Our Program

A common misconception of public schools is that they are free when in fact providing excellent education comes at quite a high cost. When most of us were children, property taxes and other federal funding were more than adequate to provide the required resources to fund schools. In 1978, Proposition 13 overhauled the way California [...]

The 10 Design Principles of Expeditionary Learning that guide us: 1. THE PRIMACY OF SELF-DISCOVERY Learning happens best with emotion, challenge and the requisite support. People discover their abilities, values, passions, and responsibilities in situations that offer adventure and the unexpected. In Expeditionary Learning schools, students undertake tasks that require perseverance, fitness, craftsmanship, imagination, self-discipline, [...]

SELS provides a KinderCare program for our kindergarten students who finish their academic day just after lunch. Since we offer a half-day kindergarten program, we provide this option so that our youngest learners can remain on campus for the whole academic day and have access to the same TTUSD district busses that come at the [...]

2014-2015 Enrollment News: The 2014-15 Enrollment process is underway.  We have set dates for Informational Meetings (see below); to receive an application for our Lottery, you must attend one of these meetings. You are welcome to attend any of the three (Kinder parents can attend any, not necessarily only the designated Kindergarten Roundup). Childcare provided [...]

SELS will adopt a hands-on Expeditionary Learning curriculum that adheres to district and state standards. Expeditionary Learning has been recognized nationally as an innovative, research-based, school improvement model and has been credited with producing high performing public charter schools. The model is based on five core practices. These core practices work in concert and support [...]