News and Announcements

e3 Civic High is a proud recipient of the prestigious California Pivotal Practice Award!

Please view this news thread to see updated information pertaining to our Principal and CEO positions.

The pandemic was massively disruptive to education in all forms — from public to private to charter schools.

While nearly all students at traditional public schools will be back to in-person classes for the 2021-2022 school year, things are a bit more mixed in the charter school space. E3 Civic High, a charter in downtown San Diego, is an example of a school that has the capability to offer distance learning.

Alumni and Valedictorian, Arlette Fajardo Rodriguez was featured in the July edition of the UCSD News Center. Click to read full article.

Scholars Symphony Jackson and Nancy Reyes earned top honors for their design thinking project, Idle Reminder. Click to read the full story.

A significant focus of the curriculum at e3 Civic High involves Design Thinking with real-world connections, personal relevance, authentic problems and projects. Design Thinking engages scholars in the investigation of real-world problems or concerns, encourages them to understand the end-users, the experts in the field, the research, then design solutions to the problem, and present those solutions to an authentic audience.



Here are this year's solutions!

e3's Urban Agriculture Program is led by Learning Facilitator Jeffrey Newman. The Grow Urban Award, sponsored by Republic Services, was presented to e3 Civic High’s Urban Agriculture Program, which is passing on values of sustainability and environmental excellence to the next generation of Downtown leaders.

Student body presidents from all over San Diego County will be honored this month at the 64th annual Washington-Lincoln Laurels for Leaders awards ceremony.