Raiders on the court, singers in the sanctuary, eighth graders in Washington

A school with four classrooms can still have a full life outside them. Here is what Reformation students do beyond the lesson, what's built into the school day, and what's optional.

Reformation students in red shirts performing a concert in the church sanctuary

Part of every student's week

Spanish, music, and physical education for kindergarten through 8th grade
Art instruction, and ukulele in grades 3 and 4
Drama performances for preschool through 8th grade
Weekly chapel with the whole school, and classroom singing in church services through the year
Field trips in every grade, from the pumpkin patch to museums and tide pools
Coed volleyball friendlies for grades 5 through 8, and a coed Soccer Day with affiliated schools in Southern California

Raiders athletics

Reformation competes as the Raiders in a local independent school league, with tournaments through the season. Teams are typically open to grades 5 through 8, and participation is optional with a small fee.

Girls volleyball
Boys basketball
Girls basketball
Track and field meet with affiliated schools. Every student in grades 1 through 8 learns track and field skills in PE, and the meet is where they put them to use.

This year's season includes a volleyball tournament in Wildomar in October, the Reformation Basketball Tournament at home in late January, the CalLu Classic in February, the track meet in Carlsbad in May, and a walk-a-thon in March.

Arts, competitions, and clubs

Fine Arts, Forensics, and Knowledge Bowl. Optional days of performance, speech, and academic competition with students from affiliated WELS schools across Southern California.
LEGO Robotics League for grades 5 through 8, when volunteer leadership is available.
After-school enrichment. Short programs through the year, such as a four-week Mad Science session, announced in the weekly newsletter.
Yearbook Club, one of the parent-led Volunteer Involvement Program groups.

Class trips for the upper grades

The upper grades take an optional multi-day trip that changes from year to year. Recent trips have included an educational program in San Francisco, Catalina Island with a focus on environmental science, and Washington, D.C. with a focus on U.S. history. This fall, grades 6 through 8 spend three days at the Catalina Island education program.

A Reformation student serving during a volleyball match in the gym — Volleyball in the gym. The Raiders play in a local independent school league.

The school year's traditions

Fall Fest in October: trunk or treat, bounce houses, games, and treats, open to school families and the neighborhood.
Grandparents and Friends Day, an open morning in the classrooms each fall, alongside the book fair.
Veterans Day, when students make flag art and thank-you displays and the school hosts a program honoring the veterans in our families.
Christmas and spring concerts in the sanctuary, with every grade singing.
Summer camp for rising kindergartners through seventh graders, with weeklong maker, sports, and science camps in July and August.

Students and a teacher in a water balloon fight on the grass during summer camp — Summer camp, where the teacher usually loses the water balloon fight.

Shepherd's Care

Before and after school care runs from 7:00 to 8:15 a.m. and from 3:15 to 5:30 p.m. for students in TK through 8th grade, with an electronic sign-in and sign-out and billing by the hour. Details are on the tuition page.