New Location, New AC / Ventilation, and more..

Summer is here, which makes it a great time to celebrate the new air conditioning and ventilation system at Invictus Academy of Richmond’s new location. Using top of the line technology, we are purifying, cooling, and circulating our air to ensure we are safe and comfortable to gather, preventing the spread of COVID-19. 

Our students, teachers, staff, and all who walk our halls are smiling with the clean, cool air and sense of community connection circulating through our school.

Aligned Curriculum in Our New Location

Invictus now occupies an independent space used solely for our students, while sharing our building with an aligned school. We are located at 7150 Portola Dr, El Cerrito, CA, 94530. 

This is the first time that Invictus has occupied its own space without sharing with another site. Though we have worked hard to be good neighbors, having our own space to work with confers several advantages, some related to the building itself and others related to program opportunities. 

First, we expect our strong results will become stronger with more flexibility in how we utilize the space. We have had exceptionally strong academic outcomes the past two years even while coordinating our lunch hour, passing periods, and class times to fit with our former neighbors. Now, our scheduling and programming will be without constraints, and we expect this will result in major benefits for students and families. 

Second, the building itself is very well suited for this moment. Let’s be clear, our space is not the most beautiful (yet), and we have some work to do to make it feel like home. It has some strengths, though, that few schools can offer. Being on a portable campus allows students to transition classes outdoors, which is safest from a COVID-safety perspective. In addition, air filters and air conditioning offer added protection while students are indoors, with very few schools able to offer the latter based on typical building designs. At Invictus, we value function over form, and our new site is functional in ways that are very, very exciting. 

Visit us and Picnic at Cerrito Vista Park

Getting yourself to Invictus just got easier. We are now closer to public transportation lines and the buses are ready for us. View the city’s transit maps here.

Our new location comes with a new neighborhood to explore and enjoy. We are located across the street from Cerrito Vista Park and close to the El Cerrito Community Center which is known for its swimming, sports and recreation programs. 

It is summer and visiting the park across the street is a good idea. Spending time around trees is a proven way to let our active brains rest and recharge so that when we return to academics our minds are ready to expand and tackle a new year!

Learn more and take the steps to enroll your student with us here.

About Invictus

Invictus Academy of Richmond prepares 100% of students in grades 7-12 to thrive in the colleges of their choice, solve relevant problems, and communicate with confidence. Founded in 2018 with a dedication to uplifting students in the Richmond, CA community, Invictus earned recognition in 2020 for its students making some of the strongest academic growth in the country during the pandemic, as measured by NWEA MAP data in the BES Network. Start your student’s journey with our excellent teachers, systems of emotional and academic learning, peer tutoring, and parent partnership by visiting us at www.invictusofrichmond.org