There are a variety of school choice options available for many of the 1.7 million children living in Arizona. Families in Arizona can choose from traditional public schools, public charter schools, public magnet schools, private schools, online academies, and homeschooling.
If you’re a parent looking for school choice options for your child head to our Arizona State Guide.
National School Choice Week (NSCW) informs, inspires, and empowers parents to discover the K-12 education options available for their children, including traditional public, charter, magnet, online, private, and home schooling.
Every January, tens of thousands of schools, organizations, and individuals plan unique events and activities to shine a positive spotlight on effective education options in their communities.
In 2024, we are partnering with 877 schools and organizations in Arizona to raise awareness of K-12 education options.
NSCAF gratefully acknowledges Mrs. Klein’s Pickle Co. for their donation in support of the 2024 school fair in Phoenix, Arizona
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Events
All-Star Events
| Date | City | Name | Event Description |
| Jan 19 | San Tan Valley | Leading Edge Academy Mountain View | Leading Edge Academy will be hosting an assembly to celebrate school choice week in our school. |
| Jan 21 | San Tan Valley | American Leadership – Ironwood K-6 | American Leadership Academies and branches will celebrate National School Choice Week with a spirit week and multiple social media posts. |
| Jan 21 | Florence | American Leadership Academy Anthem South 7-12 | American Leadership Academies and branches will celebrate National School Choice Week with a spirit week and multiple social media posts. |
| Jan 21 | Florence | American Leadership Academy Anthem South K-6 | American Leadership Academies and branches will celebrate National School Choice Week with a spirit week and multiple social media posts. |
| Jan 21 | Mesa | American Leadership Academy Applied Technologies | American Leadership Academies and branches will celebrate National School Choice Week with a spirit week and multiple social media posts. |
| Jan 21 | Gilbert | American Leadership Academy Gilbert K-6 | American Leadership Academies and branches will celebrate National School Choice Week with a spirit week and multiple social media posts. |
| Jan 21 | Gilbert | American Leadership Academy Gilbert North (K-6) | American Leadership Academies and branches will celebrate National School Choice Week with a spirit week and multiple social media posts. |
| Jan 21 | Mesa | American Leadership Academy Mesa | American Leadership Academies and branches will celebrate National School Choice Week with a spirit week and multiple social media posts. |
| Jan 21 | Queen Creek | American Leadership Academy Queen Creek 7-12 | American Leadership Academies and branches will celebrate National School Choice Week with a spirit week and multiple social media posts. |
| Jan 21 | San Tan Valley | American Leadership Academy San Tan Valley | American Leadership Academies and branches will celebrate National School Choice Week with a spirit week and multiple social media posts. |
| Jan 21 | Waddell | American Leadership Academy West Foothills 7-12 | American Leadership Academies and branches will celebrate National School Choice Week with a spirit week and multiple social media posts. |
| Jan 21 | Waddell | American Leadership Academy West Foothills PK – 6 | American Leadership Academies and branches will celebrate National School Choice Week with a spirit week and multiple social media posts. |
| Jan 21 | Gilbert | American Leadership Academy-Gilbert North 7-12 | American Leadership Academies and branches will celebrate National School Choice Week with a spirit week and multiple social media posts. |
| Jan 21 | Gilbert | American Leadership Academy-Gilbert South | American Leadership Academies and branches will celebrate National School Choice Week with a spirit week and multiple social media posts. |
| Jan 21 | San Tan Valley | American Leadership Academy-Ironwood 7-12 | American Leadership Academies and branches will celebrate National School Choice Week with a spirit week and multiple social media posts. |
| Jan 21 | Queen Creek | American Leadership Academy-Queen Creek K-6 | American Leadership Academies and branches will celebrate National School Choice Week with a spirit week and multiple social media posts. |
| Jan 21 | Queen Creek | American Leadership Academy-Signal Butte | American Leadership Academies and branches will celebrate National School Choice Week with a spirit week and multiple social media posts. |
| Jan 21 | Amado | Montessori De Santa Cruz Public Charter School | Montessori de Santa Cruz will be celebrating the joy of school choice all week. We have parents setting up a booth in town to spread joy through art and baking. We will have students create a poster and art gallery. We will be having prizes given all week and we will be taking pictures for social media all along the way! |
| Jan 22 | Youngtown | Discover U Elementary School | Discover U Elementary School will be celebrating with a school choice spirit week. We will have a science fair, student and parent school shoice interviews, essays, and drawings |
| Jan 22 | Douglas | Center for Academic Success -Elementary | Center for Academic Success will celebrate National School Choice week with a mass dance at the CAS Middle School, a talent show at the CAS Elementary School, and a writing contest on why they chose to attend CAS High School. |
| Jan 22 | Congress | Congress Elementary School | Congress Elementary School along with the schools parent group will be hosting many different events this year. We are excited to host a Back from Break (Winter Break) assembly. Where we will distribute NSCW swag items and give the students an opportunity to share with their peers, teachers, and families what they love about their school. |
| Jan 22 | Phoenix | Advance U Elementary School | Advance U will be celebrating our school spirit all week. Events will include a pep rally, talent show, arts and crafts day with school choice rock painting, a yellow day with scarf giveaway, and an open house for the community. |
| Jan 22 | Phoenix | Arizona Cultural Academy and College Prep | ACA will be hosting a school spirt week all week. During the week students will engage in various activities to demonstrate their love for their school. Students will have an assembly, door decorating contest, and poster contest throughout the week. The week will end with a family and community potluck and movie night. |
| Jan 22 | Phoenix | Aspire Deer Valley Online Academy | Aspire will be celebrating School Choice Week with a tour of our school! |
| Jan 22 | Queen Creek | Benjamin Franklin Charter School – Crismon | Benjamin Franklin Charter School Crismon Campus begins our day with a flag ceremony in which students recite the Pledge of Allegiance, sing patriotic songs, and learn about our monthly virtue. During National School Choice Week, each morning we welcome special guests from our community including firefighters, police officers, military personnel, city council members, and other city officials. These guest share the importance of a quality education in their fields, as well as the impact of school choice in the community. |
| Jan 22 | Queen Creek | Benjamin Franklin Charter School – Power Campus | The Benjamin Franklin Charter School Power Campus will be celebrating our school with a spirit week all week. One day will be a “Yellow Out” dressing in yellow from head to toe. Event’s will include a pep rally with bracelet and scarf giveaways! |
| Jan 22 | Gilbert | Benjamin Franklin Charter School-Gilbert | Benjamin Franklin Charter School will be celebrating school choice spirit week all week. Events include: student appreciation, parent appreciation, yellow out, star students, etc. |
| Jan 22 | Phoenix | Empower College Preparatory Elementary School | We decorate our school with “I l ove my school because” papers. We then write letters to families on Monday, invite families to eat breakfast with us (where they are given the letters) on Tuesday, have a door decorating contest on Wednesday, pep assembly with yellow day contests on Thursday, and use social media to engage with families for them to share their favorite things about our school on Friday. |
| Jan 22 | Phoenix | Empower College Preparatory Middle School | We decorate our school with “I l ove my school because” papers. We then write letters to families on Monday, invite families to eat breakfast with us (where they are given the letters) on Tuesday, have a door decorating contest on Wednesday, pep assembly with yellow day contests on Thursday, and use social media to engage with families for them to share their favorite things about our school on Friday |
| Jan 22 | Phoenix | Gateway Academy | The Gateway Academy Rock the Runway Fashion Show is all about our neurodiverse student population. The students and faculty will design their own outfits and strut their stuff on the runway. |
| Jan 22 | Peoria | Happy Valley School | Happy Valley School will celebrate School Choice week all week long. Students will create a poster with their special message about HVS and we share the posters with our community. |
| Jan 22 | Lake Havasu City | Havasu Preparatory Academy | Havasu Prep will be celebrating all week with a spirit week. |
| Jan 22 | Phoenix | Heritage Academy Pointe | Heritage Academy Pointe will have a week of celebration activities including: Daily dress colors. (Mon- yellow, Tues- white Wed Red and Thurs black); Decorate classroom doors; Yellow decor: balloons, cupcakes and yellow scarves; school choice week dance activity; Contest about what makes our school great in the form of an Essay, poster, speech or video. We will be celebrating during lunch period, on our campus. |
| Jan 22 | Scottsdale | Hirsch Academy | Hirsch Academy will celebrating NSCW all week long on campus. We will have an art contest, school choice rock painting, open house, treats for parents, and much more. These events will take place during the school day. |
| Jan 22 | Tucson | Legacy Traditional School-Northwest Tucson | Legacy will be celebrating all week long with morning assemblies each day to inform and celebrate School Choice. Tours will also be happening during the week. Teachers will also be celebrating in their classrooms with their students daily. |
| Jan 22 | Mesa | Pilgrim Lutheran School | Pilgrim will be doing a spirit week January 22nd through January 27th with a different theme each day for students to participate in fun activities |
| Jan 22 | Phoenix | Pioneer Preparatory School | Pioneer Prep will be having a spirit week the week of January 22. We will be decorating the school. We will also be giving families the opportunity to have breakfast with their children. |
| Jan 22 | Tucson | Sonoran Science Academy Elementary | For National School Choice Week 2024, Sonoran Science Academy Tucson’s Elementary campus will be holding spirit week. Each class will also help create decorations for our hallways and a door decorating contest will be held to show how much we, Sonoran Eagles, love our school. The week will culminate with our monthly awards ceremony and the performance of this year’s National School Choice Week dance by the entire elementary school. We are so very excited to once again have our whole school perform a School Choice Dance for our parents and community! |
| Jan 22 | Phoenix | South Pointe Elementary School | South Pointe Elementary School will have a STEAM showcase with art, science projects, and some cool family activities. |
| Jan 22 | Phoenix | South Pointe Junior High School | SPJHS will be celebrating our school spirit all week. Events will include a pep rally, award recognitions, assembly, community service, and a school choice scarf giveaway and celebration. |
| Jan 22 | Phoenix | South Ridge High School | South Ridge High School celebrates National School Choice Week with a flurry of lunchtime activities. |
| Jan 22 | Glendale | Tech Trep Academy Arizona | This January, Tech Trep Academy Arizona students will celebrate the freedom that we have to personalize our education! We will encourage families to write/email their legislators to thank them for supporting School Choice!. Virtual field trips to each state capitol. In-person visit to each state capitol. In addition, we will host a School Choice Essay contest in our Idaho program and announce the winners of the School Choice Essay Contest the week of School Choice. |
| Jan 22 | Sierra Vista | Veritas Christian Community School | Veritas Christian Community School obtains a weekly Chapel day every Monday of the week. We will celebrate School Choice Week Jan 22nd through 26th. Students will have the opportunity to show off their scarfs/bracelets through out the week and the remaining school year. |
| Jan 22 | Nogales | WCMS Parade NJHS Meza 8th Grade Transition Club | WCMS will be celebrating School Choice week with a Spirit week. During that week we will have a school wide art gallery, classrooms will decorate their doors, we will have a field day, field trips and an open house. |
| Jan 23 | Queen Creek | Crismon High School | Crismon High School will be celebrating School Choice Week by hosting an open house and presentation event on January 23rd from 5-7 PM |
| Jan 23 | Queen Creek | Desert Mountain Elementary School | Desert Mountain Elementary will be celebrating School Choice Week by hosting an open house event on 1/23/24 from 4-6 PM |
| Jan 23 | Yuma | Desert View Academy | Desert View Academy is preparing 36, 3rd-5th grade students & interested staff to participate in the NSCW dance. Students will also write essays , create chain links, etc. |
| Jan 23 | Queen Creek | Eastmark High School | Eastmark High School will be celebrating School Choice Week by hosting an open house and presentation event on January 23rd from 5-7 PM |
| Jan 23 | Queen Creek | Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School | Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary will be celebrating School Choice Week by hosting an open house event on 1/23/24 from 4-6 PM |
| Jan 23 | Queen Creek | Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary School | Frances Brandon-Pickett Elementary will be celebrating School Choice Week by hosting an open house and presentation event on January 23rd from 4-6 PM |
| Jan 23 | Queen Creek | Jack Barnes Elementary School | Jack Barnes Elementary will be celebrating School Choice Week by hosting an open house and presentation event on January 23rd from 4-6 PM |
| Jan 23 | Queen Creek | Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary School | Katherine Mecham Barney Elementary will be celebrating School Choice Week by hosting an open house and presentation event on January 23rd from 4-6 PM |
| Jan 23 | Queen Creek | Newell Barney Junior High School | Newell Barney Junior High School will be celebrating School Choice Week by hosting an open houseand presentation event on January 23rd from 5-7 PM |
| Jan 23 | Phoenix | Padres Unidos Arizona | Padres Unidos Arizona will rally all school choice and parental rights stake holders from parents, teachers, schools, students, legislators, AZ Department of Education Staff and businesses who support ESAs and school choice at the Arizona State Capitol. We will have unique speakers sharing their personal stories and the work that has been done to win the historic school choice victory! We will have unique ways for parents to participate including music and giveaways! |
| Jan 23 | Prescott | Primavera School | Primavera School will have a student assembly and picture to celebrate school choice week and our school. |
| Jan 23 | Queen Creek | Queen Creek Elementary School | Queen Creek Elementary will be celebrating School Choice Week by hosting an open house and presentation event on January 23rd from 4-6 PM |
| Jan 23 | Queen Creek | Queen Creek High School | Queen Creek High School will be celebrating School Choice Week by hosting an open house and presentation event on January 23rd from 5-7 PM |
| Jan 23 | Queen Creek | Queen Creek Junior High School | Queen Creek Junior High School will be celebrating School Choice Week by hosting an open house and presentation event on January 23rd from 5-7 PM |
| Jan 23 | Queen Creek | Queen Creek Unified School District | Each school at Queen Creek Unified School District will celebrate School Choice Week by hosting an open house event. These events are open to the community. Guests are invited to stop by for a tour of the campus, stay for a presentation on our programs and school, and learn about the opportunities that await your student. |
| Jan 23 | Queen Creek | Schnepf Elementary School | Schnepf Elementary will be celebrating School Choice Week by hosting an open house and presentation event on January 23rd from 4-6 PM |
| Jan 23 | Queen Creek | Silver Valley Elementary School | Silver Valley Elementary will be celebrating School Choice Week by celebrating School Choice Week by hosting an open house and presentation event on January 23rd from 4-6 PM |
| Jan 24 | Tucson | Carden of Tucson | Carden of Tucson will be celebrating each day of the NSC week with specific activities. Then, on Wednesday 1/25/24 we will have a ceremony to honor the parents’ choice, as well as their valuable participation throughout the school year. Our school is recognizing the increase in parent participation. |
| Jan 24 | Yuma | Ron Watson Middle School | For National School Choice Week 2024, Ron Watson Middle School will have a showcase event that will be open to families, where parents and families will be able to get to know our school, our staff, school values, and our school history better. During this event we will show gratitude towards our school staff and all they do to keep our school safe and friendly. |
| Jan 24 | Yuma | Southwestern Christian School | Southwestern Christian School will be highlighting School Choice Week by hosting SWCS graduates at an all-school chapel. Graduates will share their favorite memories of being an SWCS Lion and how being a student at SWCS/private school has helped them to succeed in life and on their chosen career path. We culminate our chapel with an all-school photo with students wearing their yellow SCW scarves and holding signs. These photos are shared publicly highlighting the importance of school choice. |
| Jan 25 | Phoenix | George Gervin Prep Academy | George Gervin Prep Academy will be celebrating our school spirit on January 25, 2024. We will have an assembly where all the students will demonstrate the importance of being a community that works and plays together. |
| Jan 25 | Glendale | Heritage Academy Pinnacle K-8 | Heritage Academy Pinnacle will be celebrating National School Choice Week with a school Spirit Week Event with a Pep Assembly and a Yellow Day with Scarf giveaway. We will also have a dress down day to promote our Charter School with any school Spirit Wear. |
| Jan 26 | Gilbert | East Valley Teen Homeschool Network | Join East Valley Teen Homeschool Network at our open house event as we come together to celebrate School Choice Week and the boundless possibilities it presents for our remarkable teens. |
| Jan 26 | Mesa | Liberty Arts Academy | Liberty Arts Academy will host a Fitness Friday with exercise, dance, and fitness as well as celebrate National School Choice Week. In addition, we will be hosting a spirit week to celebrate. |
| Jan 26 | Mesa | Lumos Arts Academy | Our students will be displaying their art that they have created through the first semester of their schooling at Lumos Arts Academy. Parents, guardians, families, friends, and the general public will be invited to view their displays. Our students’ creativity will be on display as they showcase the unique art projects that they have created with the guidance of their unique art teachers. |
| Jan 27 | Phoenix | Phoenix Christian Preparatory School | It’s the big one! All hands will be on deck for Phoenix Christian Preparatory’s event. School superintendent, principals, coaches, faculty, staff, parents and students will be involved. Prospective families are invited to come learn how we LAUNCH LIFE and enjoy lunch on us in our beautiful quad! All can join in on our Frisbee competition and customize a take-home tote bag! Attendance qualifies each prospective family to be entered into a drawing for a $1,000 K-12 scholarship for 2024-2025…AND…application fee(s) will be waived! |
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