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What is Venture?

Venture, a fully accredited comprehensive school for students in grades K-adult education, delivers the curriculum through independent or home study. Students come to Venture a minimum of once a week and spend about an hour with their teacher. Students receive weekly assignments at that time, and are expected to spend a minimum of 20 hours a week on academic work.

Students attend Venture by choice. Venture helps students to pursue their educational opportunities outside the classroom, yet within the framework of the educational requirements of the San Ramon Valley Unified School District. The nature of the independent study program gives students the opportunity to personalize their instruction and the freedom to utilize resources and activities to create an exciting and flexible educational experience. While attending Venture, many students take courses concurrently at the local community colleges. Students learn and practice the self discipline necessary for future success.

The Venture Vision

Venture School is dedicated to providing a place where all students feel valued and unique. Students are offered creative opportunities to learn and to accomplish their academic goals. The program offered is tailored to meet students’ individual needs and incorporates individual learning styles, interests, aptitudes and passions. Venture is a dynamic institution constantly examining the program and seeking new strategies to better meet the ever-changing needs of students and the demands of the 21st century.

PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE

Dear Venture Families:

Welcome to the 2010-2011 school year! It is my honor to be the new principal of Venture Independent Study School.  I am very excited to come to a school that is dedicated to meeting the individual learning needs of an extremely diverse group of students. This will be my 27th year as an educator and my 24th in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District. I have worked as a middle school teacher in San Leandro, an English teacher at San Ramon Valley High School, a 5th grade teacher and assistant principal at Rancho Romero, and – most recently – the principal of Montair School.  I hope to use these varied experiences to build on the great traditions of our school and to move us forward.

Venture has an outstanding reputation for fostering the success of a wide range of learners. All of our work begins with the caring and supportive relationships our teachers build with their students.  I am very impressed with the dedicated educators I have met in my first few weeks at Venture. I can tell already that I have found a great new home here.

I look forward to meeting all of the members of our school community. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or comments. My direct line is 925-479-1201.

Here’s to a great school year!

 

Matt Hermann, Principal

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