Welcome to Sky Valley Education Center

Sky Valley Education Center is an alternative school focusing on individualized learning plans and a wide variety of experiences. To view classes offered at Sky Valley go to our WINGS program. Sky Valley offers the following programs:

Parent Partnership Program (PPP)
This program recognizes the parent as their child's primary teacher with the staff of SVEC being expert partners in the design and implementation of the learning plans. Students take classes offered at SVEC in addition to Home Based Learning as approved through the Student Learning Plan. It is open to grades K-12.

Parent Co-Op
The Co-Op operates on Mondays for those families that want a one day experience at SVEC coupled with twenty hours or more of work at the direction of the parents and other community resources. This program primarily consists of courses taught by the parents, utilizing their area of expertise, along with curricular materials and consulting services provided by certificated teachers for core subjects. It is open to grades K-12.

Excursion Program
The Excursion Program is a once a week educational field trip program. The program will provide bus transportation, admittance to destinations, related curricular materials, a certificated teacher and a program organizer. It is open to K-8th grade children who are not currently enrolled in a public school.

Montessori
Montessori is a hands-on learning experience. The environment captures and builds on children's natural curiosity. Students are actively engaged throughout the day, using specially designed materials that provide concrete, multi-sensory learning experiences. The Montessori classroom changes and grows with the developmental needs of each child. It is open to K-10th grade children and meets Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday (3 day program).

Digipen
Digipen is a Video Game Programming and Animation Program, open to 9-12th grade children. It is a two year, 4 day a week program presented as an integrated curriculum. Students will focus on four content areas: programming (C++), math, art (3-D animation), and production. Successful completion of the program will position students as ideal candidates for acceptance to computer science programs at Digipen and other universities.

Environmental Science School
This program gives students an in-depth experience in nature and environmental science topics. Students may be found on hikes along local rivers, working on tree planting service projects, studying nature writing and adventure literature, or working on the math and science of stream flow, bird population studies, and other projects. It is open to grades 7-10 and meets Monday, Tuesday and Thursdays from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. Check out the Sky Valley Environments web site.

On Line Courses
AA program that provides Internet-based curriculum for students in grades K-12. We subscribes to programs such as Headsprout, Odyssey, Brainpop and ALEKs Math. Students may utilize one or more of these online learning opportunities as part of their overall studies, whether at school or at home.

Distance Learning
Students may enroll and utilize a variety of different curricular materials and methods (on line classes, home based classes, community learning, travel) under the direction of a certificated teacher. A distance learner does not attend school on site in the "brick and mortar" sense, rather they use other resources for education. The center operates as an alternative school under WAC 392-121-182 Alternative Learning Experience Requirements. Consistent with the state constitution, the center is non-sectarian and enrolls current Washington home schooled students and others committed to using the community as a key learning resource.

SKY VALLEY EDUCATION CENTER

A Parent Partnership Program A public alternative school
focusing on individualized learning plans and experiences

A Program With A Mission: Our desire at Sky Valley Education Center is to provide a variety of alternative programs to meet the individual needs of unique students, guided by the alternative learning experience rules and regulations of Washington State. The CenterÕs educational approach, with access to cutting edge technology and on-line resources, reflects an integrated curriculum that emphasizes multicultural, collaborative, and critical thinking skills which cater to individual interests and prepare students for a successful future.

A Program With A Vision: The whole community is used as a classroom, utilizing an integrated curriculum with both on-site and off-site opportunities, traditional academics, life experiences, and cutting edge technology.

• Parents, a key resource for student success, demonstrate their partnership by taking an active role in the day to day operation of the center.
• Adults and students support this partnership, while SVEC facilitates an exchange of information and resources for parents.
• Adults and students develop partnerships with outstanding local businesses, and area schools. Parents and teachers support students through internships, mentoring, apprenticeships, and workshops for college and career bound students.
• Students discover their learning style, and demonstrate academic success in such a wide variety of ways that standardized testing is no longer required and becomes simply an option for each family.
• Adults and students continually expand our educational opportunities with the newest technology available.
  

• The site accommodates performing and visual arts, environmental education, public service, and relevant job training.
• The site includes a large outdoor recreation area with a variety of living ecosystems for mixed use including: games, sports, play, science and environmental projects, gardening, planting and outdoor work experiences.