Programs

Classes at YES Charter Academy are kept small, and the classroom culture is friendly. Parents often remark that our school “feels like family.” Many of our students have known each other and learned together since the school’s opening, and teachers often have close working relationships with their students.

Our school also strives to meet and exceed the academic requirements of the state education code, and includes all core subjects: English and language arts, social studies, mathematics, and science. In addition we enhance our studies with an enrichment program, in which each grade focuses on an environmental science theme.

An attractive enhancement to our curriculum is our school garden with its 27 beds of organic vegetables and herbs. Every year students take turns weekly in sowing, growing, and harvesting our garden plants under the supervision of parents, teachers, and a volunteer California master gardener. Garden products are used in our school lunches, and students learn the central role of gardening and farming in preserving the earth and nourishing its people. Garden day is a special time for YES students.