Distance learning is now in effect through the end of the 2019-20 school year
Please see updates below
Please see updates below
The Sonoma County Office of Education has announced that all school playgrounds and fields are closed until further notice. Please shelter in place.
Town Hall Meeting
Thursday, June 25, 2020, 6-7:30 pm via zoom
An opportunity for parents to ask questions, be informed, talk and listen together, and build partnerships with the director, Charter Council members, faculty, and other parents in preparation for the 2020-21 school year.
Agenda
6:00 Welcome and Purpose – Kalen Wood
Overview of School Reopening and Work in Progress
6:10 Parent Survey Summary – Deidra Warner
6:15 Responses to Questions Emailed to Director - Deidra/Kalen
6:45 Break Out Groups/Norms - Robert Curtis
7:00 Break Out Groups/Share Out - Deidra
7:20 Next steps/appreciations – Kalen
“There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about." -Margaret Wheatley
Thursday, June 25, 2020, 6-7:30 pm via zoom
An opportunity for parents to ask questions, be informed, talk and listen together, and build partnerships with the director, Charter Council members, faculty, and other parents in preparation for the 2020-21 school year.
Agenda
6:00 Welcome and Purpose – Kalen Wood
Overview of School Reopening and Work in Progress
6:10 Parent Survey Summary – Deidra Warner
6:15 Responses to Questions Emailed to Director - Deidra/Kalen
6:45 Break Out Groups/Norms - Robert Curtis
7:00 Break Out Groups/Share Out - Deidra
7:20 Next steps/appreciations – Kalen
“There is no power for change greater than a community discovering what it cares about." -Margaret Wheatley
Please download Zoom and set up an account before the program.
Here is a short video on how to join a Zoom meeting.
Here is a short video on how to set up audio and video.
Here are some slides on the basic functions of Zoom.
Here you can check your internet connection.
We recommend having a minimum internet speed of 1.5 Mbps download/upload.
Here is a short video on how to join a Zoom meeting.
Here is a short video on how to set up audio and video.
Here are some slides on the basic functions of Zoom.
Here you can check your internet connection.
We recommend having a minimum internet speed of 1.5 Mbps download/upload.
Dear Twin Hills Families, April 2, 2020
As you may know, all schools in the state will provide education via distance learning, through the end of the school year. My heart is filled with compassion for our students, families, teachers, and staff who do not have the community of their actual school site to come together and learn, play, and grow each day. Please know, our amazing teachers are working closely with their principals or directors and each other to provide their students with meaningful instruction in new ways. It is hard to believe it has only been two weeks so far. In that time teachers have worked together to learn how to create lessons and activities that students can complete at home. We are here to support our families. Please email your teacher with your questions. If you need support with technology please email your principal or director. Each school is establishing open hours for the office in the middle of the day, so you can call if you need.
We are receiving guidance from the state on how to proceed in distance learning. Students may receive feedback on their work, but grading is suspended except for our high school students who are earning credits. We will take weekly attendance. It is important that your child completes as much of the assignments provided by the teacher as possible. We will be most successful if we work together so please stay in contact with your children’s teachers. We send our hope for your safety and wellness as we all learn how to support our students’ education in a new way.
Barbara Bickford
Superintendent
Twin Hills Union School District
As you may know, all schools in the state will provide education via distance learning, through the end of the school year. My heart is filled with compassion for our students, families, teachers, and staff who do not have the community of their actual school site to come together and learn, play, and grow each day. Please know, our amazing teachers are working closely with their principals or directors and each other to provide their students with meaningful instruction in new ways. It is hard to believe it has only been two weeks so far. In that time teachers have worked together to learn how to create lessons and activities that students can complete at home. We are here to support our families. Please email your teacher with your questions. If you need support with technology please email your principal or director. Each school is establishing open hours for the office in the middle of the day, so you can call if you need.
We are receiving guidance from the state on how to proceed in distance learning. Students may receive feedback on their work, but grading is suspended except for our high school students who are earning credits. We will take weekly attendance. It is important that your child completes as much of the assignments provided by the teacher as possible. We will be most successful if we work together so please stay in contact with your children’s teachers. We send our hope for your safety and wellness as we all learn how to support our students’ education in a new way.
Barbara Bickford
Superintendent
Twin Hills Union School District
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Enrollment Events:
Application Information
Our Open Application has ended as of March 6, 2020
Applications submitted after this date will not be included in our initial lottery but will be held in the event of a second lottery.
Applications submitted after this date will not be included in our initial lottery but will be held in the event of a second lottery.
Enrollment in a charter school is a choice made by parents to participate in the alternative educational approach offered by that charter school. For this reason, it is essential that interested parents become knowledgeable about our approach to education so they can make an informed decision about whether it matches what they want for their child.
Following the open application period, a lottery will be held for each class that has more applicants than available spaces, resulting in a lottery list showing order of enrollment for available spaces. All applicants will be notified by mail the week of March 30th, 2020 with their number on the lottery list.
Those not offered spaces immediately following the lottery will remain on the waiting list and be notified in order if additional spaces open up either before the school year begins or during the school year.
Waiting lists remain in effect for only the year of application.
Note: To be eligible, a child must be a resident of California at the time of application.
Following the open application period, a lottery will be held for each class that has more applicants than available spaces, resulting in a lottery list showing order of enrollment for available spaces. All applicants will be notified by mail the week of March 30th, 2020 with their number on the lottery list.
Those not offered spaces immediately following the lottery will remain on the waiting list and be notified in order if additional spaces open up either before the school year begins or during the school year.
Waiting lists remain in effect for only the year of application.
Note: To be eligible, a child must be a resident of California at the time of application.
Click here to apply for classroom-based program
Click here to apply for HomeSchool program
Click here for Enrollment Policies and Procedures
Click here to apply for HomeSchool program
Click here for Enrollment Policies and Procedures
Nurturing, Imaginative, From the Heart….
SunRidge is a charter school located in beautiful west Sonoma County, serving over 275 students in kindergarten through 8th grade. We use a Waldorf curriculum and methods to meet children’s needs holistically and at their developmental level.
In our one- and two-year kindergartens, handwork, crafts, baking, gardening, storytelling, puppetry, rhythmic movement, music, nature walks and lots of outdoor play time lay a healthy foundation for each child’s physical, social and academic development.
In the grades, academic subjects are presented artistically, imaginatively, and kinesthetically to engage children emotionally and physically as well as intellectually. Visual, expressive, and practical arts are an integral part of the school day, including painting, drawing, speech and drama, handwork, woodwork, gardening, cooking, singing, instrumental music, and movement.
Enriching field trips, including overnights starting in 4th grade, provide children with real-world learning experiences in areas that complement the curriculum of their grade.
SunRidge is committed to prepare our graduates for success in both public and private high schools without “teaching to the test” or overburdening students’ home lives with too much homework. We believe the best preparation for high school and life is when students learn how to think, problem solve, be creative, and strive to understand and care about the complexity and beauty of human cultures and the natural world.
In our one- and two-year kindergartens, handwork, crafts, baking, gardening, storytelling, puppetry, rhythmic movement, music, nature walks and lots of outdoor play time lay a healthy foundation for each child’s physical, social and academic development.
In the grades, academic subjects are presented artistically, imaginatively, and kinesthetically to engage children emotionally and physically as well as intellectually. Visual, expressive, and practical arts are an integral part of the school day, including painting, drawing, speech and drama, handwork, woodwork, gardening, cooking, singing, instrumental music, and movement.
Enriching field trips, including overnights starting in 4th grade, provide children with real-world learning experiences in areas that complement the curriculum of their grade.
SunRidge is committed to prepare our graduates for success in both public and private high schools without “teaching to the test” or overburdening students’ home lives with too much homework. We believe the best preparation for high school and life is when students learn how to think, problem solve, be creative, and strive to understand and care about the complexity and beauty of human cultures and the natural world.
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