Students, parents and staff from Connecting Waters Charter School, East Bay, recently gathered to celebrate the school’s designation as a California Distinguished School.

Executive Director of Connecting Waters Charter Schools Inc. Sherri Nelson welcomed students and parents to the celebration.

“We are proud to see the accomplishments of our students, parents, teachers and staff recognized in this manner. We believe this recognition supports our approach to learning by creating a collaborative educational community promoting academic excellence in preparing students for college and career while providing individualized public education through challenging, unique and varied learning,” Nelson said. “It takes a village to support and educate students and with support from our administration, parents, students and community partners, we have been successful through the hard times of the COVID-19 pandemic.”