Middle School

We Know Middle School Students.

Middle School students are social, inquisitive, capable, enthusiastic, even a little goofy, and we think that is just great.

A Sun Valley Community School Middle School education is founded on the wonder, reflection, and broadening perspective of early adolescence and seeks to fuel students’ understanding of the world and their place in it with relevant projects and meaningful work.

We offer students the opportunity to follow their curiosity, explore, build skills, dig deep, and find challenge through an interdisciplinary, experiential approach to education on our campus and in the outdoors.

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Meet the Middle School Head

Dave Kerber

Dave Kerber

Dave Kerber joined Sun Valley Community School in July 2025 as its Middle School Head.

He brings a wealth of leadership and teaching experience to the position, most recently serving as Director of Academics for Tarbut V’Torah (TVT) Community Day School in Irvine, CA, where he has worked for 15 years. Prior to his current role, Dave was the Assistant Head for both the Middle and Upper School at TVT for 6 years, as well as their Dean of Students. In his varied roles, Dave has led a number of service initiatives at TVT, including organizing a program that annually provides over 500 families with full Thanksgiving meals. He also created TVT’s Immersion Program, a two-week interdisciplinary and experiential set of courses for 9th and 10th graders, which involved local, domestic, and international service options.

Dave has also initiated, led, and implemented curricular and programmatic changes for grades TK (Transitional Kindergarten) through 12, including a TK-12 Engineering and Computer Science program, a new K-8 English Language Arts program, and a new K-8 Math program from The Art of Problem Solving. He also coordinated an AI committee to adopt AI-ready approaches to teaching. His classroom experience includes roles as a middle and high school English and humanities teacher at several schools in California, where he also coordinated an arts festival and founded and advised a variety of clubs, including a Garden Club, Biking Club, Film Club, a Contrarian Club, and a literary zine.

An avid outdoor enthusiast and overlander,
Dave is excited to get involved with our Outdoor Program. He holds a B.S. in American Studies from Willamette University and a M.A. in English Literature from University of Montana.