Casita Families, your generosity with our fundraiser blew our minds! Our students voted and we delivered! Our wacky admins had so much fun with our learners on inflatable admin day! #WeLoveCasita

Thank you Casita PTA and Casita Trunk hosts for putting on a THRILLING 2024 Casita Trunk or Treat! We may have had a lot of candy but the sweetest thing was seeing our community come together! What a fun evening!

We’ve got some serious runners at Casita! Congratulations to our Top Jog-A-Thon Color Runners!!!

Our 4th grade scientists were open-minded and risk takers this week as they dissected cow eyes to learn more about the structure and function of each form of the eye. Way to become more knowledgeable learners!

Our Business Innovators presented their business/products to our investors at the Casita Shark Tank! Next steps, makery! The business innovators will be showcasing at Maker Night on December 5, 2024. Be sure to visit the maker market to purchase their products. #Entrepreneurship

Our Blue Ribbon Flag is flying high! It’s been almost a year since we were recognized as a #NationalBlueRibbonSchool and we’re #ProudtobeBlue!

Happy Halloween! 🎃 We saw the most incredible costumes and were blown away by the creativity!

Congratulations to Mrs. Wise for being a VUSD STARS Employee of the Month! Her creativity, collaboration, kindness, and insightful approach to education and our learners is exceptional! We are so lucky to have Mrs. Wise at Casita!! 💛🖤

Prospective Casita Families, are you interested in learning more about Casita? We’d love to share more about who we are and all things Casita! Visit tinyurl.com/CasitaTours202… to sign up for a tour. 💛🖤

Sustainability Lab Update: We found our first crawfish in our #schoolyardhabitat! We love finding macroinvertebrates in our creek. 🦞

Thank you Bonnie Plants for the generous donation to our school garden! We can’t wait to plant the starters with our learners in our garden beds and watch them grow! #coldseasonplants Special thank you to Mr. Richardson for connecting and partnering w/ Bonnie Plants!

Congratulations to Dr. Hughes, Ms. Nielsen, Ms. Freeman, and Ms. Hayden for your tenureship in Vista Unified! We’re so happy to have you leading education at Casita! 💛🖤

Join us in welcoming our crawly additions to Casita! We added works to our new vermicomposting bins to help decompose food scraps and browns. We can’t wait for the nutrient rich soil via worm castings and the worm tea! #Sustainability #GoGreen

Our team of 10 5th graders competed at high-tech high in San Marcos against other elementary & middle school robotic teams at our very first first Lego league competition. We are so proud of our Casita robotics team!! 💛🖤

Our first Maker Market was a success! Our young entrepreneurs crushed it with their products! Thank you families for investing in our businesses, learners, and their products! Special thank you to Ms. Cash for leading your mathematicians and makers into entrepreneurs!

What a Legotastic night! Thank you families for joining us for a fun-filled Casita IB Family Maker Night! 💛🖤 Special thank you to organizers Ms. Rivera and Ms. Stevenson, all the staff, Mission Vista High School, Rancho Vista High School, eSports, and all of our partners!

Happy 2025, Cougars! We can’t wait to see you all on January 8th! Happy New Year! 💛🖤

While on winter break- our garden, hydroponics, and aquaponic systems are looking LUSH and ready to be harvested by our learners. #Sustainability

Calling all prospective Casita families! Are you interested in learning more about Casita and meeting our admin team? Join us for one of our VUSD magnet elementary information nights! See flyers for details.

The 2025-2026 VUSD Magnet Application is now LIVE! To apply to attend Casita Center for the 2025-2026 school year, please visit vistausd.schoolmint.com/login. Be sure to apply before March 7, 2025.