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Welcome to Santa Barbara Charter School
A Close-knit Community
Developing Strong Relationships
A Comfortable Place to Grow
Welcome to Santa Barbara Charter School Santa Barbara Charter School is a staff-parent cooperative whose mission is to cultivate learning in the areas of arts, academics, and relationships. We recognize that children learn everywhere and all the time and believe that learning takes place when students have an opportunity to construct meaning from their own experiences. Our materials-based approach to curriculum facilitates the cognitive, physical, social, and emotional development of the individual child.
A Close-knit Community Parents are involved in all aspects of the school's operation. They help make decisions about philosophy and policy, help fulfill myriad administrative duties, act as aides and specialists, tutor students, serve on committees, and prepare classroom materials.
Developing Strong Relationships The program has deep roots in progressive and humanistic educational philosophy and emphasizes developing strong relationships with self, others, community and the environment. Group cohesiveness develops as children learn effective decision making, problem solving and communication skills.
A Comfortable Place to Grow Santa Barbara Charter School is a small school by design. Our small size encourages a thoughtful school culture in which discussion and dialogue thrive. When issues arise, students and their educational needs remain at the center of any response. Knowing that no decision is reversible, we dare to experiment. Ideas are formulated collectively and action can be initiated quickly.

Learn About the Home School Program

 

What's New at the Parent Alliance

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News - Fundraising

SBCS is now selling items from Amazon.com on our website as a school fundraiser.  This is a great and easy fundraiser for our school.  There are book recommendations from our teachers, and lots of great deals on everything from cameras, to music, to magazine subscriptions, and more! Tell your friends and family members to also shop at the SB Charter store! (http://astore.amazon.com/santbarbchars0d-20)

 

School Location/Hours

Santa Barbara Charter School
6100 Stow Canyon Road
Goleta CA 93117
805-967-6522

Monday - Thursday
School Hours: 8:15AM to 2:50PM
Office Hours: 8:00AM to 3:00PM

Friday
School Hours: 8:15AM to 1:00PM
Office Hours: 8:00AM to 1:00PM

Latest Events

Thu Mar 11 @06:00PM -
Parent Alliance General Meeting, Dinner at 6:00, Meeting at 6:30
Fri Mar 12
1 pm Dismissal
Mon Mar 15 @07:00PM -
Circle of Trustee's Meeting
Thu Mar 18 @06:30PM - 08:00PM
Science Fair
Fri Mar 19
1 pm dismissal
Sat Mar 20 @09:00AM - 02:00PM
Flea Market
Sat Mar 20 @06:30PM -
SBCS Annual Auction
Fri Mar 26
1 pm Dismissal
Mon Mar 29
Spring Break

The mission of Santa Barbara Charter School is to cultivate learning in the areas of arts, academics, and relationships.

We are a materials-based program and believe that learning takes place when students have an opportunity to construct meaning from their own experiences. Our goal is to provide an educational program with breadth and depth for students with different learning styles and types of intelligence.

We are a Public School that offers the benefits of a Private School.

  • Small Class Sizes
  • Academic Excellence
  • Hands-on Activities
  • Arts Integrated Curriculum
  • Conflict Resolution Instruction
  • Accommodate & Nurture Individual Learning Styles
  • Performance-based Assessments
  • Parent Involvement
  • Small K-8 School
  • NO TUITION

Santa Barbara Charter School opened September 15, 1993, on the campus of Goleta Valley Junior High School.

The school was founded as a result of the commitment of a group of parents and educators who wished to affirm their support for public education by creating an alternative for families who want to be involved in a nontraditional school. Enrollment is not limited to Santa Barbara School District boundaries.

Santa Barbara Charter School is a parent/staff cooperative with a child-centered approach to education.

The school’s curriculum is based on the California State Frameworks and the Santa Barbara School’s Student Goals and Learner Objectives. Elements of Waldorf, Montessori, and Humanistic models of education are incorporated. The theory of multiple intelligences is embraced as a foundation for both curriculum and methodology. Academics are taught through the arts, using drama, stories, music, and storytelling.

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