How many school districts can boast that they exist in the middle of the largest state park in their state? Borrego Springs Unified School District is just this district, located in the middle of the 600,000 acre Anza Borrego Desert State Park in San Diego County, California. As the sole school district, with only two schools, we sit ready and proud to partner with the rangers and scientists.
Partnerships with our Park include Ranger-Ride-Alongs where every 4th grader has the opportunity to ride alongside a ranger in his jeep for an entire day as s/he patrols the boundaries of our vast park. Students experience wildlife, human rescues and more as they venture out into this unknown territory. Some of our students have pursued careers in the California Park system as a result of this experience.
Every 5th grader has the joy of spending 3 nights in Palm Canyon Campground as part of the “desert experience”. Students are exposed to astronomy, nature studies and the great outdoors as part of this campout. In addition, all 5th graders are invited to participate in the ABDSP’s Junior Ranger Class, a 5 week after-school course that educates and instructs our students in all things desert from wildlife to survival to botany. At the culmination of the class, students receive badges, certificates and bumper stickers.
Last year the Anza Borrego State Park received a grant to partner with our Borrego Springs Middle/High School History classes around the story of Cesar Chavez in our agricultural town. Our students met with rangers from ABDSP and collaborated on historical events and happenings in the grape fields in the 1960’s when Cesar Chavez came to Borrego Springs in order to unionize the grape pickers. Many of our students were unaware of this local history, much less that Cesar Chavez and his group had camped in our very own Palm Canyon Campground.
After months of collaboration with the State Park, students and our high school graphic design teacher designed a large fiberglass mural depicting the events, tribulations and consequences of Cesar Chavez’s time in our town. This mural is scheduled to be installed on Cesar Chavez day, March 31, 2019, and will be located at the entrance to the most popular hike in Borrego Springs, Palm Canyon, for all to ponder and admire.
Great schools have great partnerships and Borrego Springs Unified School District could have no finer relations than those that we have with the Anza Borrego Desert State Park.
About the Borrego Springs Unified School District
We are champions in the classroom and on the field at Borrego Springs Unified! Our schools offer a safe, caring, and small community atmosphere. We have amazing resources and programs to prepare our students for their futures. Our highly qualified staff love educating every child and are excited to make an impact each day your student is here. We have great preschool and transitional kindergarten programs to give children fast starts into their education and then continue with a variety of technology, resources, and career education opportunities to help them in their futures beyond 12th grade. We invite you to join our family and give us the chance to educate yours!
BSUSD Mission/Vision
As a small school and caring community, we work together to provide every single student a diverse and academically rich education. We aspire to produce graduates who have their own visions for the future, armed with strong values and the tools for success in college, career, family and community life.
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