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Larchmont Charter School is a tuition-free and non-sectarian public elementary school. It offers a project-based, constructivist curriculum to educate the culturally rich and racially, ethnically and socio-economically diverse populations served primarily by Van Ness Elementary School and the surrounding neighborhood. By law, enrollment is determined by lottery which is open to all children in California.  Enroll Now for LARCHMONT YOU After School! Welcome Back to Larchmont Charter School!
First Town Hall!
First Day of School, both campuses: Wednesday, September 3, 2008 There will be a mandatory parent orientation at the Primary Center only, at 8:30 on September 3. Parents are invited to park and stay with their children. There will be an all campus sing at the Primary Center at 8:45 AM every Thursday, and an all campus sing at the Hollygrove campus every Friday at 8:45 AM. To sign up for LARCHMONT YOU, our After School Program, click here: LARCHMONT YOU Hot lunch is available for purchase. September menu is available here. Meals are $6 per day. Turn in menus and checks as soon as possible, before August 29th to guarantee lunch for the first day of school. Fundraising Lunch Days: Tuesday and Thursdays. $420 for both days; $210 for one day. Simply write a check payable to LCS and make sure your child?s name and day of fundraiser are on the check. We greatly benefit from early and full payments for after care and lunch programs help as we are getting our programs for the year started!! A Day at LarchmontAs one comes to the campus at 8am, one is aware that children are happily playing fully supervised by adults. Children utilize the Cool Tools problem-solving approach independently and in rare cases are facilitated by adults as need occurs. There are a variety of choices for children: gardening, jumping rope, tetherball, climbing structure, hula hoops...
During the morning hours, students participate in reading/writing workshops divided by recess. Math workshop follows, and then lunch. The afternoon hours are usually spent in project-based learning in social studies, science, or combined units. During the week, students participate in one art class, one music class, and three PE classes. PE is an important part of the fitness curriculum, cultivating positive habits for movement and nutrition. The PE program includes dance and yoga, to develop rhythm, coordination, strength, agility and the ability to focus in a quiet way.
Art and music not only contribute an opportunity to extend the projects begun in the classroom, but contribute important learning perspectives and skills specific to each discipline. The computer lab is available to older students for writing workshop, while computers are available in younger classes for small group work, research and word-processing.
At the end of the day, the class resumes its circle to give closure to the day's activities. Enrollment for Fall 2008-09We are fully enrolled for kindergarten, first, second, third and fourth grade for fall 2008. If your child has not been notified of a spot, please know that we will keep his or her name on the list and call you if a space becomes available. We do have openings for fifth grade at this time and it is still possible that we might have a sixth grade. Please Join Us!If you are interested in joining our efforts on any level, please go to: http://info.larchmontcharter.org/friendsoflarchmont Or e-mail: information@larchmontcharter.org. Our address:Larchmont Charter School is located at |
Larchmont Charter School
815 North El Centro Ave Los Angeles, CA 90038 P: 323/836.0860 F: 323/836.0863 Map |
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