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The choice between private, public and charter schools can be overwhelming. From curriculum to mission, transportation to tuition, the seemingly endless options for personalization can make narrowing your decision down even more difficult. If you are new to charter schools, we’d like to take this opportunity to demystify the charter school choice and illuminate the incredible tuition-free education available for TK-12th graders at Santa Clarita Valley International Charter School (SCVi).

What is a Charter School? 

A charter school is a publicly funded, independently operated, public school. Most charter schools are started from the ground up, by a team of passionate educators and parents who see a need in the community and decide to fill it. 

Charter schools are tuition-free public schools open to all students. They operate under the terms of a charter that sets forth the school’s mission, program, goals, and ways to measure success. Charter schools are financed directly by the state and exercise increased autonomy in return for accountability in both academic results and fiscal practices. In California, charters are granted by local school districts for an initial period of up to five years, after which they may be renewed.

There are no special entrance requirements for students enrolling in charter schools. Placement is based on the number of available spaces for students who are chosen through a fair and objective lottery system.

Why Should My Child Go to a Charter School?

Charter schools create choices for parents and their students within the public school system. They increase educational opportunities for families and give children more access to quality education. In California, children can attend a charter school anywhere within the region. For example, your child can attend any charter school within your county of residence or an adjacent county. In Santa Clarita and the surrounding area, students can enroll in a tuition-free, public charter school outside their school district.

Whether it’s the educational philosophy, curriculum, or focus, each charter school is unique and offers different options from local district schools. Highly qualified teachers are frequently attracted to work at charter schools whereinnovative teaching practices and creativity are encouraged. Parents and community members are often welcome to get involved in different aspects of a charter school education. Families typically find unique learning opportunities available and an emphasis on social and emotional well-being.

Charter schools offer:

• Smaller class sizes
• Personalized attention
• Support for learning
• Focus on character development

SCVi Innovation Revelation

At TK-12th grade SCVi, our cutting-edge 21st-century educational approach means we teach with our students in mind, not at them. We offer:

– Flexibly designed classrooms for multiage learning 

– Project-based learning throughout all grade levels

– After-school support

– Integrated arts education

– Strong emphasis on social-emotional learning 

– Career Technical Education pathways like Digital Arts Media 

– Dual Language Immersion option through 5th grade

– Thoughtful Love and Logic discipline approach

– Focus on Aerospace Projects

– International Baccalaureate (IB) Program and Career-Related Programme that learners take as a program or by the class

Have a question about charter schools in general or SCVi specifically? Please contact us — we’re 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!

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!

When you go on vacation, is one of your top leisure activities visiting the colleges in the area? If you’re Santa Clarita Valley International (SCVi) Charter School Academic and College Counselor Ms. Kris Nilsen, it is! Ms. Nilsen is passionate about helping the TK-12 learners at our tuition-free school find the best fit for their college and career aspirations. She also helps figure out what those aspirations are and how to design a fabulous future.

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

I graduated college from Cal State Northridge in 1991 and worked at Rancho San Antonio Boys Home with boys who were on probation. I realized the important role a social worker had working with this population so I went to Cal State Long Beach and graduated with a Master’s In Social Work and a PPS Credential in 1996. I became a CPS worker for the Department of Children and Family Services for two years. 

I then taught math at Pinecrest Middle School for five years and was the Dean of Students for three years. When my mom wanted to go back into the classroom and teach, she said, “You should be principal of the middle school.” 

I went back to Cal State Northridge and graduated in 2006 with a Master’s in Education and an Administration Credential. I was the Campus Director of Pinecrest Simi Valley for four years, until Pinecrest Schools closed their doors in 2016.

Fulfilling my dream of being a high school counselor, I was hired at SCVi in August of 2016 as the Academic/College Counselor.

What do you love about SCVi? What sets it apart from other schools?

SCVi is amazing. I get the opportunity to work with all of our high schoolers individually and spend time talking about academics and life for them after high school. SCVi is a small school and embraces each and every one of our learners as family. I love when graduates come back to visit, which they do often, and tell me how they are doing. The relationships we form are for a lifetime.

Tell us about your role as Academic and College Counselor at SCVi.

I am in my 8th year at SCVi as the Academic/College/IB Counselor. I absolutely love my job and have a passion for college. I wake up every day excited to go to work and spend time with our high school learners. I work with a great team and thoroughly enjoy time with my colleagues inside and outside of work.

I was hired primarily to create a college-going culture at SCVi. In order for me to effectively guide families and learners with the college process, I received my College Counseling Certificate from UCLA. The program helped me become a well-informed college counselor in addition to my role as the Academic Counselor (schedules, transcripts, etc.). I have networked with other counselors in the field, have joined organizations (ASCA and NACAC) and have had the pleasure to attend many college and counseling conferences around the US. My favorite thing to do is to go to the conferences a couple of days early, rent a car, and drive around to colleges in the state.

Every year I take our learners to the National College Fair in Pasadena, where they speak to college admission representatives and mingle with other high school students. I proctor the SAT for our students so they can take a college exam in the comfort of their own school and with their peers.

What types of activities are you involved in at SCVi?

I am the senior advisor and involved in all activities having to do with our graduating class: prom, grad bash, senior retreat, senior sunrise, senior sunset, senior lock-in, graduation, etc. 

With a colleague, we brought the Senior Defense activity to SCVi, where our seniors give a presentation on 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.

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

I used to think that a leader was someone who was in a leadership role with a leadership title. Through all of my educational experience I have realized that to be a great leader, you need to lift others up and support them in their quest to be a great leader. 

Collaboration, delegation, integrity, trust, loyalty, and hard work are essential parts of leadership; and modeling these traits shows others your strong leadership qualities. People always say it takes a village to raise a child; it takes a team of people who work together and respect each other’s opinions and contributions to make a great leader.

What does a day in your school life look like?

Usually I have kids in my office all day. If they have an open block or need a break they will come hang out in my office. I may have individual meetings with learners to discuss academics, grades, and college. Some days I support positive classroom engagement in classrooms.

Five fun facts about Ms. Nilsen:

1. I have been married for 31 years and have two daughters: Kasey 25 and Grace 21. We also have Dobby, a Borador puppy we adopted from the shelter. 
2. I love colleges and will take any opportunity to visit them when I visit other states. 
3. I have never traveled outside of the United States. I love the beach and the one place I have yet to visit is Italy. 
4. I enjoy playing pickleball with my family and 82-year-old father. 
5. And everyone seems to know that I absolutely love the color purple and have accessories and a purple car to prove it. I am also called “Sparklefairy” because I love sparkly things and always have a positive attitude.

We love how passionate our staff members are about our amazing learners! Join us – our tuition-free TK-12th grade charter school is 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!