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School Accountability Report Card (SARC) 2008-2009
November 2, 2009 – 12:26 am
This executive summary of the School Accountability Report Card (SARC) is intended to provide parents and community members with a quick snapshot of school accountability. The data presented in this report are reported for the 2008-09 school year, except the School Finances and School Completion data that are reported for the 2007-08 school year. For [...]
Welcome to Los Feliz Charter School for the Arts
June 16, 2009 – 9:06 pm
You’re Entering a Whole New World of Possibilities The Los Feliz Charter School for the Arts (LFCSA) is a parent-initiated, non-profit, public elementary school with an emphasis in project-based learning in and through the arts. We hope that our families and other members of the community will find this website to be a valuable source [...]
Big Night Out – May 16th – Volunteers Are Needed Now!
January 28, 2009 – 12:16 pm
SAVE THE DATE! May 16th We’re BAAAACK!! “Big Night Out” is coming! The planning has begun, and we are looking for parents to get involved with the following committees (no experience necessary, you just have to want to help! And take care of some of those volunteer hours!): Marketing – Getting the word out to [...]
LFCSA’s P.E. Curriculum—Growing Strong in Body and Mind
January 14, 2009 – 11:39 pm
by Katherine Woodward Thomas | photos by Cynthia Smalley Andreas Wenger, a two-time Ironman triathlete himself, teaches sixteen Physical Education classes each week at LFCSA to our little ones, and he loves every minute of it. Although he claims, “We’re just having fun!” the classes he delivers are deliberately designed to foster well-being and academic [...]
PTA Goals for 2008-2009
December 30, 2008 – 1:02 am
Hello LFCSA PTA members, Thank you all for joining this thing called the PTA. This is our second year with a PTA at our school. The PTA has such a rich history of fairness and rules that they follow and have done so for over 100 years. We have held two associations meetings so far [...]
LFCSA Core Curriculum: Project-Based Learning
December 11, 2008 – 12:15 am
Project-based learning is a comprehensive instructional approach to engage students in sustained, cooperative investigation (Bransford & Stein, 1993). Within its framework students collaborate, working together to make sense of what is going on. Project-based instruction differs from inquiry-based activity — activity most of us have experienced during our own schooling by its emphasis on cooperative [...]
Harvest Arts & Crafts Festival 2008
November 9, 2008 – 10:00 pm
A hands-on arts and crafts festival with booths run by LFCSA parents. FOOD! CRAFTS! GAMES! MUSIC! FUN! Don’t miss the Photo Fundraiser! After paying an entrance fee, your family is photographed by various professional photographers (who are also LFCSA parents) in various settings. You leave with a CD filled with amazing pictures to use as [...]
Harvest Arts & Crafts Festival 2008
November 9, 2008 – 10:00 pm
A hands-on arts and crafts festival with booths run by LFCSA parents. FOOD! CRAFTS! GAMES! MUSIC! FUN! Don’t miss the Photo Fundraiser! After paying an entrance fee, your family is photographed by various professional photographers (who are also LFCSA parents) in various settings. You leave with a CD filled with amazing pictures to use as [...]
Fun For All At The Fiesta Latina!
May 8, 2008 – 11:30 pm
Ramiro Morales, Maggie Goldman & Kaumudi Marathe, Family Support Committee Last month’s Fiesta Latina was a big success for our school and for our Latino families, with a lot of new and current families attending and enjoying the vibrant festival. There was fabulous home-made Latino food (empanadas, tamales, pupusas, carne asada, etc.) and drink, and [...]
