Member Schools Twin Ridges

Reviewed and Approved by the California Department of Education (CDE), the Advisory Commission on Charter Schools (ACCS), and the California State Board of Education (SBE) for meeting or exceeding state mandated fiscal accountability requirements.

Administrative Headquarters
Twin Ridges Home Study Charter School
111 New Mohawk Rd.
Nevada City, CA. 95959

Contact Information
Jenny Travers, Director
Phone: 530-478-1815
Fax: 530-478-0255

Communities Served
Twin Ridges Home Study Charter School serves K-8 students who reside in Nevada, Placer, Sierra, and Yuba counties.

District Sponsor
Twin Ridges Home Study Charter School is sponsored by the Nevada County Superintendent of Schools

Program Overview

School Vision

Twin Ridges Home Study charter school is a community of parents and teachers dedicated to educating our children in a nurturing and responsive environment. We are family centered, striving to educate the whole child, encouraging them in every area of endeavor: physical, intuitive, intellectual, creative and social.

Our goal is to encourage freedom of thought, uninhibited by fear of being wrong; to foster the ability to see clearly, think critically and search for the truth. We will nurture thoughtfulness, inspire imagination, awaken curiosity and engage the learner with rewards of discovery, awareness, advocacy and personal motivation.

Our program addresses individual needs and values uniqueness. We seek to inspire a sense of self worth in every child, to develop confident, competent and responsible students who will become independent workers and thinkers. We hope to instill an appreciation of self and others, foster the development of social skills and personal interests, and ultimately send into society a unique and capable individual with the academic and personal habits and attitudes needed to be an educated citizen in the 21st century.

School Mission

To work closely with both students and parents in providing opportunities, experiences, lessons, classes, gatherings, field trips, home visits, and other support services so that each student can grow academically, personally, and socially.
To give parents and their children the opportunity to choose goals that are in alignment with their educational philosophy.
To assist and nurture parents who want increased commitment and involvement in their child's education.
To provide a collaborative relationship between parents and staff in designing successful programs, strategies, and practices.
To encourage an environment where parents and staff work together to assess the program by identifying strengths and areas that need improvement.
To assure that students exiting this program in eighth grade will perform at or above grade level as a group.

Goals

Students enrolled in our school meet their individual educational goals through home-based independent learning programs, classroom-based courses, community-based educational programs, and supplemental learning projects that liberate them to go beyond the walls of a classroom to explore new alternatives
Specific Curriculum Highlights Featuring Standards Based Education-
Language Arts: An emphasis on quality literature, children's classics, a variety of publishers and approaches to literacy, classes in writing and journaling, and the publishing of finished work.

Mathematics: Choices in textbooks, math manipulatives, supplemental problem solving--each student working at his or her own level to aquire expertise in all strands of mathematics.

History/ Social Studies: Students produce multi-cultural events including fairs with booths and food from different countries, story telling, puppet shows of Greek and Central American myths, plays based on myths from other cultures, art projects linked to the study of other cultures and historical periods, biography parties, and book dioramas. Students also work on community service projects, such as saving the rain forests, visiting nursing homes, and working on local environmental issues.

Science: A strong emphasis is placed on both scientific literacy and the use of the scientific method. Environmental studies are conducted in the field in beautiful natural settings.

Visual and Performing Arts: In addition to the classes listed above, students use their educational budget to pay for private music lessons, dance classes and studio art classes. Student performances are scheduled at all sites for families and friends.

Physical Education: Students use their budgets to progress through martial arts' levels, to participate in ski programs, and to take advantage of local sports and fitness opportunities. Learning Centers may also offer site-based physical education classes.