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Welcome to Gold River Discovery Center
Gold River Discovery Center’s mission is to inspire, prepare and empower each student to achieve their full potential.
Gold River Spirit
On Fridays, we put on our gold and blue to represent our Miner's Pride. We also celebrate a "High-Five Friday" with our friends and staff.
GRDC Middle School Sports
In partnership with the Sacramento County Parks and Recreation, we offer cross-country, girls volleyball, boys & girls basketball and track & field.
Science Buddies
One unique aspect of being a school with elementary and middle school is the mentoring and partnering our middle schoolers do with younger students to teach them science experiements.
Our students are more than just students.
We focus on developing MINERS that are well-rounded with daily messages from the administration team and classroom social-emotional lessons.
Science Focused
GRDC students with various hands-on science activities like science camps, the garden, field trips, and presenters.
News & Events
Latest News
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Brand new designs are in! Fall sales are for a limited time and forms will be going home with your student. Send in your form ASAP or click HERE to buy online! Sales will close on October 10th.
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Put on your costume and join us on October 25th from 5:30-7:00 for Trunk or Treat in the GRDC parking lot. There will be lots of fun and we hope to see you there.
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Save the Date for Casino Night!
More details to follow!
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The VFW is dedicated to promoting patriotism and investing in our future generation. If you are a democracy-loving high school student interested in a $35,000 college scholarship or a patriotic middle school student interested in winning $5,000, these scholarships may be for you.
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Check here for highlights from the latest board meeting on Sept. 24.
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Over the past two days, San Juan Unified has received reports of social media posts containing threatening statements and each naming or tagging a different list of schools across the region. Our safety team is closely monitoring the situation in coordination with law enforcement. We want to reassure families that we have no evidence of an actionable threat to any of our school communities at this time.
Check here for highlights from the latest board meeting on Sept. 10.
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California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) score reports from last school year are now available in Parent Portal.
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