Student Life

Assemblies

Lower School students participate in grade level, theme-based performances during a scheduled assembly. The Assembly Program teaches presentation skills procedures for all students, and provides an appropriate arena in which to develop self-confidence and public speaking abilities before a large group. In addition, monthly Character Education assemblies are held, which teach our students to become trustworthy, respectful, responsible, fair, caring, empathetic, and contributing citizens to the world.

Field Trips

Experiential learning is an important part of the Sierra Canyon education. Teachers frequently use field trips to extend or enhance ideas discussed in the classroom. Notification is always sent home prior to taking students from campus. Buses are used for all field trips.

Beginning in 2nd grade, extended trips are introduced. These “field study” excursions not only enhance the curriculum, but also teach our students about the importance of group living, leadership, and team building skills. The following are samples of extended day trips:

Grade	Trip	Location	Duration	Purpose
2nd	Aquarium of the Pacific	Long Beach	7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.	Program focuses on Marine Life
3rd	Native Ways	Sierra Canyon Lower Campus	8:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.	Study of Native American Culture
4th	California Missions	Solvang	1 Night/2 Days	California History & Group Living Skills
4th	VT Ranch	Santa Clarita	8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.	Life as an Early California Settler
5th	Camp Ocean Pines	Cambria	2 Nights/3 Days	Team Building, Leadership, & Outdoor Education
5th	Amazing Race & Build-a-Bike	On Campus	8:45 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.	Team Building, Leadership & Service Learning
6th	Olympic Park Institute (OPI)	Olympic Rainforest, Washington	4 Nights/5 Days	Team Building, Leadership, Outdoor Education & Ecology of Rainforest Studies

Lower School: 11052 Independence Avenue
Middle and Upper School: 20801 Rinaldi Street
Chatsworth, CA 91311 | 818.882.8121

Sierra Canyon School is a private, independent, non-sectarian, co-educational, college preparatory school for students in grades Pre-Kindergarten through 12 located in Chatsworth, California. The highly cosmopolitan campus community is reflective of the Greater Los Angeles area and the world at large. Students are empowered to realize their greatest creative, ethical, intellectual and physical promise through small class sizes, a diverse student-teacher culture and a family-like environment.