Welcome to SB Charter School
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. |  |
Program Highlights
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 | Accomodate & Nurture Individual Learning Styles Performance-based Assessments Parent Involvement Small K-8 School NO TUITION | |
School History
| 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. |  |
Educational Approach
| 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, art, and storytelling. |  |
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SUMMER OFFICE HOURS |
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MONDAYS: 9:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. WEDNESDAYS: 9:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. IMPORTANT DATES:
AUGUST 10th - FIRST WORK PARTY 9:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.
AUGUST 16th - SECOND WORK PARTY 9:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.
AUGUST 21st - NEW FAMILY ORIENTATION 6:00 P.M. – 8:30 P.M.
AUGUST 22nd - INITIAL CONFERENCES
AUGUST 25th - FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL – SCHOOL STARTS @ 8:15 A.M.
AUGUST 25th – 29th - MINIMUM DAYS – 1:00 P.M. DISMISSAL TO LEAVE A MESSAGE FOR THE MAIN OFFICE, CALL 967-6522 AND PRESS 2 OR EXT. 100.
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Conserving Resources (One page at a time.... ) |
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Help us save paper and reduce workload by joining the Paper Reduction Plan (PRP). With much of the school information now available online, perhaps you don't need all of that paper in your Tuesday Packet. Consider joining the paper reduction plan, which minimizes the amount of print materials you will from SB Charter. Of course, you will continue to receive your Tuesday Packet, but we won't bother sending home those items that are available electronically. Note: In order to access electronic school information, you need to either: - Login to SBCharter.org and read it, or
- Subscribe to the SB Charter News & Announcements email newsletter (AKA: Listserv)
How to Join the Paper Reduction Plan: If you are already an email subscriber but have not yet registered on the website, Join SB Charter Online to join the Paper Reduction Plan. If you have already joined SB Charter Online, login to SB Charter Online and select My Profile. Then select Edit>Update Your Profile, and then go to the Newsletter tab. Check the Paper Reduction Plan checkbox.
Please note that some items may be delivered both in print and electronically. Additionally, many materials exist only as paper documents, and you will continue to receive these.
By opting out, you can get school information via email, get it from the website, or get it from both! To receive announcements by email, subscribe to SB Charter News & Announcements. Alternatively, you can simply login to sbcharter.com to view 'members only' information. |
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Shop Online, Raise Money for SB Charter! |
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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) |
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