The Para Los Niños Charter Middle School*

The Para Los Niños Charter Middle School will begin serving the working families of downtown Los Angeles in September 2008. We strive to provide a rigorous, supportive, and interdisciplinary arts and sciences curriculum in a nurturing and safe environment.

Building on our commitment to high-quality education for all children and the success of our charter elementary school, Para Los Niños will open its charter middle school in September of 2008 with an entering class of 60 sixth grade students. We will add one grade level per year until we have reached our full enrollment in 2011.

The Educational Program
First and foremost, students at Para Los Niños Charter Middle School will be well-known. Teams of teachers qualified to teach the core academic subjects in middle school will stay with students for all three years of their tenure at the school, a best-practice known as teacher looping. Further, each Para Los Niños Charter Middle School student will be assigned a teacher advisor for his or her tenure at the school, ensuring that all students have the consistent support structure from an adult necessary to succeed in a rigorous curriculum. Advisory is a critical component in the Para Los Niños Charter Middle School curriculum serving as both the first and last stop in accountability for students and as each student’s family away from home.

Para Los Niños Charter Middle School will employ an interdisciplinary curricular structure based on relevant issues in the school, local, and global community and rooted in the California State Content Standards. Our goal is to ensure that all our students graduate Para Los Niños Charter Middle School prepared to enter a college-track curriculum in secondary school. Para Los Niños Charter Middle School teachers and staff will collaborate with each other, students, and expert community members to develop an academically rigorous and personally meaningful educational program. In addition to math, science, language arts, and social studies, Para Los Niños Charter Middle School students will participate in foreign language, art, and physical education programs. Click on the links below to learn more about our curriculum:

• Sample Thematic Curricular Unit
• A Day in the Life of a Para Los Niños Charter Middle School Student
• Sample Weekly Schedule

We take care of our families
All families of Para Los Niños Charter Middle School will have access to Para Los Niños’ comprehensive family support and after-school services. Hard-working parents can send their students to school knowing that their children are receiving the highest-quality care for eleven full hours a day. This generous schedule allows parents to work or attend school, and ensures that children are not left alone in the crucial after-school hours.

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For more information about the Para Los Niños Charter Middle School, please contact us at chartermiddleschool@paralosninos.org.

* A charter school is a public school that may be organized by a community-based organization, and granted a charter by the local school district. It may provide instruction in grades K-12.