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2025-2026 Update

We are so excited that Arete Charter Academy will be part of your family’s educational journey for the 2025-2026 school year. We are thrilled to be planning for next year and all of the new adventures we will be having including continuing with our music teacher, new field trips, enrichment instructors, and classes. We will be continuing three hour morning academic enrichment classes as they were such a hit this year. We are gathering lots of information about what you would like your child's school year to look like this year including the Resource Center, the Parent Action Committee, off campus activities, and special events throughout the year.

Arete Planning for the 2025-2026 School Year

Thank you for choosing Arete Charter Academy as your children's school. We are so happy to have you! Please complete a separate form for EACH child. Please complete this form so we know you received it and have made a decision. Otherwise we do not know if you received it and we want to prepare teachers and staff for the school year. Thanks so much! Please complete the form, Arete Planning for the 2025-2026 School Year.

3-8th Grade CAASPP & 5th & 7th Physical Fitness Testing 2025

Welcome to the first district assessment schedule for the 2025-2026 school year. Our 2nd-8th grade students will be taking the NWEA Math and Acelerated Reader Testing. The directions are a little lengthy, but please read all the way through them and follow them carefully. We REALLY appreciate the people who sign up early and do not need reminders to sign up. That helps our office save a lot of time. Thank you!

Arete Family Orientation August 14, 2025

This program would utilize student's curriculum and enrichment funds to add a day of on campus instructional time for families who are desiring more higher level academic instruction from credentialed teachers with more advanced projects and more time with other students. Families would need to commit for one semester for a total of $215 out of Curriculum/Enrichment Funds for Tuesdays and $225 for Wednesdays. (Yes, that breaks down to $5 an hour for high quality instruction). We have a nine student minimum. Classes would be broken up into two multi-age groups of 2nd and 3rd grade (Wednesday Class) and 4th, 5th and 6th grade (Tuesday Class). Students at the lower grade level (2nd and 4th grades) should be reading and writing at grade level to be able to have success at the multiage learning model. Students who are gaining reading skills are invited to our K-2nd grade Literacy Launch class on Wednesdays.  K-2nd Grades (Kinder students should know all letter names and the majority of sounds and demonstrate an interest in reading basic words and should be comfortable with writing/formation of all letters.) State vaccination regulations apply. Work samples will be sent home. Please complete the form if you are officially signing up.

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Director's Message

Arete Charter Academy recognizes the value of each child and strives to inspire students to learn and grow to their potential by providing a quality education through a positive learning experience.  We work in partnership with the home and community to meet the individual needs of the student and develop the learning and social skills necessary for maximizing lifelong learning potential.
 
Arete Charter Academy believes that an educated person in the 21st Century is a confident, life­long learner, who can communicate effectively, think creatively, reason logically, manage resources effectively, and understand and capitalize on their own talents, strengths, and abilities. Operating at 16229 Duggans Road, Grass Valley, California, Arete Charter Academy will improve educational opportunities for students and families in Nevada County and surrounding counties by providing a school that is:
 
Offering a rigorous academic curriculum to all its students.
Committed to maintaining high expectations for both academic and personal performance.
Believing that students deserve the opportunity to have instruction delivered in a way that is meaningful and accessible to them.

Providing a supportive school environment.
Including parental involvement as an essential element of a quality educational experience.
Acknowledging that every person is valuable and deserves respect.
Knowing that all students can learn and that they learn in different ways.