Dear TVCA Families: Here is the latest news from the building. School begins with our All-SchoolOpen House on Thursday, August 22nd from 10:00 am – 4:00pm. This is a required event—you will receive lots of important information…and a free TVCA T-shirt for every student! Our first full school day is on Friday, August […]
Articles by: Stephen Lambert
TVCA Shifts Opening Date one Week
All-School Open House – Thursday, August 22 First School Day – Friday, August 23 Dear TVCA Families, Due to construction—and in consultation with our board and partners—we have decided to shift our opening date by one week from August 15 to August 22 to finalize renovations to our building. While […]
TVCA Progress Report
TVCA Progress Report Dear Parents, Friends, and Supporters, Greetings from the…er…”Old School” in Fruitland! In the very near future, we shall no longer be calling it the “Old School”–instead it will be the home of Treasure Valley Classical Academy! As we bring our school to life, we will fondly remember […]
Important Launch Year Updates!
Welcome to 2019 and our inaugural school year! Please take a moment to read through many important updates below. Board Announces Lottery Date Treasure Valley Classical Academy will hold its first school lottery for grades K-6 on Friday, April 12, 2019. Each grade can be enrolled to 54 students. If 54 […]
A Conversation about Courtesy
Treasure Valley Classical Academy was founded to develop students in both mind and character. The school’s virtues are the guiding principles used to promote and nurture good character: courage, courtesy, honesty, perseverance, self-government, and service. Our staff will be expected to model the virtues—and to encourage our students to live by […]
A Conversation About Courage
Courage is the first of six virtues that Treasure Valley Classical Academy will seek to cultivate in our students. Students will be exposed to different kinds of courage throughout the curriculum and will be expected to demonstrate courage in their day-to-day lives. For example, our 6th graders will be expected […]
What is Real Community?
It didn’t take long for our neighbors to drop in. Within twenty-four hours, they all stopped by for hospitality calls. The first family brought freshly baked banana bread, the next some hand-pressed apple cider, and the third a pack of home-made cheddar cheese smoked sausage. By the fourth day, we […]
Constitution Day
Please allow me to share some deeply personal thoughts about Constitution Day, which we recently celebrated on Monday, September 17. On May 30, 1990, I took the following solemn oath of office: I, Stephen Lambert, having been appointed a second lieutenant in the United States Air Force, do solemnly swear that […]
An Introduction to TVCA
Welcome to the first official blog post for Treasure Valley Classical Academy–we have lots of exciting news to share with you! First, it is my pleasure to announce that the Idaho Public Charter School Commission has officially approved Treasure Valley Classical Academy’s charter petition to become a tuition-free K-12 public […]