Sycamore Canyon School K-8
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About Us
The ABC's of Sycamore Canyon Pride
Sycamore Canyon School serves 1,400 K-8 students in southeast Ventura County in the green lush Santa Monica Mountains and valleys of Dos Vientos, Newbury Park. Our beautiful, relatively new campus, contains elementary, and middle school facilities with state of the art classrooms, libraries, labs, play areas, multipurpose room, and gymnasium. Despite our higher enrollment, our culture parallels that of a smaller school with meaningful relationships, a strong sense of community, and exemplary teaching with high student achievement.
Our vision for Sycamore Canyon School is to continue as a California Distinguished School and California Star Honor School as a premier provider of a quality inclusive education that meets the needs of all students, K-8. In partnership with families and the community, Sycamore Canyon School provides a safe and engaging environment that cultivates the fundamental skills of thinking, learning, problem solving, and communication. We provide a
comprehensive, rigorous, yet balanced and fun educational program that enables all students to grow academically and socially in a positive setting of mutual respect and good citizenship to develop lifelong learners with unlimited potential.
We strive to ensure that every student will:
- Be confident in themselves as people and as learners.
- Read, write, listen, and speak effectively.
- Be taught grade-level work successfully every day.
- Participate in data driven curriculum.
- Demonstrate daily commitment to learning. Students who achieve this will: think critically, value the process and products of learning, be willing to listen and question, explore, and recognize the importance of risk-taking and learning from mistakes.
- Achieve their personal best through school-wide support and empowerment.
- Develop strong computational and problem-solving skills.
- Develop creative abilities in all academic areas.
- Receive differentiated instruction in all academic areas, as appropriate.
- Build a foundation for a lifetime of physical fitness, as well as positive health and safety awareness.
- Participate in experiences that foster appreciation for art, music, dance, and drama during assemblies, classroom instruction, and/or after school enrichment. (visual and performing arts).
- Use technology as a tool for learning new concepts, accessing and analyzing information, and presenting findings in varied formats.
- Be open to others and appreciate their differences.
- Demonstrate high moral standards in gaining and showing respect and caring for oneself and others, civic responsibility, and patriotism throughout the year.
- Develop personal responsibility for their behavior in line with our Conejo Valley Unified School District’s Character Education program – Respect, Kindness, Integrity, Responsibility, and Perseverance, among many others.
Sycamore Canyon fosters a safe, collaborative, and innovative K-8 learning community that enables its students and staff to strive for excellence in academics, citizenship, creative expression, and physical fitness.
Vision
“Always Striving for the Success of Every Student”
Our Vision through Core Values
Sycamore Canyon will continually strive to fulfill this mission by:
- maximizing each student’s potential through the sharing of best practices, providing engaging and dynamic learning activities, and consistently choosing to do what is in the best interest of each student;
- promoting students’ belief in themselves, stretching them beyond the curriculum through differentiated teaching and learning, and fostering developmentally appropriate critical thinking skills;
- encouraging students in their development of honesty, courage, humility, justice, compassion, leadership, service, and a respect for others as we contribute to our school community and beyond;
- inviting parents as partners in the educational process through meaningful and timely communication, useful opportunities to volunteer, and a valuable voice in their child’s development and learning;
- fostering participation in a wide range of purposeful classroom and extracurricular activities designed to encourage, challenge, and enrich the lives of all students;
- continuing to build a safe and inclusive environment where staff encourage a balanced life, responsible choices, and overall wellness.
Our Vision through Student Goals
What will I learn at Sycamore Canyon?
Academic Excellence:
I will demonstrate proficiency and confidence that I have knowledge, critical thinking, and study skills necessary for my education today and tomorrow.
Citizenship:
I will demonstrate an ability to express compassion and show respect for others, including myself, while in the classroom, elsewhere on campus, or within our community, and to offer my time, abilities, and service along the way.
Communication:
I will demonstrate an ability to communicate effectively by reading, writing, listening, and speaking critically and reflectively.
Research and Technology:
I will demonstrate proficiency with the use of library resources and technology to conduct research, enhance learning, teach others, and creatively solve problems.
Wellness:
I will demonstrate an ability to make positive choices with my time and interactions with others to live a healthy, physically fit, and balanced life.
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