“I like to say [our school cafeterias] are one of the largest restaurants in town. Across 21 school campuses, we serve approximately 10,000 meals a day. This equates to around 100,000 lunches and 50,000 breakfast meals per month. Since August alone, we have served 1.25 million meals.” That is Michelle Valdez, Director of Child Nutrition […]
Christian Tordahl is in his third year as La Mesa-Spring Valley’s VAPA coordinator, and he is fast reaching his goal of ensuring that every student from transitional kindergarten through fifth grade receives both visual art and music education throughout their elementary experience.
A special holiday surprise came to Spring Valley Academy (SVA) just before the winter break, in the form of a pallet full of new musical instruments for the school’s revitalized band program!
The La Mesa–Spring Valley School District recently received a $50,000 grant from the San Diego Foundation through its Innovations in Education initiative. The Heart-Centered Connections Program grant will enable the district to provide comprehensive training for all Spring Valley Academy staff in a transformative leadership approach grounded in neuroscience, equity, and mindfulness.
