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Charter School In Santa Clarita’s Online Summer Classes Help Keep Students On Track

SCVi/iLEAD, a charter school in Santa Clarita, offers tuition free online summer classes to help elementary, junior high and high school students stay on track to graduate.


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In a recent episode of Matt Watson’s “Eye on the Valley” podcast, Sara McDaniels, strategic arts coordinator with SCVi/iLEAD, described how summer lessons from the tuition-free charter school can help local families keep their kids on track educationally while building skills that are applicable to real life situations.

McDaniels described iLEAD online’s summer classes as very different from many other online curriculums, where “you just log online and pull off your assignments and work independently and turn them in by a certain date.”

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Instead, many of iLEAD online’s online summer courses focus on project-based learning, integrating four core subjects (language arts, math, science and social studies) into month-long project-based classes, allowing learners to receive credit and graduate more quickly than if they were taking traditional classes.

“I know that some kids — especially our high schoolers — they want to get ahead, they want to get their credits early, so that’s an option for that,” McDaniels explained. In addition to traditional classes for grades 9 through 12, McDaniels noted that iLEAD online will also be offering “a whole range of classes … that are for second through eighth graders.”

McDaniels compared these classes, which target grades 2 through 8, to virtual “summer camps” which involve combining concepts from “all four core academic subjects into a fun culmination project.”

One example of a project-based class offered by iLEAD online this summer is “Junk Debunked: A Journey of transforming Trash and Natural Materials into Treasure,” in which learners from grades 2 and 3 learn about conservation and ultimately build an “artistic natural creation, junk masterpiece or conservation awareness campaign.”

“There’s some really great options, and it’s going to be very interactive,” McDaniels said.

Matt Wattson concurred, noting that learners would have many opportunities to work with a dedicated staff throughout the course of these classes.

“With iLEAD online, you not only get your facilitator — your teacher that’s there connected with your kid directly, … they also get an academic coach,” Watson explained. “They’ve got tutoring, they’ve got multiple adults that will connect with them one-on-one.”

McDaniels explained that the “Track C” classes offered by iLEAD online will begin July 1, and Watson recommended interested parties visit the iLead online website to find out more about summer “Track C” courses.

Ed. Note: This article is a KHTS Community Spotlight for SCVi/iLEAD Charter School in Santa Clarita.

SCVi/iLEAD is a tuition free charter school in Santa Clarita that uses project-based and social-emotional learning concepts to inspire and motivate lifelong learners with the skills they need to lead in the 21st century. Technology is incorporated into all components of the curriculum, and learners are given a firm grounding in the arts, humanities and sciences. School officials value and encourage development of leadership skills by inspiring character and confidence in learners. SCVi/iLEAD offers transitional kindergarten (TK) through 12th grade, providing a unique learning opportunity for those in need of a kindergarten in Santa Clarita, elementary school in Santa Clarita, jr high in Santa Clarita, middle school in Santa Clarita or high school in Santa Clarita. 

SCVi/iLEAD

28060 Hasley Canyon Rd.
Castaic, CA 91384

Lower School: (661) 705-4820
Upper School: (661) 705-8420

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Charter School In Santa Clarita’s Online Summer Classes Help Keep Students On Track

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