  • Network with donors and sponsors
  • Research and apply for grants

Communications:

  • Create and distribute newsletters and press releases in digital and print media
  • Maintain online presence (website, social media, etc.)
  • Canva knowledge is a plus, but not required (training available)

We look forward to hearing from you!

The Parents of Scarlet Foundation

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS!

Stay Organized While Raising Funds for Our Learners

…25% of all sales made via www.labeldaddy.com/scarlet to Scarlet Foundation benefitting SCVi! Feel free to share the link with family and friends. We hope this helps you stay organized as you gear…

Hi, SCVi Families!

Are you tired of lost sweaters and water bottles? Worried about keeping track of your child’s belongings at summer camp this year? You’re in luck — we have a tried-and-true solution that will knock your socks off (without losing them, of course!).

Visit www.labeldaddy.com/scarlet to order customized labels that will be shipped right to your door. There are so many fun designs to choose from! Peel and stick ‘em to your child’s belongings and voilà — escape the endless cycle of buying, losing, and replacing!

Label Daddy will donate 25% of all sales made via www.labeldaddy.com/scarlet to Scarlet Foundation benefitting SCVi! Feel free to share the link with family and friends.

We hope this helps you stay organized as you gear up for fun summer activities!

The Parents of Scarlet Foundation

Stay Organized While Raising Funds for Our Learners

…25% of all sales made via www.labeldaddy.com/scarlet to Scarlet Foundation benefitting SCVi! Feel free to share the link with family and friends. We hope this helps you stay organized as you gear…

Hi, SCVi Families!

Are you tired of lost sweaters and water bottles? Worried about keeping track of your child’s belongings at summer camp this year? You’re in luck — we have a tried-and-true solution that will knock your socks off (without losing them, of course!).

Visit www.labeldaddy.com/scarlet to order customized labels that will be shipped right to your door. There are so many fun designs to choose from! Peel and stick ‘em to your child’s belongings and voilà — escape the endless cycle of buying, losing, and replacing!

Label Daddy will donate 25% of all sales made via www.labeldaddy.com/scarlet to Scarlet Foundation benefitting SCVi! Feel free to share the link with family and friends.

We hope this helps you stay organized as you gear up for fun summer activities!

The Parents of Scarlet Foundation

Stay Organized While Raising Funds for Our Learners

…25% of all sales made via www.labeldaddy.com/scarlet to Scarlet Foundation benefitting SCVi! Feel free to share the link with family and friends. We hope this helps you stay organized as you gear…

Hi, SCVi Families!

Are you tired of lost sweaters and water bottles? Worried about keeping track of your child’s belongings at summer camp this year? You’re in luck — we have a tried-and-true solution that will knock your socks off (without losing them, of course!).

Visit www.labeldaddy.com/scarlet to order customized labels that will be shipped right to your door. There are so many fun designs to choose from! Peel and stick ‘em to your child’s belongings and voilà — escape the endless cycle of buying, losing, and replacing!

Label Daddy will donate 25% of all sales made via www.labeldaddy.com/scarlet to Scarlet Foundation benefitting SCVi! Feel free to share the link with family and friends.

We hope this helps you stay organized as you gear up for fun summer activities!

The Parents of Scarlet Foundation

Stay Organized While Raising Funds for Our Learners

…25% of all sales made via www.labeldaddy.com/scarlet to Scarlet Foundation benefitting SCVi! Feel free to share the link with family and friends. We hope this helps you stay organized as you gear…

Hi, SCVi Families!

Are you tired of lost sweaters and water bottles? Worried about keeping track of your child’s belongings at summer camp this year? You’re in luck — we have a tried-and-true solution that will knock your socks off (without losing them, of course!).

Visit www.labeldaddy.com/scarlet to order customized labels that will be shipped right to your door. There are so many fun designs to choose from! Peel and stick ‘em to your child’s belongings and voilà — escape the endless cycle of buying, losing, and replacing!

Label Daddy will donate 25% of all sales made via www.labeldaddy.com/scarlet to Scarlet Foundation benefitting SCVi! Feel free to share the link with family and friends.

We hope this helps you stay organized as you gear up for fun summer activities!

The Parents of Scarlet Foundation

Stay Organized While Raising Funds for Our Learners

…25% of all sales made via www.labeldaddy.com/scarlet to Scarlet Foundation benefitting SCVi! Feel free to share the link with family and friends. We hope this helps you stay organized as you gear…

Hi, SCVi Families!

Are you tired of lost sweaters and water bottles? Worried about keeping track of your child’s belongings at summer camp this year? You’re in luck — we have a tried-and-true solution that will knock your socks off (without losing them, of course!).

Visit www.labeldaddy.com/scarlet to order customized labels that will be shipped right to your door. There are so many fun designs to choose from! Peel and stick ‘em to your child’s belongings and voilà — escape the endless cycle of buying, losing, and replacing!

Label Daddy will donate 25% of all sales made via www.labeldaddy.com/scarlet to Scarlet Foundation benefitting SCVi! Feel free to share the link with family and friends.

We hope this helps you stay organized as you gear up for fun summer activities!

The Parents of Scarlet Foundation

Stay Organized While Raising Funds for Our Learners

…25% of all sales made via www.labeldaddy.com/scarlet to Scarlet Foundation benefitting SCVi! Feel free to share the link with family and friends. We hope this helps you stay organized as you gear…

Hi, SCVi Families!

Are you tired of lost sweaters and water bottles? Worried about keeping track of your child’s belongings at summer camp this year? You’re in luck — we have a tried-and-true solution that will knock your socks off (without losing them, of course!).

Visit www.labeldaddy.com/scarlet to order customized labels that will be shipped right to your door. There are so many fun designs to choose from! Peel and stick ‘em to your child’s belongings and voilà — escape the endless cycle of buying, losing, and replacing!

Label Daddy will donate 25% of all sales made via www.labeldaddy.com/scarlet to Scarlet Foundation benefitting SCVi! Feel free to share the link with family and friends.

We hope this helps you stay organized as you gear up for fun summer activities!

The Parents of Scarlet Foundation

Stay Organized While Raising Funds for Our Learners

…25% of all sales made via www.labeldaddy.com/scarlet to Scarlet Foundation benefitting SCVi! Feel free to share the link with family and friends. We hope this helps you stay organized as you gear…

Hi, SCVi Families!

Are you tired of lost sweaters and water bottles? Worried about keeping track of your child’s belongings at summer camp this year? You’re in luck — we have a tried-and-true solution that will knock your socks off (without losing them, of course!).

Visit www.labeldaddy.com/scarlet to order customized labels that will be shipped right to your door. There are so many fun designs to choose from! Peel and stick ‘em to your child’s belongings and voilà — escape the endless cycle of buying, losing, and replacing!

Label Daddy will donate 25% of all sales made via www.labeldaddy.com/scarlet to Scarlet Foundation benefitting SCVi! Feel free to share the link with family and friends.

We hope this helps you stay organized as you gear up for fun summer activities!

The Parents of Scarlet Foundation

Stay Organized While Raising Funds for Our Learners

…25% of all sales made via www.labeldaddy.com/scarlet to Scarlet Foundation benefitting SCVi! Feel free to share the link with family and friends. We hope this helps you stay organized as you gear…

Hi, SCVi Families!

Are you tired of lost sweaters and water bottles? Worried about keeping track of your child’s belongings at summer camp this year? You’re in luck — we have a tried-and-true solution that will knock your socks off (without losing them, of course!).

Visit www.labeldaddy.com/scarlet to order customized labels that will be shipped right to your door. There are so many fun designs to choose from! Peel and stick ‘em to your child’s belongings and voilà — escape the endless cycle of buying, losing, and replacing!

Label Daddy will donate 25% of all sales made via www.labeldaddy.com/scarlet to Scarlet Foundation benefitting SCVi! Feel free to share the link with family and friends.

We hope this helps you stay organized as you gear up for fun summer activities!

The Parents of Scarlet Foundation

Stay Organized While Raising Funds for Our Learners

…25% of all sales made via www.labeldaddy.com/scarlet to Scarlet Foundation benefitting SCVi! Feel free to share the link with family and friends. We hope this helps you stay organized as you gear…

Hi, SCVi Families!

Are you tired of lost sweaters and water bottles? Worried about keeping track of your child’s belongings at summer camp this year? You’re in luck — we have a tried-and-true solution that will knock your socks off (without losing them, of course!).

Visit www.labeldaddy.com/scarlet to order customized labels that will be shipped right to your door. There are so many fun designs to choose from! Peel and stick ‘em to your child’s belongings and voilà — escape the endless cycle of buying, losing, and replacing!

Label Daddy will donate 25% of all sales made via www.labeldaddy.com/scarlet to Scarlet Foundation benefitting SCVi! Feel free to share the link with family and friends.

We hope this helps you stay organized as you gear up for fun summer activities!

The Parents of Scarlet Foundation

Stay Organized While Raising Funds for Our Learners

…25% of all sales made via www.labeldaddy.com/scarlet to Scarlet Foundation benefitting SCVi! Feel free to share the link with family and friends. We hope this helps you stay organized as you gear…

Hi, SCVi Families!

Are you tired of lost sweaters and water bottles? Worried about keeping track of your child’s belongings at summer camp this year? You’re in luck — we have a tried-and-true solution that will knock your socks off (without losing them, of course!).

Visit www.labeldaddy.com/scarlet to order customized labels that will be shipped right to your door. There are so many fun designs to choose from! Peel and stick ‘em to your child’s belongings and voilà — escape the endless cycle of buying, losing, and replacing!

Label Daddy will donate 25% of all sales made via www.labeldaddy.com/scarlet to Scarlet Foundation benefitting SCVi! Feel free to share the link with family and friends.

We hope this helps you stay organized as you gear up for fun summer activities!

The Parents of Scarlet Foundation

New Little iLeaders Building Nears Completion

…weeks and will keep you updated. The Little iLeaders Non-Profit Private Early Childhood Learning Center is in the beginning stages of the licensing process. If you are interested please click…

The inside has been painted and looks beautiful! We still have some repairs, deep cleaning, and finishing touches before moving in. We are expecting to move within the next few weeks and will keep you updated. The Little iLeaders Non-Profit Private Early Childhood Learning Center is in the beginning stages of the licensing process. If you are interested please click here.

Social-Emotional Learning

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,…

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 Board President Nominated for 2024 Santa Clarita Woman of the Year

…Health Center to comfort children, to domestic violence survivors with backpacks filled with necessities, and to the Newhall Boys and Girls Club girls robotics program.” Meet the 2024 nominees here!…

We are absolutely thrilled to announce and celebrate the well-deserved nomination of SCVi Board President Nicole Miller as the 2024 Santa Clarita Woman of the Year!

In addition to faithfully serving SCVi as Governing Board President, “Nicole has passionately, creatively and professionally led the Zonta Club of SCV through extraordinary growth in membership, diversity and projects that connect, support and empower women and children in our community. Under her outstanding leadership, the Zonta Club of SCV has installed two Z Clubs at Canyon and West Ranch High Schools; chartered a Golden Z Club at COC to help empower, support and mentor our future community leaders; held Red Dress Events to raise awareness about domestic violence and share victim resources; hosted Lunafest events and a Women in Film Celebration and Conference; joined the National and California Coalitions to end child marriage; recognized 39 extraordinary SCV women in service; given $75,000 in scholarships, grants and donations to Young Women in Public Affairs; to women in aerospace-related studies; to Virginia Wrage Memorial Fund recipients (career training for women following life-changing events), and to the Bridge-to-Home shelter. Under Nicole’s leadership, the club has also: contributed to the COC Basic Needs Center, to foster youth with holiday gifts, to the Samuel Dixon Family Health Center to comfort children, to domestic violence survivors with backpacks filled with necessities, and to the Newhall Boys and Girls Club girls robotics program.”

Meet the 2024 nominees here!