{"id":2,"date":"2015-06-15T17:35:11","date_gmt":"2015-06-15T17:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www-vra.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/about\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-07-14T18:57:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T22:57:21","slug":"sample-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www-vra.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Valley Ridge Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#b0c02c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#cada46;border-color:#ffffff;color:#0f4acf;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Mission Statement:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThe community of Valley Ridge Academy is dedicated to creating a safe and nurturing environment that inspires and challenges students while developing lifelong learners through collaboration, citizenship, creativity and reflection.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><span style=\"color: #99cc00\"><div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#b0c02c;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#cada46;border-color:#ffffff;color:#0f4acf;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>District Vision:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThe St. Johns County School District will inspire good character and a passion for lifelong learning in all students, creating educated and caring contributors to the world.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www-vra.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2024\/11\/st-johns-valley-ridge-academy-2024-25-sip.pdf\">2024-2025 Valley Ridge Academy Schoolwide Improvement Plan<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www-vra.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/about\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/07\/25-26-Code-of-Conduct-FINAL.pdf\">Code of Conduct 25-26<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\"><strong>Fun Facts About Our School<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left\">\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">Valley Ridge Academy is a Kindergarten &#8211; 8th grade school.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">We currently have about\u00a01600 students serving families in the Nocatee and surrounding communities. \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">We are a <strong>STEAM <\/strong>focused<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>school. \u00a0STEAM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art &amp; Design, and Math.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">VRA feeds into Nease High School which has the International Baccalaureate Pre-IB\/IB\u00a0Diploma Program.<strong> \u00a0<\/strong>The IB program has a hard-earned reputation for high standards of teaching, pedagogical leadership and student achievement.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">In addition to computer labs, our classrooms are set up as follows:<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif\">K &#8211; 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