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2014 First Day of School at FasTracKids Del Mar

September 11, 2014 No Comment

Good morning. It’s Kristin Rude from FasTracKids and today is our first day of school, so let’s pan in and see what the kids are up to. Students are socializing already, making new friends on our first day of pre-school. Hi girls. We saw a bunny rabbit this morning and now we are bunny rabbits. […]

How a Local Preschool is Adding Value to the Community

July 21, 2014 No Comment

Good morning, it’s Kristen Rude, owner, director, and teacher at Fast-Track Kid’s Preschool in Del Mar, CA, and I’m here this morning with Elise Young, a Fast-Track Kid’s Parent. I thought it’d be most fitting to ask her about her experience at Fast-Track Kid’s and how she feels we’re adding value to the community. “Hi, […]

The Importance of Dance, Music and the Arts in Our Local Schools

June 19, 2014 No Comment

It is good to be back in the writer’s chair again. I want to thank David Moya and his incredible and supportive staff for allowing me to take some time from my regular articles appearing on The Carmel Valley Life website to spend additional time with my wife as we tended to the needs of […]

A Carmel Valley Teacher Becomes the Lesson

June 9, 2014 No Comment

In 12-minutes on stage, a Carmel Valley teacher provides a lesson that will last for a lifetime for his students and thousands watching online. In his TEDxYouth@SanDiego talk, Mark Raines speaks for the first time about a speech impediment he developed in 2011, after a lifetime as a public speaker, including 8 years as a TV anchor/reporter […]

Solana Highlands School Park in Carmel Valley San Diego

May 20, 2014 No Comment

The Solana Highlands School Park is a quality park in the Carmel Valley community that goes to show the teamwork in our community with the school district and the city of San Diego. Located on the very peaceful and quiet corner of Bernwood Place and Long Run Drive this park has a safe and […]

Ashley Falls PTA Spring Carnival

May 13, 2014 No Comment

On May 4th the Ashley Falls Elementary School PTA organized their Spring Carnival, this annual event is a fundraiser for the school. The atmosphere was alive with a carnival feel to it, there were game booths, jump castles, a silent auction, an obstacle course, a rock climbing wall, a game truck, photo booth, […]

Carmel Valley Teens to Make Suspenseful Short Film

May 9, 2014 No Comment

Carmel Valley teens Nate Goodman, Santiago Benito, and Tyler Chase have begun principle photography for their short film Pacific Brotherhood (not set name). Santiago takes you behind the scenes to get a first look at the making of their short film. Based on an original screenplay by Carmel Valley student Santiago Benito (A horrific night) […]

Canyon Crest Academy Envision Theatre Presents: Conservatory Senior Thesis One Act Plays

May 7, 2014 No Comment

Canyon Crest Academy Envision Theatre Presents: Conservatory Senior Thesis One Act Plays CCA Black Box Theater May 23 & May 24, 2014 SAN DIEGO (April 25, 2014) – Canyon Crest Academy (CCA) Envision Theatre is thrilled to present “Conservatory Senior Thesis One Act Plays”, May 23 & 24, 2014 at 4 p.m. & 7 p.m. […]

Carmel Valley Student Shows Promising Future as Film Maker

April 9, 2014 No Comment

Santiago Benito was born in 1998 in San Diego, California and has had a great life so far growing up in Carmel Valley. Ever since a young age he has showed great interest in the world of visual art, for example, he and his best friend Tyler Chase used to put on skits and make […]

High School Senior Portraits – Then and Now

March 17, 2014 No Comment

If you graduated from high school in the U.S. or Canada, you’ve had a senior portrait made for the yearbook. If that year of graduation was between 1950 and about 1975, it was probably black and white, was a smiling, head and shoulders portrait, probably in a suit or fake tux for the boys, and maybe […]

Another Successful Year for Carmel Valley 5K & Fun Run!

March 4, 2014 No Comment

San Diego has always been a city with a passion for fitness, sports and outdoor recreation, so it’s no wonder that communities like Carmel Valley are even encouraging their youngest residents to get on board! On January 25th Carmel Del Mar Elementary School hosted the 2nd annual Carmel Valley 5K and Fun Run, and this […]

Canyon Crest Academy Street Fair 2014

February 25, 2014 No Comment

On February 8th the CCA street fair was held at Canyon Crest Academy from 10pm to 4pm. The fair was mainly held to support the schools clubs but was also helpful to local Carmel Valley businesses that wanted to get noticed. It was a great community event with local vendors, gently used items, food trucks, […]