Scholarship Prep Riverside

At Scholarship Prep Riverside, Scholars don’t just learn about STEM… they build it, test it, and perfect it. 🔬🧪

Every Friday is dedicated to hands-on STEM work: asking big questions, designing creative solutions, and experimenting with ideas that don’t always work the first time (or the second!). 🚀🪐

Last week’s STEM Open House gave families a window into that process. Scholars led demonstrations, explained their prototypes, and walked parents through their engineering thinking with the kind of confidence that comes from actually doing the work. They weren’t just presenting; they were teaching! 🛠️🤖

This is learning in action at Scholarship Prep, and we love it when our families join us on campus to experience it firsthand.

Ready to learn more about FREE TK-8 enrollment at Scholarship Prep Riverside? Visit riverside.scholarshipschools.org/enroll to apply or schedule a tour today!

🏆 Riverside, we feel the love! 🏆

Scholarship Prep Riverside has been named the First Place winner of the 2026 Exterior Remodel and Reconstruction Award by Keep Riverside Clean & Beautiful (KRCB).

This facility was completely reimagined to become a tuition-free TK–8 public charter school serving Riverside families and the surrounding communities. In our first year, our small school has been embraced in a big way!

But what makes us proud is not just how it looks. It’s what’s happening inside.
Students growing in confidence. Teachers who know every child by name. Strong academics. Arts. Athletics. Real relationships.

To the families who chose to start this journey with us in our very first year, thank you. You helped bring this school to life.

👏 With gratitude to our city leaders and partners who helped make this transformation possible: Blackwell Development, Red Hook Capital, Studio W Architects, Brian Peterson, City of Riverside - Mayor Patricia Lock Dawson, Ward 5 Councilmember Sean Mill, Riverside County Office of Education, Arlington Business Partnership and Executive Director, Oz Puerta, City of Riverside, CA - City Government, Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce

We are proud to offer Riverside families and the surrounding communities a free, high-quality public school. Enrollment for 2026–2027 is now open. We cannot wait to welcome more Riverside Wolves next year!

Learn more at riverside.scholarshipschools.org/enroll

We’re SO proud of you, Wolves 🐺

Students recently walked the red carpet, cheered on by friends and family, knowing their work mattered.

At Scholarship Prep Riverside, celebrations like the Semester Awards are intentional.

We know that recognizing achievement and growth builds confidence, motivation, and momentum for what comes next!

Our Wolves were honored for success in:
🎓 Academics
🎨 Arts
🏀 Athletics
📝 Organization-wide writing contest
📅 Perfect attendance

Join a school where success is celebrated. Enrollment is now open - Learn more at scholarshipschools.org/enroll (link in bio)

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Families can now apply for the 2026–27 school year at Scholarship Prep Riverside, a FREE TK-8th grade public charter school!

Why choose Scholarship Prep?

🎓 Students love coming to our university-inspired school where engaging academics are taught by credentialed teachers.

🎨🏀 Opportunities to explore Arts & athletics programs happen during the school day and in our free after-school program.

🌟 We’re a school where kindness, character, and social-emotional learning shape every day.

🩵 Our Scholars are seen, supported, and celebrated by staff members who know them by name.

🤝 Students and families are supported with free before and after-school care, as well as free breakfast and lunch.

🗓 Important Dates
Dec 1: Open Enrollment begins
Dec 2: Enrollment lottery for applications submitted by Dec 1
Dec 3: Enrollment continues until all seats are filled

📲 Apply now: sp.schoolmint.com

Recess just got an upgrade at Scholarship Prep Riverside. Our new elementary playground is officially open, and our Scholars wasted no time making it their favorite spot on campus. 

From climbing features to slides and interactive platforms, the new play structure gives our youngest students a place to move, explore, and connect.

More than a facility upgrade, this playground represents our continued commitment to making Scholarship Prep Riverside a campus where Scholars thrive academically and socially.

Play matters. It strengthens friendships, builds problem-solving, and gives students a chance to reset so they can return to class ready to learn.

 

📚 Scholarship Prep Riverside celebrated its very first Literature Day, and it was a page turner!

The day started on the basketball courts with every grade level parading their favorite storybook characters. Staff and students then faced off in a whipped cream gummy worm challenge, with our dance instructor claiming the win! Scholars joined in with group dances, showing off moves alongside our victorious electives instructor.

Next up: the marshmallow spoon race, where students balanced marshmallows on spoons while racing across the court… drop it, and you start over! After the games, staff paraded for the Scholars, who voted on the most creative, funniest, and best costumes.

The fun didn’t stop there: our Trunk or Treat featured family-decorated cars, candy, and mini games like soccer goal kicks and ball toss challenges.

With a huge thank-you to our Trunk or Treat family volunteers and candy donors, SP Riverside’s first Literature Day was filled with laughter, games, and fun: a perfect start to a new school tradition! 💙🩵

Our Wolf Pack gathered for Riverside’s first Back to School Night! 🐺 Families toured classrooms, saw Scholar work on display, and talked with the teachers and staff guiding this brand-new school year.

Thank you for joining us! We’re excited to keep building connections at Family-Teacher Conferences on October 9th & 10th (details coming soon on Class Dojo). 💙🩵

There are first days of school, and then there is the first day of being among the very first students to step onto a brand new campus!

Scholarship Prep Riverside opened its doors today in the Arlington neighborhood, welcoming TK-7th grade Scholars and families to a year filled with STEM labs, arts and athletics, clubs, and free after-school programs.

This new beginning was made possible thanks to the support of: our amazing Riverside staff, Scholarship Prep team members org-wide, our Board of Directors, the Riverside County Office of Education, the City of Riverside, CA - City Government, District 5’s Council Member Mill, the Riverside Planning Commission, the Arlington Business Council, Brian Peterson and our development partners Blackwell Development, Red Hook Capital Partners, and Studio W Architects.

💙 A school built with and for Riverside families. Always tuition-free and open to all.

👉 Limited seats remain: https://sp.schoolmint.com