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T he R ancho S anta F e News
June 27, 2014
Educational Opportunities Academy of Arts and Sciences...
A leader in the frontier of educational options For students who fall behind, AAS can help turn things around with our award winning credit recovery courses. Our curriculum is designed to ensure that students receive credit for what they already know and supports them with dedicated teachers that will build mastery in the areas they need to complete their courses. Our credit recovery courses are available free of charge during the school year and as part of our free summer school as well. Credit recovery courses are available in all core subject areas (Math, English, Science and Social Studies and some elective areas). Academy of Arts and Sciences is a leader in the newest frontier of educational options: online learning. AAS, a leading free public charter school of choice for students in grades K-12, offers a blended (online and on site) customized learning program. Students engage in an exceptional learning experience that blends innovative online learning with critical face-to-face and lab time. At Academy of Arts and Sciences, students will be able to access a diverse range of Arts and Science electives. “We understand that students learn best when their education is tailored to
The flexibility of blended learning provides choice for students.” Sean McManus CEO
their needs, which is why a key tenant of the Academy of Arts & Sciences philosophy is flexibility,” said CEO Sean McManus. “With this instructional model, on site and off site time can be adjusted to fit individual student needs. The flexibility of blended learning provides choice for students.” The school utilizes cutting edge 21st century curriculum. Students are able to access the curriculum twenty four hours a day, and have the flexibility to participate in a wide variety of events, activities and experiences that enhance the learning experience. AAS also allows students the opportunity to access a wide variety of world language, humanities, media and technology, engineering and robotics, app and game design as part of the rich elective program. Online learning differs from traditional schools in that classes do not take place in a building, but rather at home, on the road, or wherever an Internet connection
can be found. Because of this, students take courses online with support from their teacher via phone, online Web meetings, and sometimes even face to face. This new way of learning allows the parent to take an active role in the student’s learning and to really become a partner with their child. The parent (or "Learning Coach") keeps the student on track in line with the provided lessons plans. In addition to the online courses, AAS provides plenty of opportunities to connect online and offline with other AAS students and families. The Academy of Arts and Sciences staff is very active in the community and can often be found interacting with families at Beach Clean Up Days, various community festivals, and organized activities that take place at their Learning Centers. An online education offers students the opportunities to learn in a small setting with a course schedule that is tailored to meet their individual learning styles and needs. This unique learning environment meets the needs of all types of learners and offers solutions to many different educational challenges. Many students find that learning in the comfort of their own home allows them be successful in ways never dreamt of before!
Legacy bricks keep history alive
The Encinitas Preservation Association invites all on an historical bus tour July 19 to benefit the Encinitas boathouses. Courtesy photo
Tour benefits Boathouses ENCINITAS — The Encinitas Preservation Association (EPA) is rolling out a summertime historical bus tour from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 19. The tour will depart from the city hall parking lot at 505 S. Vulcan Ave. at 9 a.m. and return at 1 p.m. Lunch will be available for $5. The tour will include 50 historical points of interest and scheduled stops includ-
ing the Old Encinitas School House, San Elijo Lagoon, OIivenhain Town Hall, San Dieguito Heritage Museum and a drive through the San Diego Botanic Gardens. The highlight of the tour will be a rare opportunity to tour Bumann Ranch. Tour guides on the bus will give a brief history or story about each area. Each ticket supports the preservation of one of Encinitas’ historical build-
ings, the Boathouses. The EPA acquired the SS Moonlight and SS Encinitas in 2008 in order to maintain them and make sure they remain in place for future generations. Tickets are $40 and available at the Encinitas 101 MainStreet office, 818 S. Coast Highway 101. For more information, contact Carolyn Cope at (760) 753-4834 or email at Cope3@cox.net.
DEL MAR — More than 75 people gathered at the San Diego County Fair’s Plaza de Mexico on opening day, June 7, to see their new Don Diego Scholarship Foundation legacy bricks paving a path to the Legacy Brick Fountain. The 200 bricks installed to date celebrate past and present Don Diego scholarship recipients and board members. Others were purchased by Fairgrounds employees and by people whose families have enjoyed special moments at the fair and racetrack. Inscribed with names, images and fun quotes (“I see nothing in space as promising as the view from a Ferris wheel” — E.B. White), each brick tells a story. Among the celebrants were Don Diego Chairman Paul Ecke III and his daughter, Polly, as well as three generations of the (Brenda) Larson family, who shared their memories of Grandma and Grandpa at the races. Shoja Naimi, co-owner of Roxy’s Restaurant in Encinitas, took a quick break from his Roxy’s booth at the fair to admire his brick. Naimi’s niece, Eliza Naimi, qualified for her 2014 Don Diego $1,000 employee scholarship by working at
Paul Ecke, and his daughter Polly, inspect their memorial bricks at the Don Diego Scholarship Foundation legacy brick path at the Legacy Brick Fountain at the San Diego County Fairgrounds. The purchase of bricks supports foundation scholarships. Courtesy photo
Roxy’s booth for her uncle and her dad, Shahran Naimi. Don Diego Executive Director Chana Mannen said, “The legacy continues. We encourage fairgoers to visit the fountain and purchase their own piece of fairgrounds history. You can custom-design an attractive brick any time at dondiegoscholarship.org. Proceeds benefit our foundation’s programs, which
carry on our region’s rich agricultural traditions.” The Don Diego Scholarship Foundation was named for Don Diego, AKA Tom Hernandez, who served as the fair’s welcoming goodwill ambassador from 1947-1984. The foundation has awarded more than $640,000 in college scholarships and grants for agricultural education since its inception in 1986.