Fostering intellectual virtues is not an alternative to a rigorous, standards-based curriculum. On the contrary, it is through active and reflective engagement of core academic knowledge and skills that students [...]
The intellectual virtues approach is deeply personal in the sense that it is about nurturing qualities like curiosity, wonder, intellectual perseverance, intellectual courage, and open-mindedness. The ultimate goal of an [...]
IVA launched in 2013 with only 56 students at each grade level. We have since grown to our full size of 234 students, which is 78 students per grade level [...]
Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach is located at 3601 Linden Ave., Long Beach, CA 90807, within the Grace Church educational building. Although the school is located on a church [...]
Like all public school in CA, IVA receives funds directly from the state based on daily student attendance. With input from a wide swath of community members, we annually create [...]
Charter schools in CA are authorized by their local district or county office of education. IVA is authorized by the Long Beach Unified School District. This means that LBUSD verifies [...]
IVA is a grassroots project developed by parents, educators, and community leaders who are passionate about Long Beach students flourishing. The vision was spear-headed by co-founders Dr. Jason Baehr and [...]
IVA Middle School is the first charter school of its kind whose innovative educational model is focused squarely on the development of intellectual virtues in our students and staff. We [...]
Intellectual virtues are the personal qualities of a good thinker or learner – traits like curiosity, wonder, open-mindedness, and intellectual perseverance or grit. Intellectual virtues involve the best practices of human thinking, [...]
Charter schools are public schools that are tuition-free, independently operated, non-sectarian, non-profit, and open enrollment schools. IVA operates as a charter school under the authorization of the Long Beach Unified [...]
