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Camp Invention II
Camp Innovate is the theme for Camp Invention this year!  This is a hands-on, fun, and creative summer program of the National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation for rising first- to sixth-graders and will be held at Vance Elementary this summer July 12-16. Read more....

One Act Play at Vance 
A Vance parent has written a play which will be performed on Friday & Saturday, March 26 and 27 at 8pm in the Vance Planetorium as a fundraiser for our NASA program. The one act play, PLUTO V. ERIS: THE TRIAL OF DISCORD, is a theatrical response to the conflict over the change in Pluto’s planetary status and in celebration of the human drive to discover. The play is NOT a school production.  Read more

Vance School of Human Diversity and Ecology is a student-centered, nurturing environment where collaboration is encouraged among students, teachers, and community. Vance promotes critical thinking and life-long learning for the 21st Century. Our children are academically and socially prepared for success in a global community with respect for themselves and each others' cultures.