Thousands of Students Discover ‘Living Coast,’ Thanks to Unified Port of San...
Almost half the students from the Chula Vista Elementary School District (CVESD) who attended a Coastal Education Program at the Living Coast Discovery Center during a recent two- and half-year period...
View ArticleFeaster Charter Says, ‘Lettuce Celebrate’ New Greenhouse
A lot of schools have school or community garden projects. At Mae L. Feaster Charter School, the concept of a school garden didn’t just get off the ground. It was taken to another level. Feaster...
View ArticleLoma Verde Students ‘Learn the Ropes’ – and Medical Science
Five weeks of research and exploration into the field of medical sciences culminated in a unique graduation ceremony for 29 students from Loma Verde Elementary School. Accompanied by their parents and...
View ArticleSupport is Critical for Foster Students, Our Neediest Students
Imagine being a child removed from birth parents and/or separated from siblings. Imagine being that child, trying to keep up academically, socially, and emotionally while transitioning to a new school,...
View ArticleCVESD is about to engage thousands of parents in unique dialogue
With nearly 30,000 students in 45 schools, the Chula Vista Elementary School District faced a considerable challenge in engaging a learning community of that size in meaningful conversation. The...
View ArticleIt’s Cool 2 Walk to School
A father of three students was walking his children to a Chula Vista school when he came across a penguin mascot near the campus. It’s not every day you encounter a penguin on the way to school. The...
View ArticleNational Campaign of Business and Education Leaders Honors 15 CVESD Schools
The Chula Vista Elementary School District has announced that one-third of its campuses were recently recognized as 2016 California Honor Roll schools by the Educational Results Partnership (ERP) and...
View ArticleLess is More: Significant Decrease Seen in Childhood Obesity
Silver Wing Elementary third-grade students were breaking a sweat. They were jumping rope, executing lunges, and performing “bicycle” abdominal crunches—all in an effort to increase their knowledge and...
View ArticlePardon Me, I’m a Rock Star!
A music video that features students and staff from Clear View Elementary was formally unveiled at a special “Red Carpet Premiere” recently held at the school. Beaming students channeled their inner...
View ArticleNational Parent Advocacy Group Honors 11 CVESD Schools
Eleven schools in the Chula Vista Elementary School District are among 156 “Spotlight Schools” that provide exemplary opportunities and results for African American or Hispanic students, according to a...
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