Los Feliz Ledger 2018 SCHOOL GUIDE SPECIAL SECTION October 2018 Compiled by Juliet Bennett Rylah Alliance Environmental Science Atwater Elementary was founded in Grades: K-6 Ledger Contributing Writer and Technology High School 1922 on the site of a former lettuce Public or private: Private 2930 Fletcher Dr. farm. Today, the school teaches Atwater Los Angeles, CA 90065 Village children values like accountabil- Brawerman Elementary School East Welcome to the 2018 Los (323) 739-0560 ity, respect for diversity, and integrity, 3663 Wilshire Blvd. Feliz Ledger School Guide. www.esathigh.org while focusing on a Science, Technology, Los Angeles, CA 90010 Grades: 9-12 Engineering, Arts, and Math (S.T.E.A.M.) (213) 835-2170 This annual primer for neigh- Student body: 530 education. Students may enjoy free music Tuition: $21,950 plus school fees borhood parents is com- Public or private: Public Charter programs, supervised playground time Tours: October 17, November 27. Request piled using information from and organized team sports after school, a tour online. curriculum-based field trips, and visual schools, their websites and ESAT is a free public charter school whose focus is on environmental science arts, theater and dance opportunities. Brawerman Elementary School West LAUSD.net. The list consists and technology. Some electives and 11661 West Olympic Blvd of elementary and second- sports are available, but ESAT’s primary Benjamin Franklin Elementary Los Angeles, CA 90064 ary schools in Los Feliz, Sil- focus is on demanding curriculum de- School (424) 208-8934 signed to prepare students for college. 1610 Lake St. Tuition: $28,800 plus school fees ver Lake, Eagle Rock, Echo The school offers both a green garden Glendale, CA 91201 Tours: October 3rd, November 13th. Park, Pasadena, Glendale, and should visit echoices.lausd.net space and an environmental club. Green (818) 243-1809 Request a tour online. surrounding neighborhoods. for more information about practices include a full recycling program www.gusd.net/franklin and sourcing power from windmills and Grades: K-6 Brawerman was founded in 1999 with Included are a diverse array these schools and their appli- solar panels. Recruitment begins in the Student body: 650 just 10 students, but has since expanded of public, charter, magnet, cation processes. winter. Applications are accepted on a Public or private: Public to two campuses: Brawerman East in private, and parochial schools We make an effort to ad- first come, first served basis and there are Koreatown on the historic Erika J. Glazer no admission requirements. Benjamin Franklin Elementary is magnet Family Campus of Wilshire Boulevard serving grades K-12. All tu- dress a wide variety of interests school that uniquely offers four dual- Temple, and Brawerman West, located in itions listed for private schools and socio-economic groups in Atwater S.T.E.A.M. Elementary language immersion programs in French, West L.A. At both, parents will find rigor- are for the current (2018-19) our annual guide. If you feel 3271 Silver Lake Blvd. Italian, Spanish, and German. Curriculum ous academic standards and strong Jew- academic year. we have overlooked a gem of Los Angeles, CA 90039 is multilingual and multicultural. Students ish values. Students will read traditional (323) 665-5941 apply via lottery, with priority based on Jewish texts; converse, read, and write in Parents interested in Mag- a school, feel free to reach out. www.atwater-lausd-ca.schoolloop.com proximity to the school. Parents may ap- modern Hebrew; and participate in ongo- net Schools, Public School As a part of the Los Feliz and Grades: K-6 ply online via gusdmagnetandflag.com. ing tikkun olam activities. Students will Choice and other Los Ange- larger Los Angeles communi- Student body: 320 also spend time in Innovation and Science Public or private: Public Brawerman Elementary School of labs, and participate in holistic music les Unified School District ty, we are proud of all our local Wilshire Boulevard Temple experiences. (LAUSD) program options educators and students. www.brawerman.org Los Feliz Ledger Camino Nuevo Charter Academy cated to building a community based on Grades: Pre K-6 preference given to those whose families mornings and afternoons between 8:20 3435 W Temple St. Gospel messages and Catholic beliefs Student body: 340 reside within LAUSD boundaries. a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Call 818-790-1178 ext. Los Angeles, CA 90026 and traditions. Teachers focus on the Public or private: Public 5515 to schedule. An Open House will be (213) 417-3400 whole student, including each pupil’s Eagle Rock Elementary School on December 2nd, 2018. www.caminonuevo.org “intellectual, psychological, social, Cheremoya Avenue Elementary has been and Magnet School Grades: Pre-K-12 physical and aesthetic needs.” Mornings around for over a century and its campus 2057 Fair Park Ave. Flintridge Prep was founded in 1933 as a Student body: Eight campuses serving open with prayer assemblies, and school frequently appears in film and TV. Here, Los Angeles, CA 90041 school for boys, but has been co-ed since approximately 1,500 students days culminate with classroom prayer. students enjoy a designated science (323) 254-6851 1979. Today, Flintridge maintains a middle Public or private: Public The campus includes nine classrooms, a lab, arts space, and technology room, as http://www.eaglerockelementary.org school consisting of 100 students and a recently upgraded computer lab, a math well as two outdoor gardens. They also Grades: K-6 high school with 400, keeping class sizes Social justice, critical thinking, and inde- resource room, a school library, an art have the opportunity to participate in Student body: 780 very small at a ratio of 8-to-1. The campus pendent problem solving are key values at room, and a school auditorium. vocal music, theater, dance, and visual Public or private: Public includes high-tech labs, performing Camino Nuevo Charter Academy (CNCA). arts programs. In 2014, Cheremoya was arts spaces, a two-story library, a gym CNCA was founded in 1999 by nonprofit The Center for Early Education recognized as a California Distinguished Eagle Rock Elementary first opened in and pool and outdoor space. Traditions Pueblo Nuevo Development, with its first 563 N. Alfred St. School and has had an Honor Roll School 1884 in a barn, but today flourishes with include weekly assemblies, a family BBQ, campus opening in 2000 in MacArthur West Hollywood, CA 90048 distinction since 2015. over 800 students. The school maintains and a light-hearted fundraiser where Park, a historically under-resourced but (323) 651-0707 a social environment, hosting weekly as- male seniors compete to be crowned Mr. highly populated neighborhood. The www.centerforearlyeducation.org Children’s Community School semblies and community events. In 2015, Flintridge Prep. Extracurricular options school now boasts eight campuses, Grades: Preschool-6 14702 Sylvan St. Eagle Rock Elementary was one of 35 out include debate, speech, and robotics from Pre-K to high school. Curriculum is Student body: 540 Van Nuys, CA 91411 of 700 L.A. public schools to receive an clubs. rigorous and culturally relevant, aimed Public or private: Private (818) 780-6226 A in supporting the arts, offering theater, to foster high literacy and math skills to Tuition: $21,540-$32,910 with additional http://www.ccsteaches.org visual arts, dance, music, and vocal pro- Franklin Avenue Elementary School prepare students for college and beyond. fees Grades: K-6 grams. Students may also apply for the 1910 North Commonwealth Ave. CNCA has mined deep community roots, Tours: Applicant families will be invited to Student body: 120 Gifted or Highly Gifted Magnets. Los Angeles, CA 90027 regularly partnering with organizations a campus Open House and tour. Public or private: Private (323) 663-0320 like LACMA, The Getty Research Center, Tuition: $28,418 plus additional fees Flintridge Preparatory Academy www.franklinavees-lausd-ca.schoolloop. CITYstage, California Science Center, The Center for Early Education was Tours: Tours are available September 4543 Crown Ave. com Ghetto Film School, the Sierra Club, and founded as a children’s playgroup in a through December. Complete an inquiry La Cañada Flintridge, CA 91011 Grades: K-5 more. single family Hancock Park home in 1939. via the website to schedule. (818) 790-1178 Student body: 500 Today, the school serves over 500 “socio- www.flintridgeprep.org Public or private: Public Campbell Hall economically and culturally diverse” Children’s Community School promises Grades: 7-12 4533 Laurel Canyon Blvd. students, from toddlers to grade six. Core that students are never bored nor stifled, Student body: 500 Franklin Avenue Elementary is one Studio City, CA 91607 values include responsibility, honesty, but instead instilled with a life-long Public or private: Private of LAUSD‘s most enduring neighbor- (818) 980–7280 inclusion, and caring. School activities love of learning. The small, progressive Tuition: $36,000 - $36,600 with additional hood schools, built in 1926. Students www.campbellhall.org include Monday morning assemblies, a school encourages children to think for fees frequently score well on state tests and Grades: K-12 book fair, art fair, international fair, and themselves, value and integrate art, col- Tours: Individual and group tours are enjoy challenging math and reading Student body: 1,110 a special visitation day for grandparents laborate with others, and craft their own held in the fall and spring on weekday assignments. GATE (Gifted and Talented Public or private: Private and special elders. The school has also narratives. Programs include health and Tuition: $34,770-$40,825 with additional launched a Campus Enhancement Plan wellness, art, and community events. fees that will add 30% more square footage Tours: Tours are available throughout and advanced technology by 2020. Citizens of the World the fall.