2012 Summer Program
The Grass Valley School District Summer Program will be offered at Scotten School this year, please click here for complete information.
Transitional Kindergarten
Many parents feel that their children may not be quite ready for the rigor of traditional kindergarten. These students often have birthdays in the Fall and may still be developing the skills they need for academic work. Just as children learn to walk and talk at their own pace, academic readiness occurs at different times in different children. Our Bridge to Kindergarten Program is the first year of a two-year kindergarten experience. It allows children the “gift of time” to build the necessary social and academic skills for success throughout their school career.
The Transitional Kindergarten class is a half-day program, which offers more opportunities for social-emotional development, fine and large motor skills development through play, exploration opportunities through curiosity and investigative learning, language and number sense development. The daily schedule includes whole group instruction and activities, small group instruction, and independent “hands-on” learning.
Bell Hill Academy
Bell Hill Academy welcomes you to our small, K-4 neighborhood school. At Bell Hill Academy, you may choose from two exciting, innovative programs designed to enrich student learning: Spanish Dual Immersion and Global Perspectives.
Spanish Dual Immersion Program:
We offer the only Dual Immersion program available in Nevada County. Core academics are taught in Spanish beginning in Kindergarten. Classes reflect a balance of native English and native Spanish speakers. Students who continue in a Dual Immersion Program are typically fluent in the second language by the end of 5th grade! The Dual Immersion Program is available to incoming Kindergarten students. The program will expand one grade level each year to include grades K-8.
Global Perspectives Program:
Core academics are enriched with the integration of global studies. An awareness of world cultures is woven into the daily curriculum through music and the arts. Spanish is taught as an elective.
We offer full-day Kindergarten classes in both programs. Bus transportation and childcare are available.
Scotten/Gilmore Complex
Come visit us at the Scotten/Gilmore Educational Complex. Children can begin with preschool, Bridge to Kindergarten, or half-day kindergarten through the 8th grade. Families enjoy our school community with strong academics, arts and technology. We offer a K-8 continuum that prepares students to be successful in high school.
Scotten School
Scotten's preK-4 programs integrate music and art through the curriculum. “Scotten Sings” are a favorite as the whole school sings and celebrates together. Strong academics and arts continue at Gilmore with the richest electives in our county. We offer visual and culinary arts, ceramics, drama, band, dance and applied technology and broadcasting. Our culmination of arts and academics brings us great success as our students win state awards in arts and academics.
Digital Magnet School @ Gilmore
Got iPads? We have the only schools in our community with iPads or iPod Touches for each student in 5th, 6th and 7th grades. Students learning is energized by this mobile, wireless technology. Our own broadcasting and film editing courses allow us to regularly broadcast "GNN" into each classroom. Ask to come visit Gilmore to see our students’ iPads and other programs in action! At Lyman Gilmore Digital “We’ve got an app for that!”
Grass Valley Charter School at Hennessy
Welcome to the world of Expeditionary Learning. The Grass Valley Charter School is a pre-K through 8th grade program that is honored to be named a mentor school in this network of outstanding schools throughout the United States.
Expeditionary Learning captures the power of Outward Bound principles and utilizes current national research about best teaching practices, combining them in the classroom to promote high academic achievement and character development.
Enrollment is based on a completed application and space availability. A lottery draw will be conducted for grade levels with a waiting list.
Core Program:
Core Academic is our classroom option for kindergarten through eighth grade students. We also offer a variety of extracurricular activities.
Discovery Studies Program:
Discovery Studies is our home study option for kindergarten through eighth grade students. Classes are offered every week.
PreSchool Program:
Our pre-school is an Expeditionary Learning school open to children aged 3 - 5 years
