IEP Day 2012

Parents of children with special needs are invited to attend the 29th Annual Involved Exceptional Parents' Day Conference on March 17th, 2012. This full day event will include breakfast and lunch, keynote speakers, exhibits and a variety of workshops.

Tierrasanta Military Community Forum

Military families are invited to participate in a forum on February 9th, 2012 to voice for positive change in the Tierrasanta Military Community. All attendees have a change to win a raffle prize! Hosted by Californians for Drug Free Youth (CADFY) and with the San Diego Military Family Collaborative.

See attached flier for more information.

Tierrasanta Military Forum (471 KB)

SAY San Diego's Adopt-A-Family: Christmas 2011

Sylvan La Mesa is proud to have been a contributor to SAY San Diego's Adopt-a-Family (AAF) drive for the 2011 Holiday Season! SAY San Diego's wildly successful holiday program matches donors with SAY clients to ensure that these families enjoy a happy holiday. Families provide a “wish list” of needed items which donors may choose to purchase. Through AAF, Sylvan La Mesa experienced the gift of truly brightening up someone else’s life during the holidays!

Grossmont Union School District's Got Plans? Career & College Fair at Cuyamaca College

Sylvan La Mesa was proud to attend GUHSD'S Got Plans? Career and College Fair on Saturday, October 22nd at Cuyamaca College.

The Grossmont Union High School District presented Got Plans? Career and College Fair for all high school students and their parents. This included meeting admissions representatives from 70+ public and private universities, community colleges, vocational schools and the military. Parents and students also had the opportunity to attend two 45-minutes workshops for more information on what to do after high school.

Supplemental Educational Services (SES)

Sylvan Learning Center is proudly participating in the Supplemental Educational Services (SES) program as a provider of free tutoring for qualifying schools and families. PLEASE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY!

Sylvan La Mesa has the honor of providing SES tutoring to the following schools:

Cajon Valley School District (La Mesa Center only)
Bostonia Elementary
Chase Elementary
Johnson Elementary
Lexington Elementary
Madison Elementary
Naranca Elementary
Cajon Valley Middle
Emerald Middle
Greenfield Middle
Montgomery Middle

Chula Vista Elementary School District (Bonita Center only)
Castle Park Elementary
Greg Rogers Elementary
Juarez Lincoln Elementary
Kellogg Elementary
Parkview Elementary

Grossmont Union School District (La Mesa or Bonita Center)
Chaparral H.S.
El Cajon Valley H.S.
Monte Vista H.S.
Mt. Miguel H.S.

Jamul-Delzura School District (La Mesa or Bonita Center)
Jamul Primary School
Jamul Intermediate School
Oak Grove Middle

La Mesa Spring Valley School District (La Mesa or Bonita Center)
Bancroft Elementary
Highlands Elementary
Kempton Elementary
La Presa Elementary
La Presa Middle

Lakeside Union School District (La Mesa Center only)
Lemon Crest Elementary
Lindo Park Elementary

Lemon Grove School District (La Mesa or Bonita Center)
Golden Avenue Elementary
San Miguel Elementary
Vista La Mesa Academy

San Diego Unified School District (La Mesa or Bonita Center)
O'Farrell Community School

Sweetwater School District (Bonita Center only)
Castle Park Middle
Chula Vista Middle
Hilltop Middle
Mar Vista Middle
Montgomery Middle
Southwest Middle
Castle Park High
Chula Vista High
Mar Vist High
San Ysidro High
Southwest High

South Bay Union Elementary School District
Berry Elementary
Bayside Elementary
Central Elementary
Pence Elementary
Oneonta Elementary
Sunnyslope Elementary
Nicoloff Elementary

SAY San Diego's Back to School Drive

Sylvan La Mesa is proud to have been a part of SAY San Diego's Back to School Drive for the 2011-2012 school year! When all the donations were in and the school supplies were counted, SAY San Diego had collected almost 40% more supplies than last year. Thanks to generous financial donors as well, SAY San Diego was also able to help nearly 50 families purchase new shoes for the school year. Sylvan La Mesa wants to send a BIG THANK YOU out to all of our families who supported SAY San Diego's Back to School Drive!

Show Your Love for a Greater San Diego!

Sylvan La Mesa is thrilled to support Our Greater San Diego Vision, a landmark endeavor to create a shared vision for the region! This unprecedented Vision and action plan is powered by you and the voice and participation of tens of thousands of San Diegans.

Did you know that San Diego's graduation rates have declined by 7% over the past 10 years? San Diegans ranked education as a top regional priority. Through our support of Our Greater San Diego Vision, we ask that you get involved and join tens of thousands of San Diegans in choosing solutions to help shape the region based on what we value most, including the way that we educate our kids and grand kids. Your participation isn't just requested, it's critical. Help us in deciding the future of San Diego! Show your love for San Diego by getting involved in a public workshop, spreading the word and choosing the future of San Diego!

For more information please visit ShowYourLoveSD.org. or call Sylvan La Mesa today!

Southern California School Expo

The Inaugural Southern California School Expo was a Success! Sylvan Learning Center was there to be a part of San Diego’s largest gathering of public and private schools, universities and education information was held August 13th and 14th at Westfield UTC. Families met face to face with representatives from pre-school to college and trade schools, MBA programs to student loans.

Cultural Homestay International

Sylvan La Mesa is proud to offer a Community Room in which members and groups within the community are welcome to use for meetings and events! Please call Sylvan La Mesa for more information on this community room and what it has to offer. 619.668.4004

Military Resource: Warrior Traditions

Warrior Traditions: Iraq & Afghanistan Veterans
Active Duty/Reserve/Retired - Families/Significant others welcome!

The Warrior Traditions Program provides free, off-base, and confidential support groups for Active Duty, Reserve, National Guard, and Combat Veterans of Iraq (OIF) and Afghanistan (OEF) and their loved ones. Warrior Traditions groups are led by Combat Veterans and provide a safe place to share experiences, receive assistance, and discuss any issues related to Combat or its effects on readjustment to civilian life.

Free
Confidential
Off-Base Support
Led by Combat Veterans and a Licensed Clinician
Two Private Off-base Locations
No referral needed
Separate from your chain of command/medical services

http://www.vvsd.net/aboutw??t.htm

Warrior Traditions (659 KB)

Military Resource: Kids' Turn

Kids’ Turn is the only program in San Diego County working with the whole family to achieve a child-centered and healthy divorce. Their programs are known throughout the United States and have been in San Diego since 1996. Kids’ Turn is a low cost solution for families experiencing the pain of divorce or separation, no matter how great the conflict. While many families are court ordered, a growing number of families are taking the Kids’ Turn workshops because of the recommendation of an attorney, teacher, and counselor or because of their own desire to make this traumatic life change as healthy for their family as possible.

http://www.kidsturnsd.org/

Tokens for Caring: Students from Sylvan Learning of La Mesa Donate to San Diego Humane Society

During their time at Sylvan Learning, students earn tokens for their hard work and dedication. With the tokens they earn, students can buy prizes at the Sylvan Store or donate their tokens to a non-profit organization of their choice through our Tokens for Caring program. We had many students decide to participate in Tokens for Caring and donate their tokens to the San Diego Humane Society. Due to these students and their generosity, Sylvan Learning of La Mesa was able to donate $75 to the San Diego Humane Society!

Humane Society Letter (403 KB)

Rootin' Tootin' Chili Cook-Off & Fair

May 15, 2011

15th Annual Military Child Appreciation Festival

A Night to Remember

Sylvan Learning participated in "A Night to Remember" which was a prom for students with special needs ages 14 to 20 on Friday, May 6th from 6:00pm - 9:00pm. Through donations and volunteers, these honored guests were provided with dresses or tuxedos, make-up application, up-do for females, hair styling for males, jewelry, corsage/boutonniere, limo ride, a walk down the red carpet, a photo, a gift bag, appetizers/desserts and dancing! Each guest was partnered with a student from Eastlake Church. These students had a great time hosting our honored guests!

Partnership with Kroc Center

The La Mesa Sylvan is proud to announce our new partnership with the Joan Kroc Center of La Mesa. Beginning this summer, Sylvan will be teaching educational camps at the Kroc. We will be offering one-week reading, writing, and math camps all summer long! The camps will begin this summer! Camps will be held Monday - Friday from 4:30 - 6:00pm. The cost of the camps is only $50, and Kroc Center members can save an additional $5! Contact the Kroc Center now to get your kids enrolled in these new academic camps and avoid summer learning loss!


To sign up for camps, and to check out the hundreds of activities offered by the Kroc Center, click on the link below or email us at sylvanlamesa@gmail.com!

Fairy Godmother

Does your child's school need a fairy godmother? The Sylvan Learning Centers in La Mesa and Bonita have found a new way to give back to our local schools! After schools return from Summer Break we will begin to pay them surprise visits to drop off school supplies. If you would like your child's school to receive a visit from the Fairy Godmother, please send us a request with the name of the school and the type of school supply that they are wishing for. They might get a special visitor!

Spring Eggstravaganza!

On Saturday, April 11, 2010 directors from the La Mesa Sylvan were excited to take part in the Spring Eggstravaganza at Santee Lakes. The event included carnival rides, a petting zoo, crafts, food, inflatables, pony rides, and egg hunts for the kids. At the Sylvan booth, children enjoyed making free Spring bookmarks!

Sylvan staff visits kids at Head Start

The Directors from the La Mesa, Bonita, and Imperial Beach Sylvan Learning Centers visited one of our local Head Start classrooms in December '08. We celebrated the Holiday Season by reading "The Night Before Christmas" and "The 12 Days of Christmas" with a class of preschool students. We love finding opportunities to serve our community and make a difference in children's lives!

"I Love My Teacher" Party 2009

We at Sylvan are grateful to have partnerships with so many of the wonderful teachers in our community! In order to show our appreciation for all that they do, we asked our students to nominate their favorite school teachers. On Sunday, Feb. 20, 2009 we invited our students and their families to join us as we celebrated the classroom teachers who are helping to make a difference!