One of the major myths about home-based charter schools is that the children are not exposed to social interaction. At the Pennsylvania Virtual Charter School, we’ve taken great pride in bringing families, neighbors, and the PAVCS community together through community service days, science fairs, spelling bees, and other outings each year. Some of the activities and outings include:
Between PAVCS outings, neighborhood play dates, community sports programs, school sponsored community service projects and local PAVCS cooperative groups, most of our students find their social lives are just as enriching as their educational lives. In fact, some children experience improvement in their relationships with other children when they are removed from the competitive social structure of other educational settings. The “social scene” is alive and vibrant at PAVCS while we always search for even bigger and better events to help form those strong relationships.