Mission: 

Catalina Foothills Community Schools will unite our schools and community by: 

• Providing high-quality services and enrichment that meet the needs and interests of our students and families. Developing partnerships for sharing resources. 
• Building a sense of community and belonging through strong relationships. 
• Enabling each student to be a responsible citizen in a global community.

Valley View Early Learning Center is a place where preschool-aged children learn and play and celebrate the joys of every day as they develop a love for learning that will last throughout their lives. 

KINDER PLUS 

Community Schools partners with each elementary school to fund the certified early childhood staff who teach the optional half-day, fee-based Kindergarten enrichment program, complimenting the state-funded half-day, Kindergarten program. 

SUMMER PROGRAM 

Our summer program began in 1986 and has served students preschool-aged through 8th grade city-wide ever since! While engaging in fun activities, campers learn how to develop skills, practice teamwork and build lasting relationships. 

ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS 

Community Schools works in partnerships with our elementary, middle school and high school sites to offer a variety of activities. Early Release, Late Start and after school time is an opportunity for students to enhance and expand skills and learning through activities such as Chess, Robotics, Art, Cooking, Dance, Sport Camps, Middle School Athletics, and H.S. Driver’s Training. 

OUTDOOR ADVENTURE PROGRAM 

GET OUTSIDE with our outdoor adventure program for students of all ages. We offer day trips, weekend trips, overnight excursions, and week-long adventures during the school year, holiday breaks and summer camps. The Outdoor Adventure Program promotes and instills a healthy self-awareness and self-confidence, pushing one’s limits and learning respect for others and the environment. Keep an eye on our website at communitychools@cfsd16.org for specific programming dates and stay up to date with any news, forms, schedules, and alerts. 

C.A.R.E. 

The Community Schools C.A.R.E. (Children’s Activity and Recreation Environment) Program is open to all children enrolled in CFSD elementary schools. C.A.R.E. provides a secure, supervised learning and playing experience that will enhance the quality of the time a child spends away from parents and the school classroom.