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SOUL is an excellent educational option for students seeking a small school alternative, as opposed to a large, traditional high school setting.
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Open Enrollment
ENROLL NOW FOR THE Â 2024-2025 SCHOOL YEAR!
Why Choose SOUL’s Classroom-Based Program?
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- Small class sizes
- Personalized one-on-one tutoring
- Social-emotional mentoring to support home life and future plans
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We also offer flexible independent study-ask us for more details!
Call today to start your enrollment: (559)500-1352
Eligibility
SOUL proudly serves the youth of Fresno County, grades 9 through 12 (ages 14-22), who still need to receive their high school diploma. More often than not, the students enrolling at SOUL arrive with a history of low academic achievement. This learning loss can be traced to a lack of available support services in the traditional school system. SOUL is committed and more than capable of providing the resources necessary to assist them in their journey toward high school graduation.
How Do I Enroll?
The School of Unlimited Learning has an open enrollment/exit policy. Enrollment is voluntary, and no tuition is charged. SOUL is non-sectarian in its admission policies and programs. It does not discriminate against any student on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, religion, or disability. The School of Unlimited Learning follows all federal laws concerning discrimination.
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Academics and Calendar
Learn more about SOUL’s study options and course curriculum. SOUL’s 2024-2025 School Calendar is posted here.
SUPPORT SERVICES
SOUL provides students the connection and support they need to succeed.
About School Of Unlimited Learning
What We Do
About School Of Unlimited Learning
What We Do
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The School of Unlimited Learning (SOUL) is a Nontraditional high school located at Fresno EOC’s Sanctuary Youth Center at 2336 Calaveras Street. Its instructional staff consists of 11 fully credentialed, full-time teachers who serve an average of 200 students per semester. SOUL offers a rigorous academic, standards-based curriculum.
SOUL is an excellent educational option for students seeking a small school alternative, as opposed to a large, traditional high school setting.
The School of Unlimited Learning (SOUL) mission is to provide comprehensive learning experiences in a flexible format, thereby creating an environment that empowers students to obtain the skills, knowledge, and motivation to become self-directed, life-long learners maturing towards self-sufficiency.
SOUL Principal, Susan Lopez
SOUL is an Accredited High School
School of Unlimited Learning is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges for providing an exemplary academic program and a myriad of support services crucial to the success of at-risk students.
Academics
Fresno EOC’s School of Unlimited Learning (SOUL) offers a standards-based curriculum with A-G-approved courses, providing the same rigor found in traditional classroom-based settings. These students attend class daily. Students enrolled in Individualized Learning courses are scheduled for at least one hour per week but can access and benefit from the additional services provided by SOUL at any time.
In addition to providing a comprehensive high school curriculum, SOUL offers individualized learning students a wide array of supportive services, including personal and mental health counseling, case management, and access to health, family, and childcare services. These students can register for small group classes focusing on career development and personal enrichment, along with weekly, one-on-one meetings with teachers. These short-term classes offer students a chance to interact with peers, as well as the opportunity to explore career fields such as Health Care, Law, Music, Finance, and Early Childhood Education.
Course Curriculum
The curriculum for SOUL’s core subjects is aligned with state standards. Grade-level standards are taught in all core academic classes. Because we are a charter school, we have the freedom to explore alternative types of curriculum, which may or may not be state-mandated. Over the past few years, secondary education has seen a discernable shift from textbook-centered education to Standards-based curriculum. SOUL’s over-arching goal is to provide high-quality, multi-interest materials aimed at producing well-rounded students proficient in all core content areas. SOUL’s core academic teachers are responsible for reviewing materials in light of student assessment data to determine if the curriculum needs to be modified to increase performance outcomes. SOUL’s Principal, who serves as its instructional leader, is instrumental in collecting and interpreting the data necessary to fulfill the needs of its teachers and students.
School-Wide Expectations
In order to obtain skills, knowledge, and motivation to be self-directed, life-long learners as they mature toward self-sufficiency in the 21st century, the students at the School of Unlimited Learning will be:
Effective Communicators
- Demonstrate ability to read, write, speak and listen for a variety of reasons.
- Possess social and cultural literacy skills to function productively in today’s society.
Academic Achievers
- Demonstrate mastery of basic skills, especially in Math and English Language Arts.
- Demonstrate proficiency in all core academic subjects.
Critical Thinkers and Problem Solvers
- Analyze, synthesize, and apply information.
- Apply problem-solving and decision-making skills to real life situations.
Information Processors
- Demonstrate the ability to effectively access resources and information in the community.
- Locate, access, organize, evaluate, and supply information for a complex and technological world.
Self-Directed Lifelong Learners
- Set, pursue, and accomplish realistic and challenging goals.
- Develop a post-secondary (college and/or career preparation) plan that clearly reflects the options and choices available to them upon graduation.
Responsible and Productive Citizens
- Demonstrate healthy, responsible behavior and work collaboratively and respectfully in an ethnically, culturally, linguistically, and socio-economically diverse community.
- Recognize and respect the rules and processes that govern society.
Support ServicesÂ
SOUL helps connect students to school in a variety of ways. Our nurturing environment helps increase school attendance, connectedness, and involvement in extracurricular activities. SOUL provides a multi-tiered level of support, career development, leadership, community service clubs, and music education.
In our small school setting, students are able to cultivate mutually beneficial relationships with peers and staff.
Case Managers
Each student is assigned a case manager. Their daily interaction creates the opportunity for students to share personal concerns if they are dealing with individual and/or social matters that may require professional assistance. Case managers work closely with the students to access resources provided by Fresno EOC and other community agencies to address personal, family, social, and emotional needs. In addition to case management services, we offer support services through Fresno State’s Social Work program, and a myriad of Fresno EOC and community partner resources. Case managers are available to every student at SOUL. A family meeting is held upon enrollment, followed by several individual meetings to develop a trusting relationship. Case managers are well-versed in student needs assessment and disseminating appropriate service and resource referrals for the whole family.
Other services offered on or near SOUL’s campus are:
- College and Career Coaching and Advising
- Mental health counseling
- Personal coaching and support
- Temporary shelter and counseling for runaway youth by Fresno EOC Sanctuary Youth Shelter
- Child care and child development offered by Fresno EOC Head Start/Early Head Start programs
- Health service needs to be provided by Fresno EOC’s health clinic
- Housing and homelessness issues addressed by Fresno EOC Housing Programs
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