There are a variety of school choice options available for many of the 9.2 million children living in California. Families in California can choose from traditional public schools, public charter schools, public magnet schools, private schools, online academies, and homeschooling.
If you’re a parent looking for school choice options for your child head to our California State Guide.
National School Choice Week (NSCW) informs, inspires, and empowers parents to discover the K-12 education options available for their children, including traditional public, charter, magnet, online, private, and home schooling.
Every January, tens of thousands of schools, organizations, and individuals plan unique events and activities to shine a positive spotlight on effective education options in their communities.
In 2024, we are partnering with 2,281 schools and organizations in California to raise awareness of K-12 education options.
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| Date | City | Name | Event Description |
| Jan 8 | Chula Vista | Howard Gardner Community School | Howard Gardner Community School (HGCS) will be having an all school assembly to celebrate school choice week leading up to the week of school choice week. |
| Jan 8 | San Jose | Voices Flagship Academy | Voices Flagship Academy will be celebrating with a school wide talent show that includes students and faculty |
| Jan 10 | Dixon | Dixon Montessori Charter School | Interested community members and prospective students are welcome to join Dixon Montessori Charter School on campus for a tour of our classrooms. We invite you to learn about what’s going on within our Montessori schools! |
| Jan 15 | Los Angeles | ICEF View Park Preparatory Middle School | ICEF View Park Preparatory Middle school will have our welcome back pep rally. Lots of fun in store! |
| Jan 16 | Fremont | Classical Conversations of Fremont | We will celebrate school choice the week of our open house event to encourage our current community and those who are considering a home school option for their family. We encourage all families to pray about the educational path that God has for their individual families. |
| Jan 16 | Los Angeles | ICEF View Park Elementary School | ICEF View Park Preparatory Elementary will have a welcome back pep rally. Lots of fun in store! |
| Jan 17 | San Pablo | Summit Public School Tamalpais High School | Summit Public School Tamalpais families will meet with families interested in enrolling their child(ren) in our school during our open house events. They learn about our classes, clubs, faculty, and more. |
| Jan 17 | Fontana | Mountain View Christian Preschool & Kindergarten | Mountain View Christian Preschool Kindergarten will be celebrating live during our chapel day. We will all attend chapel and record live so parents can see us |
| Jan 17 | San Pablo | Summit Public School Tamalpais | Summit Public School Tamalpais families will meet with families interested in enrolling their child(ren) in our school during our open house events. They learn about our classes, clubs, faculty, and more. |
| Jan 20 | Woodland Hills | CHIME Charter School | CHIME Charter School will be celebrating National School Choices Week with a spirit week. We will include a number of fun activities culminating in a pep rally, a Saturday Rise & Shine Breakfast at CHIME for the community, and hosting prospective families on tours of our world-class program and amazing campus. |
| Jan 21 | Los Angeles | Ednovate Charter School Network – Brio College Prep | This week, Brio College Prep and our Ednovate schools will be having school choice social media campaigns, information sessions at each campus and prepare for our big Lottery Night the following week. |
| Jan 21 | Los Angeles | Ednovate Charter School Network – East College Prep | This week, East College Prep and our Ednovate schools will be having school choice social media campaigns, information sessions at each campus and prepare for our big Lottery Night the following week. |
| Jan 21 | Los Angeles | Ednovate Charter School Network – Ednovate Arts and Media College Prep | This week, Ednovate Arts and Media College Prep and our Ednovate schools will be having school choice social media campaigns, information sessions at each campus and prepare for our big Lottery Night the following week. |
| Jan 21 | Los Angeles | Ednovate Charter School Network – Esperanza College Prep | This week, Esperanza College Prep and our Ednovate schools will be having school choice social media campaigns, information sessions at each campus and prepare for our big Lottery Night the following week. |
| Jan 21 | Los Angeles | Ednovate Charter School Network – Legacy College Prep | This week, Legacy College Prep and our Ednovate schools will be having school choice social media campaigns, information sessions at each campus and prepare for our big Lottery Night the following week. |
| Jan 21 | Los Angeles | Ednovate Charter School Network – South LA College Prep | This week, South LA College Prep and our Ednovate schools will be having school choice social media campaigns, information sessions at each campus and prepare for our big Lottery Night the following week. |
| Jan 21 | Los Angeles | Ednovate Charter School Network – USC College Prep | This week, USC College Prep and our Ednovate schools will be having school choice social media campaigns, information sessions at each campus and prepare for our big Lottery Night the following week. |
| Jan 21 | Lancaster | iLEAD Antelope Valley Exploration | iLEAD AV EXPLORATION will celebrate school choice all week! During Synchronous Instruction Time we will focus our lessons on choice, school choice, why choices are important, using your voice, and why they are happy they have a choice in where they go to school. During our in person workshops Learners will continue the discussion of school choice and design a door decoration for our studio. Weather permitting, we will also hold a park meet up and give away the scarves to those that attend. |
| Jan 21 | Santa Ana | Vista Global Academies | Vista Condor Global Academy will be celebrating School Choice Week. Our events will include a resource fair open house to meet and greet teachers, sign-up for clubs and sports, and have games for everyone. Students will be able to bring their parents and show off their work in their classrooms. Parents will engage with community resources essential for family life and socialize with other parents and teachers. |
| Jan 22 | Hesperia | Mojave River Academy – Rockview Park | Mojave River Academy Rockview Park in Hesperia CA will be celebrating National School Choice Week by posting events happening each day on our site for the public to see. Students will be creating posters or short videos telling others why they love their school. Food Service will be bringing special student lunches all week as we celebrate starting a new semester! We will be handing out yellow bracelets to students who participate in our activities throughout the week as well. |
| Jan 22 | El Dorado Hills | Rising Sun Montessori School | Rising Sun Montessori School will be celebrating National School Choice Week beginning January 22nd, 2024. We invite families to visit our campus. Visitors can view our amazing students art, which is a reflection of our student bodies diversity and our commitment to ensuring that all students have the opportunity to learn in an environment which is best suited for them. |
| Jan 22 | Inglewood | A Bright Beginning Inc | A Bright Beginning will be celebrating School Choice Week with a spirit week. |
| Jan 22 | Oakland | AIMS College Prep Elementary | AIMS College Prep Elementary School will be celebrating spirit week all week. Spirit week will include different themes, each day will dedicate themes such as: cultural day, pajamas day, wacko dressed up day, career day, and yellow day. Additionally, teachers will utilize the free, educational, fun activities from the “Activity Center” homepage during spirit week. Placards will also be embedded into the lessons for students to fill out and decorate “I love my school” placards. |
| Jan 22 | Rancho Cucamonga | Alta Loma Christian School | Alta Loma Christian School will be promoting National School Choice week in numerous ways, including handing out scarves in morning carline, handing out bracelets to students, talking about it in chapel, informing parents via electronic notes and student projects, social media posts, and highlighting the week in our school e-newsletter. |
| Jan 22 | Salinas | Anthem Christian School | ACS staff and students will celebrate National School Choice Week with our annual school choice spirit week. Parents and staff are encouraged to celebrate the option of choosing a school where children thrive! Our National School Choice Spirit Week will be Monday-Friday, January 22-26 with a different theme each day. The public will be encouraged to come and tour the school during this week. |
| Jan 22 | Antioch | Antioch Charter Academy | Antioch Charter Academy will be celebrating our school spirit all week! Events will include a pep rally, dance, arts and crafts, celebration event, and more! |
| Jan 22 | Fremont | Ardenwood Elementary School | Ardenwood Elementary will be celebrating National School Choice Week along with kindness week. The students will be celebrating school spirit and rocking their scarves. |
| Jan 22 | Granada Hills | Bethlehem Lutheran School – Grenada Hills | Bethlehem Lutheran School teachers will write letters of thanks and appreciation and send them out along with class group pictures. These will be physically mailed out to all students and families. |
| Jan 22 | Fresno | Big Picture Elementary School | Big Picture Elementary will host a pep rally to kick off school choice week. |
| Jan 22 | Wildomar | Bundy Canyon Christian School | Bundy Canyon Christian School will host an assembly for school spirit with spirit leaders showcasing a dance and students participating in a project, written or drawn in art form, to describe their school choice and school spirit. We will have prizes for best art and written pieces turned in! We are trying to encourage school spirit to grow at our school! |
| Jan 22 | Hoopa | Captain John Continuation High School | Captain John Continuation High School is going to have an arts and crafts day to promote school spirit. Student’s families are invited on campus to engage in arts and craft activities that promote wellness and school spirit. |
| Jan 22 | North Highlands | Community Outreach Academy – Elementary | Every year, Community Outreach Academy Elementary School staff participate in video and photo shoots to spread information about National School Choice Week both on our social media pages and school website. |
| Jan 22 | North Highlands | Community Outreach Academy Middle School | Every year, Community Outreach Academy Middle School staff participate in video and photo shoots to spread information about National School Choice Week both on our social media pages and school website. |
| Jan 22 | Waterford | Connecting Waters Charter Schools | Connecting Waters Charter Schools will have students participate that are attending classes that week. We also celebrate our spirit week during this time. Spirit week activities will vary. |
| Jan 22 | Waterford | Connecting Waters Charter Schools – Central Valley | Connecting Waters Charter Schools will have students participate that are attending classes that week. We also celebrate our spirit week during this time. Spirit week activities will vary. |
| Jan 22 | Waterford | Connecting Waters Charter Schools – East Bay | Connecting Waters Charter Schools will have students participate that are attending classes that week. We also celebrate our spirit week during this time. Spirit week activities will vary. |
| Jan 22 | Fresno | Endeavor Charter School | Endeavor Charter School will be celebrating National School Choice Week all week long. Some events considered will be a poster contest, essay writing contest, spirit dress up days, posts on social media, and possibly an open house. We would love to give away free scarves to students to help promote the cause and our school. |
| Jan 22 | Hamilton City | Hamilton City Preschool | We enjoy creating a spirt week with our preschool. We have a fun week where they help create the fun days wrapped around school choice activities, games and art, along with lots of pictures. |
| Jan 22 | Hickman | Hickman Elementary and Middle Schools | Hickman Community Charter District will celebrate on all of our campuses throughout National School Choice Week. We will have coloring contests, spirit days, assemblies, games, and prizes. We will also be offering information meetings as well as school tours! Our Food Service Department will be participating by offering fun menu choices to celebrate the great things about attending a school of choice! |
| Jan 22 | Beaumont | Highland Academy Charter School | Highland Academy will be hosting all of our students families with student work displays, carnival type events, food, presentations, and awards |
| Jan 22 | Lancaster | iLEAD Antelope Valley Charter School | During this week iLEAD Antelope Valley Charter School will celebrate why we love our school. Each day will be something new and we will let our students pick a day and we will show/ dress/represent why we love our school. We will also teach them the National School Choice Dance we did that last year and the kids had so much fun!! |
| Jan 22 | Keyes | Keyes to Learning Charter School | KTL will be celebrating all week with dress up days, assemblies, and writing/speaking opportunities to show support for school choice. |
| Jan 22 | Hanford | Learn4Life – Kings Valley Academy II – Hanford | Kings Valley Academy II – Hanford will be celebrating NSCW all week with events everyday like a different yelow food and dress up days all week. |
| Jan 22 | Tulare | Learn4Life – Kings Valley Academy II – Tulare | Kings Valley Academy II – Tulare will be celebrating NSCW all week with dress up days all week and a different yellow food item all week. |
| Jan 22 | Northridge | Magnolia Science Academy 7 | MSA 7 will celebrate with a spirit week. Each day will be dedicated to a different activity. For example, Wednesday will be wear yellow day. On this day we will also distribute yellow scarves. |
| Jan 22 | Mendota | Mendota High School | Mendota High School will have giveaways with stickers and wristbands and scarves to students and parents to promote school choice and provide information about attendance awareness in school. |
| Jan 22 | Sanger | Moosemoose Homeschool | Moosemoose Homeschool is going to have a bunch of fun stuff to do to celebrate National School Choice. We plan to have an arts & crafts night do some baking together,and do t-shirt and scarf decorating |
| Jan 22 | Reseda | Reseda Charter High School | Reseda Charter High School will be celebrating school choice by showing off our school spirit! |
| Jan 22 | San Jose | SJB Cassell Child Development Center | To celebrate Cassell Child Development Center’s recent expansion and National School Choice Week 2024 we will be having a fun spirit week where students can shine. |
| Jan 22 | La Mesa | Sparrow Academy | Sparrow Academy will be celebrating our school spirit all week. Events will include a pep rally, parent Coffee and Communication meeting, as well as an information session. |
| Jan 22 | Cherry Valley | Springs Charter School – Cherry Valley Co-Op (K-8) | Springs Charter School – Cherry Valley Co-Op classrooms will have a color competition (wears the most red and yellow) and we celebrate our parents for choosing our Charter School by holding up signs of appreciation during morning drop off; as well as, student created thank you cards and letters created at the Appreciation Station at lunch and recess. Lastly, we gather for an all school photoshoot where we gather for our yearly red and yellow School Choice picture. |
| Jan 22 | Orland | Success One – Orland | Success One! Charter High School will celebrate this week by conducting interviews of our staff, students and community members and asking students to fill out the “I love my school because” sheets. |
| Jan 22 | Willows | Success One – Willow | Success One! Charter will celebrate this week by conducting interviews of our staff, students and community members and asking students to fill out the “I love my school because” sheets. |
| Jan 22 | Victorville | Taylion High Desert Academy | Taylion High Desert Academy will be participating in National School Choice Week. We will be conducting spirit week and a student council meeting. Students attending the meeting will be participating in activities to develop their leadership skills, creating cohesion among peers, motivation, and creating a diverse and safe space. |
| Jan 22 | Adelanto | Taylion High Desert Academy-Adelanto | Taylion High Desert Academy of Adelanto will be participating in School Choice Week by having the students write letters to an influential staff member or person in the community. |
| Jan 22 | Rosamond | Westpark Elementary School | Westpark Elementary School will have a spirit week to celebrate school choice week. |
| Jan 23 | Vallejo | Angels With Heart | We will have an info session where we will be letting parents know their rights to choose what school they want their kids to attend. Putting kids first is most important so we will educate them to know that they have this right and what it means. |
| Jan 23 | Visalia | Crescent Valley Public Charter School II | Crescent Valley Public Charter School II will be celebrationg NSCW all week. Everyday will be spirit day with a different yellow food all week. Also a different dress up day all week. |
| Jan 23 | San Diego | Darnall Charter School | Experience the Darnall Charter School National School Choice Event! Join our public assembly starting at 8:30 am on Tuesday, January 23. Engage in enlightening school tours held throughout the day. Discover educational excellence and diverse choices for your child’s future. Don’t miss this opportunity! |
| Jan 23 | Los Molinos | Safe Education and Recreation for Rural Families (SERRF) | Safe Education and Recreation for Rural Families (SERRF) is planning a family night with information, fun games, and food to let everyone know about their educational opportunities in our community. |
| Jan 23 | Cherry Valley | Springs Charter School – Student Center (9-12) | Cherry Valley Student Center is starting the week off with a pep rally assembly, and all week with fun games and activities. |
| Jan 24 | Elk Grove | Alexander Preschool and Child Care | Alexander Preschool and Child Care students will do the NSCW dance, carry signs, a school march, and will have picture opportunities for the public. |
| Jan 24 | Canoga Park | Ingenium Charter School Grace Kim | Ingenium Charter School’s students and families will be interviewed to share why they chose our school which will be shared on our social media |
| Jan 24 | Vacaville | The Academy of 21st Century Learning | For National School Choice Week 2024, the Academy of 21st Century Learning will celebrate with a schoolwide assembly and pep rally on January 24th. |
| Jan 24 | Crescent City | Uncharted Shores Academy | Uncharted Shores Academy offers Open Enrollment each year the entire month of February. We use School Choice Week as the “kick Off” event to our month long enrollment. We will visit pre-schools and talk to parents about schools of choice. We will have our first graders visit the main campus wearing their yellow scarves and expressing school pride. We will decorate all three campuses. We will invite the public in to our school to learn about the educational options we offer–Homeschool or daily classes. |
| Jan 25 | Monterey | Bay View Academy | Bayview Academy will celebrate student success with an assembly during National School Choice Week. |
| Jan 25 | Eureka | Northern United – Humboldt Charter School | Northern United- Humboldt Charter School will be celebrating school spirit and our school of choice status! We will have activities all week including contests and assemblies. |
| Jan 25 | Oceanside | Pacific View Charter School | Pacific View Charter School will be hosting a Poster/essay/design contest that will give the students a great opportunity to self advocate and get their voices heard. Students will be able to express themselves through writing and design. We believe that student’s voices need to be heard, and that listening to them will have great benefits. |
| Jan 25 | Adelanto | Westside Park Elementary School | For National School Choice Week 2024, Westside Park Elementary School students and staff will join an assembly to celebrate our school and the accomplishments we had this school year. The students and staff will create banners to represent the love for our school as well as wear school colors. The students and staff will discuss memorable events and showcase the wonderful things that happened at our school. This year we were honored with receiving the Platinum level for Positive Behavior and Support. |
| Jan 26 | Los Angeles | Alliance Piera Barbaglia Shaheen Health Services Academy | Alliance Piera Barbaglia Shaheen Health Services Academy will be planting our garden for the spring harvest to celebrate NSCW. |
| Jan 26 | Paso Robles | Georgia Brown Elementary School | Georgia Brown will be celebrating with a Spirit Assembly on January 26th. |
| Jan 26 | Inglewood | Kids Castle Child Care Center | Staff and students will perform songs, dances, poems, and act out scenarios that revolve around education. |
| Jan 26 | Lodi | Stockton Educational Center | Stockton Educational Center (SEC) will be celebrating spirit week with a school-wide dance! |
| Jan 28 | Paramount | Our Lady of the Rosary School Paramount | Our Lady of the Rosary School Paramount will celebrate National School Choice Week with an open house. |
| Jan 28 | Los Angeles | Saint Alphonsus School | St. Alphonsus School will celebrate school choice with an open house where people in our community will tour our school and share how we love our school. We will also share on social media. |
| Feb 2 | Piru | California Virtual Academies | Come out and join us for another fun park day for National School Choice Week! We will have fun give aways, crafts, and games. Know someone who is interested in learning more about School Choice and CAVA? Bring them along to receive information specific to our school. |
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