Time has flown by since spring break. We can’t believe we are headed into the final weeks of the 2023-2024 school year! As culminations are around the corner, we are enjoying all of our last moments with our 5th and 8th graders before they take their next steps.
Before you read on for updates and information specific to Valley Charter, I wanted to point out that May 17th marked the 70th Anniversary of Brown vs. Board of Education, the landmark legislation that declared the “separate but equal” doctrine unconstitutional and launched a new era for public education in America.
Category Archives: Executive Director Updates
Executive Director Update: February 2024
Dear VCS Community,
The beginning of the 2nd semester has gone by in a flash and unbelievably, spring is just around the corner!
Please read to learn about recent VCS highlights, reminders about upcoming events, the 2024-2025 school year calendar, and other important updates and information.
Executive Director Update: August 2023: Welcome Back to School!
Dear VCS Community, Welcome back from the summer and to the 2023-2024 school year! Our amazing and dedicated staff is working hard to prepare for the upcoming school year and we look forward to welcoming our students back to the first day of school on Thursday, August 17th. This day will follow a regular ThursdayContinue reading “Executive Director Update: August 2023: Welcome Back to School!”
Executive Director Update: November 2023
Founded in 2010, we offer a student-centered education grounded in a diverse-by-design model and hands-on, project-based learning. We operate two schools:
Executive Director Update: June 2023
Dear Valley Charter Community, It is hard to believe that the 22-23 school year has come to a close. It has been wonderful that this year we were able to operate in a more typical context than the past few years and that we have been able to bring back the key elements of theContinue reading “Executive Director Update: June 2023”
Executive Director update: December 2023
Dear VCS Community, As we head into this winter break and the holiday season, I have been thinking a great deal about the times that we find ourselves in as we rear and educate our children. There is so much conflict and suffering occurring around the world and we are parenting and educating in timesContinue reading “Executive Director update: December 2023”
Executive Director Update May 2023 / Actualización De La Directora Ejecutiva Mayo De 2023
Executive Director update: February 2023
Executive Director update: 11/22
Dear Valley Charter Community: we hope that everyone had a wonderful fall break and enjoyed special times with friends and loved ones. The VCS team is grateful to be able to rest and restore as we head into a very busy time of learning and fun in the weeks before winter break.
August 2022: Welcome back to school from Carolyn Yaffe, Executive Director
Dear Valley Charter School community members, welcome back from the summer and to the 2022-23 school year! We are excited to see all of our VCS families at our upcoming back to school events! Information about each school’s community events has been shared by each school’s principal.
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