Coast Redwood Middle School (6–8)

Coast Redwood Middle School (part of the SLVUSD Charter School) is a homeschool support program for 6-8th graders that offers a two-day-a-week classroom-based ongoing group experience. It is specially designed for students who are on the path to becoming more independent learners and who want to help support a consistent group of peers as co-learners. This program integrates social-emotional learning with students working collaboratively on projects that help to develop their critical and creative thinking. CRMS comprises families who want to maintain a strong, homeschool relationship with their pre-adolescent children and are willing to help support a fun and active class group by participating in camping, field trips, parent-taught courses, and special activities. Our year includes subject-specific classes, student project presentations, theme-based science, thoughtful speaking, writing, problem-solving, and photography, with the students creating their yearbooks. Emphasis is on project-based learning and real-life application of skills. The teacher helps guide each student, offering support for individual studies outside the classroom and group-focused activities during class time. We believe that education works best in a relationship with others and that learning flourishes when it includes a clear awareness of individual and group processes through self-reflection.

Regular attendance, a commitment to doing your best, a desire to fully participate, a willingness to reflect on the learning process, both in writing and verbally, and a dedication to supporting other individuals in the group and the unity of the group.

 

You engage in dialog regularly with your child about class activities and homeschooling and support completing homework assignments. Participate in parent-teacher meetings in person and via phone or email. Keeping a daily log of homeschooling activities and submitting that log along with an attendance sheet and samples of student work on time each month to facilitate the creation of a portfolio.

 

To ensure the best consistency, cohesion, and continuity, we request that enrollment in CRMS be a year-long commitment. Student and parent input and interests will help guide the schedule and methods of instruction both in class and at home.