Pacific Sands Academy

08/13/2025

06/13/2025

🎓✨ Congratulations to the Pacific Sands Academy Class of 2025! ✨🎓
We’re so proud of this incredible group of graduates who have followed personalized, meaningful learning paths—and now they’re ready to take on the world! 🌍💫

From creative projects to academic achievements, each student has a unique story worth celebrating. Take a moment to meet our graduates and share in their success:
👉 pacificsandsacademy.com/class-of-2025-graduates

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Congratulations to the 2025 graduating class of our high school program. Welcome to our celebration of the Pacific Sands Academy Class of 2025! This graduating class of our independent studies high school program represents a diverse group of students who have taken ownership of their learning throu...

05/24/2025

Really Proud of this class of 2025

Alex comes from Sausalito, CA and spent his elementary years doing Kung Fu and playing around with board sports. He attended regular schools through 8th grade, but is the kind of smart kid who cannot tolerate boring repetitive work. He came to Pacific Sands and enjoyed the flexibility and lack of te...

05/02/2025

Not enough credits to graduate high school?
Check out our program for a super quick path!

High School Diploma and Credit Recovery Program Quick Path to Graduation Looking for ANOTHER way to graduate from high school? *Enroll with us and you can graduate from Pacific Sands Academy in as little as a month or two if you are ready... *Some students attend all 4 years here * We will review

12/13/2024

Middle school can be tough—for both kids and parents. 😟 If your child is unhappy, struggling academically, or just not thriving, it might be time to think outside the traditional classroom. Discover 6 signs that an alternative middle school could be the fresh start they need. 🌟 Click the link to learn more and unlock your child’s potential!

Is It Time to Consider an Alternative Middle School for Your Child? Middle school is a notoriously difficult time for so many teens. When does one decide it's time to take a completely different approach to their education? Here are some signs to look for, as well as reasons why an alternative appro...

10/30/2024

Check out this video by a Pacific Sands Student - about how teens can be chasing a reality right in front of them.

A story about how our generation can constantly be searching for a reality that is right in front of them. Many people have anxiety and stress when scrollin...

10/01/2024

A good place to donate to the hurricane victims!

President Donald J. Trump has launched this GoFundMe campaign as … Meredith ORourke needs your support for Support Hurricane Helene Victims - Trump Authorized

09/20/2024

16 and 17 year olds you can sign up and be automatically registered to vote when you turn 18

04/24/2024

Here is a great, free marine opportunity for students, the public, families and all this weekend! The Moss Landing Marine Laboratories holds an annual open house every year. Come on by and spread the word.

Date: Saturday 26 April
Time: 9-5
Where: 8272 Moss Landing Road

https://mlml.sjsu.edu/open-house-2024/

04/14/2024

Sage has homeschoooled his entire life, in fact he has unschooled (or freeschooled rather!). He has had a beautiful rich childhood- full of imagination, backpacking, gaming of all kinds, origami, stories, and a lovely family life- they still read aloud together! A big focus of his childhood and teen years has been Live Action Role Play- a form of cooperative storytelling, where characters are created and stories are acted out. Here, Sage has learned fantasy, medieval lore, character development, and costume design, and the imagination used is off the charts. He also trained to be a game master where he leads younger kids in this world- he even runs birthday parties sometimes! Sage hopes to continue costume design in the future, and will be taking courses at West Valley college in preparation to transfer to a costume design school in Italy.

04/10/2024

Kelby started homeschooling in 1st grade, and experimented with various curricula as he enjoyed his childhood. He became very interested in art at around 12 years old and started drawing prolifically, becoming a wonderful self taught artist. He uses pencil and fineliners, and his art is very detailed. He’s also incredibly athletic. As a young teen Kelby did a lot of gymnastics and horseback riding. Recently, he got a trainer who is encouraging him to run track. Nowadays he works out regularly (calisthenics- Can do 20 clean pull-ups in a row!), and sprint training, and plans to run track for the Victor Valley College. Kelby participates in Pathfinders (a program similar to Boy Scouts) where he’s learning various wilderness and survival skills. Kelby is planning on going into the trades and becoming an electrician. He’ll keep doing art and track as he pursues this career at Victor Valley. Look for his “Immaculate” brand in the future. Merch with his art on it.