Silicon Valley Academy Project

SILICON VALLEY ACADEMY'S MISSION IS TO EMPOWER STUDENTS TO MEET THEIR HIGHEST POTENTIAL, NURTURE THEIR SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL GROWTH, AND FOSTER THEIR COMMITMENT TO SERVE SOCIETY. AS A FULL-TIME PRE-KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 8TH GRADE SCHOOL, SILICON VALLEY ACADEMY PROVIDES A HIGH-QUALITY ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION TO LOCAL YOUTH BY OFFERING STANDARDS-BASED, CULTURALLY RELEVANT CURRICULUM, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHERS AND STAFF, AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROGRAMS. ADDITIONALLY, SILICON VALLEY ACADEMY PROUDLY SERVES A SOCIO-ECONOMICALLY DIVERSE STUDENT BODY OFFERING TUITION ASSISTANCE AND SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS IN NEED.

SILICON VALLEY ACADEMY CONTINUED TO FULFILL IT'S MISSION TO EMPOWER STUDENTS TO MEET THEIR HIGHEST POTENTIAL, NURTURE THEIR SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL GROWTH, AND FOSTER THEIR COMMITMENT TO SERVE SOCIETY WHILE SUCCESSFULLY AND SAFELY TRANSITIONING BACK TO FULL-TIME, IN-PERSON LEARNING. THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF STUDENTS AND STAFF WAS A TOP PRIORITY DURING THE TRANSITION TO IN-PERSON LEARNING. SVA PROVIDED ON-SITE WEEKLY COVID-19 TESTING FOR STUDENTS AND STAFF, AS WELL AS AT-HOME TESTING KITS FOR STUDENT FAMILIES. SVA'S SCHOOL PRINCIPAL TOOK ON THE ROLE OF COVID-19 DESIGNEE AND WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE SANTA CLARA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, AND THE SANTA CLARA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ATTENDING WEEKLY MEETINGS TO ENSURE SVA WAS FOLLOWING RECOMMENDED GUIDELINES AS THE SITUATION RAPIDLY EVOLVED OVER THE SCHOOL YEAR. THE 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR MARKED THE FIRST YEAR AT THE SCHOOL'S NEW, LARGER CAMPUS, OFFERING MORE CLASSROOMS, A DESIGNATED SCIENCE LAB AND MAKERSPACE, AND A FULL-SIZE GYM. WITH THE TRANSITION TO THE LARGER CAMPUS, SVA INCREASED ITS STUDENT BODY 35%, FROM 110 STUDENTS IN 2020-2021 TO 150 STUDENTS IN 2021-2022 AND HAS CONTINUED THIS GROWTH TREND INTO THE 2022-2023 SCHOOL YEAR. WITH THE NEW SCIENCE LAB AND MAKERSPACE, SVA IS ABLE TO PROVIDE STUDENTS OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK WITH 3-D PRINTERS, ROBOTICS KITS AND OTHER TOOLS TO DEVELOP A WIDE-RANGE OF SKILLSETS AND SPARK STUDENTS' INNOVATIVE CURIOSITY. FINALLY, SVA PARTNERED WITH LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS TO EXPAND ITS OFFERING OF AFTERSCHOOL ENRICHMENT PROGRAMMING (SUCH AS COOKING CLUB AND ROBOTICS CLUB) AND AFTERSCHOOL ATHLETIC PROGRAMMING (SUCH AS BASKETBALL AND SOCCER TEAMS). ADDITIONALLY, SILICON VALLEY ACADEMY CONTINUED TO SERVE A SOCIO-ECONOMICALLY DIVERSE STUDENT BODY OFFERING TUITION ASSISTANCE TO STUDENTS IN NEED. TO FURTHER SUPPORT FAMILIES IN NEED, SVA CONTINUED ITS PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER LOCAL NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, SUCH AS RAHIMA FOUNDATION, TO ENSURE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO SVA'S TOP TIER EDUCATION TO ALL FAMILIES INTERESTED.