Santa Clarita Valley International School (SCVi) officials have invited to the community to a ceremony on Monday in which Assemblyman Dante Acosta and other community leaders will present the tuition-free public charter school with a $5,000 educational grant, awarded to them by the Barona Band of Mission Indians.

“Gifts like this are so important to advance our work here at iLEAD” said Amber Raskin, who co-
founded iLEAD Schools 10 years ago with Dawn Evenson. “At SCVi alone, our
(students) are doing everything from building a ‘Tiny House’ for a homeless veteran to becoming glider and aircraft pilots. Our (students) continue to excel in a wide variety of academic, artistic, and entrepreneurial pursuits.”

The grant will be used to purchase new equipment and tools for the students to use in various school projects and extracurriculars, according to officials.

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“iLEAD Schools maintains a unique emphasis on using methods that foster Learners’ social- emotional development,” according a school news release. “A cornerstone of SCVi’s educational philosophy involves Project-Based Learning, an innovative, research-based method of instruction that requires students to tackle deeply engaging projects about real-world issues.”

Acosta is presenting the check to SCVi faculty because the Assemblymember supported the school’s application and acquisition of the grant from the very beginning, according to officials.

“When we applied for the Barona Education Grant program, Assemblymember Acosta immediately endorsed and spoke up for us,” Evenson said. “We could not have done this without his support.”

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The grant celebration is scheduled to be held on the school’s campus at 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 27.

For more information about SCVi, visit the school’s website here.

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