Sierra Foothill Charter School

Sierra Foothill Charter School For enrollment information, see our website at sierrafoothillcharterschool.org or stop by the office! It's not what SFCS teaches that is innovative, but how.

SFCS emphasizes hands-on approaches to learning and discovery. Research shows that children learn academic concepts best by first experiencing them in familiar and practical ways with their own hands. SFCS teaches California state-mandated curriculum standards through a place-based approach to learning that has been demonstrated to increase student motivation and achievement.

September’s C**t Connections is here! 🍂We’re officially into the school year, and there is already so much happening at ...
09/01/2026

September’s C**t Connections is here! 🍂

We’re officially into the school year, and there is already so much happening at SFCS! 💙 This month we’re celebrating friendship as our core virtue & we’re also recognizing some wonderful members of our school community, getting our hands dirty in the garden, sharing a very special classroom service project, and looking ahead to all that September and October have in store.

Take a peek, mark those calendars, and Happy September, C**ts! 💙

🧪Science is getting a little messy at SFCS - and we LOVE it! Curious minds + hands-on learning = our kind of science! 💙O...
08/31/2026

🧪Science is getting a little messy at SFCS - and we LOVE it! Curious minds + hands-on learning = our kind of science! 💙

Our 5th & 6th graders and our 7th & 8th graders have been experimenting, creating, and asking lots of questions while making slime and homemade lava lamps! From chemical reactions to density and viscosity, there’s nothing better than learning science by getting your hands right in it. 🔬🫧

Room 5 has been busy this week getting into the groove of the new school year, but took some time to bust out some duct ...
08/29/2026

Room 5 has been busy this week getting into the groove of the new school year, but took some time to bust out some duct tape wallets! Who knew duct tape came in all of these cool colors & patterns?! How fun! 🤩🙌

Ms. Gail had her first music classes yesterday with our students! We are so grateful that she spends quality time with o...
08/28/2026

Ms. Gail had her first music classes yesterday with our students! We are so grateful that she spends quality time with our students every Thursday! 🎶

Gail Dreifus 🎶🫶

Teamwork in Action! This week, our 1st & 2nd graders worked together on a fun "Stacking Cups" challenge. The activity en...
08/27/2026

Teamwork in Action! This week, our 1st & 2nd graders worked together on a fun "Stacking Cups" challenge. The activity encouraged students to communicate, cooperate, and problem-solve as a team. It showed us that when we listen to one another and work together, we can accomplish big goals! Teamwork is an important part of our classroom community, and the students did an amazing job practicing these skills. 🤝💙

PE x Garden time 🙌 Our 3rd & 4th graders recently took a nature walk for PE to check out the garden after leaving it all...
08/26/2026

PE x Garden time 🙌

Our 3rd & 4th graders recently took a nature walk for PE to check out the garden after leaving it all summer. They discovered a praying mantis egg sack and our narrow leaf milkweed hosting all sorts of creatures. And then our students helped the garden compost by doing a watering can relay race! 🏃‍♂️💦🏃🏾‍♀️

Wow! We see a few of our students (Keelan, Remy, Grant, Miles, & former C**t Harpar!) getting Camper of the Week with Ma...
08/24/2026

Wow! We see a few of our students (Keelan, Remy, Grant, Miles, & former C**t Harpar!) getting Camper of the Week with Mariposa Soccer’s Performance Camp! Way to be leaders on (and off) the field, C**ts - we’re so proud of you! 🎉⚽️

CAMPERS OF THE WEEK!! We are so proud to introduce our 7 campers of the week from our Mariposa Soccer Performance Camp! These campers were selected by their Camp Coach - they put in the work, pushed themselves, stood out as leaders among their peers, & had such impressive focus each day of camp! Bravo, players - way to show up!

From left to right: Miles Roseto (Group 1), Lina Deveze (Group 7), Harpar Davis (Group 4), Grant Bissmeyer (Group 2), Remy May (Goalkeeper group), Keelan Glikin (Group 5), & Everest O’Driscoll (Group 3).

Don’t forget, C**ts! Picture Day is Monday, Aug 24! 📸
08/23/2026

Don’t forget, C**ts! Picture Day is Monday, Aug 24! 📸

Our SFCS community lost a treasure with the passing of Caroline Wenger Korn. She was one of our founding board members, ...
08/21/2026

Our SFCS community lost a treasure with the passing of Caroline Wenger Korn. She was one of our founding board members, instrumental in the idea of place-based learning, and the establishment of the learning garden and the native plant garden. She liked nothing better than to volunteer on campus, helping students stir fry what they had grown in the garden, identify birds and other wildlife, talk with them about the history of the school and the community, and so much more. She was responsible for students creating the mural on the front of the multipurpose room so many years ago, and its restoration, and the history plaques in gardens. For years, she led an annual reading of our hearts, where students would write down something special about someone in their lives, read it at the front of an assembly, and place the hearts on a tree for all to see. She was endlessly curious about what the students were thinking. and helping them develop and grow. She was a very special person and we will miss her. Thank you, Caroline for helping us define our vision of who we are 💙

Caroline devoted her life to children as a teacher, volunteer Mother of the Garden, children’s reading programs and working to establish a branch library and hiking/biking trails in Catheys Valley. She was a prolific writer of articles for the causes close to her heart.

What a wonderful Back to School Night! We loved having our families together on campus and kicking off another great sch...
08/21/2026

What a wonderful Back to School Night! We loved having our families together on campus and kicking off another great school year.

A special THANK YOU to our incredible staff for opening their classrooms and sharing all the wonderful things happening at SFCS. We’re so grateful to have such a dedicated team caring for and teaching our students!

👕 Missed the Spirit Wear sale? No worries! We still have a few things available and can take some custom orders. Send us a message and we’ll help you out!

Here’s to a fantastic school year ahead. We loved having you all on campus! 💙✨

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4952 School House Road
Catheys Valley, CA
95306

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