Swallows Charter Academy
SCA High School Advantage
Are you looking for an advanced, tuition free high school that gives you a competitive edge while earning college credits?
You've Come to the Right Place...
The SCA Advantage: High School Life - College Perks
SCA graduates receive the traditional high school experience parents and students desire while students take classes that count both toward high school graduation and an Associates or Bachelor’s degree of the student’s choosing. The result is a better education in half the time with up to three years of college paid for by the State of Colorado. It’s better futures, better careers now.
Imagine being 19 and entering law school, our graduates are doing that. How about qualifying for a trade position upon high school graduation eliminating two years of school and at no extra cost, yes our graduates are doing that too. Want to join the military, how about going in as an officer when you enroll in basic training. SCA builds your education with your career goals in mind.
SCA’s Early College graduates enter the workforce earlier, with less college debt, a more advanced education, and stronger earning power.
Educational Trust...It’s What Excellence is Made of
There is a reason parents and students put their educational trust in SCA. We do life with our students knowing high school is more than classwork. Today’s student leaders want a top-notch education paired with memory filled experiences. SCA’s reputation for educational excellence and engaging student life allows students access to other area high school clubs, sports, and dances, turning standard learning models into SCA’s stand-out high school experience.
SCA students are members of the region's highest level of sports organizations. From 4A football, baseball, and swim teams to private competitors in equestrian and lacrosse, SCA student athletes play for in house sports teams or the school of their choice with the help of our supportive staff and our advanced player agreements with School District 60 and 70. SCA is education and opportunity without limiting potential.
SCA is a Bigger Picture Student Development
Academics, athletics and leadership are all keys SCA relies on to champion stronger student futures. At SCA, we work one-on-one with students to create graduates that are both leaders and influencers in their communities’. Through our rigorous curriculum students gain the responsibility, accountability, and self-advocacy needed to use their education to impact society positively. Teachers and advisors consistently celebrate positive graduate outcomes that are a result of the school’s innovative learning concepts challenging students to become conscious problem solvers who are ethically grounded.
SCA high school students can compete in SCA 2A athletics OR any sport of their choosing with a neighboring school! SCA students still receive all the benefits of high school while earning college credits. Below is the list of sports offered at SCA.
Fall Sports
Boys Golf
Girls Volleyball
Boys Soccer
Winter Sports
Boys Basketball
Girls Basketball
Spring Sports
Boys Track
Girls Track
Girls Golf
SCA also offers many student activities as well.
Student Council
Choir
Yearbook
National Honors Society
Cyber Patriot
Destination Imagination
Musical Theater
A College Preparatory High School
Technology
At Swallows Charter Academy, we embrace Information Technology and the potential it holds for supporting and innovating the learning and teaching process.
SCA recognizes its role as an agent of economic change. Computers extend and enhance our community and curriculum. Instruction in the effective, ethical, and appropriate uses of information technology is integrated into all corners of the high school program. Through this integration, we aim to prepare our students to make meaningful use of IT tools in college and beyond.
Math
Swallows Charter Academy focuses on building a strong conceptual base that helps students to become flexible thinkers, able to apply the mathematics they have learned to a rapidly changing world.
Math teachers have designed materials for incremental learning and to address a variety of learning styles, including visual, auditory, and kinesthetic. Students learn concepts and skills by solving carefully sequenced problems; in class, students often work in cooperative groups.
Science
Swallows Charter Academy has new state of the art science labs for students to develop an advanced understanding in all areas of science using hands on experiences to enhance all learning. SCA high school students gain valuable skills that will prepare them for college level science courses. SCA embraces the STEM philosophy in education, building creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, and communication. SCA science courses along with math and technology incorporate inquiry based principles and an highly adaptable framewor to suit students of various needs, STEM fosters a love of learning.
Language Arts
SCA offers college level English courses that expand and refine the objectives of English Composition. The English department emphasizes critical/logical thinking and reading, problem definition, research strategies, and writing analytical, evaluative, and/or persuasive papers that incorporate research. SCA offers classes rich in tradition that focus on literature during the Romantic and Victorian eras in which the texts will be viewed and analyzed in historical, cultural, and critical contexts.
Visual Arts
The Visual Arts Department offers a broad range of stimulating courses for students to study. Some of the courses include Drawing and Design, Advanced Projects, Ceramics, and Graphic Design.
Foundation level classes focus on building creative and technical skills through an array of media. Students also learn to develop their understanding of aesthetics and critical visual analyzation. As students progress onto the following levels they will continue to expand and hone their conceptual and technical knowledge. Advanced level courses are designed by the individual student allowing students to fully explore and express their own voice. There are major art exhibits with many smaller ones throughout the year. We embrace students with all levels of artistic training. As a department we strive to offer an environment for students that is creative and encouraging.
Performing Arts
SCA offers courses in the areas of performing arts that analyze the multidisciplinary aspects of the entire theatrical experience through individual and group performances. Students work as an ensemble, train in voice, movement, and acting techniques. SCA students also learn and apply music theory through performance experiences and score study.
Download your application form from sca.district70.org
OR call 719.547.1627 for more information.
It is important to apply early because the date we receive your completed application packet will be the date of your placement on the waiting list.
Swallows Charter Academy K-12
101 Civic Center Dr.
Pueblo West, CO 81007
719.547.1627
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