Larchmont Charter School

:	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. Thank you founding parents! Enroll Now for LARCHMONT YOU After School! Enrollment for Fall 2009-10 We are now accepting 2009-2010 waitlist application for Grades K-6. All applicants from prior school years will need to re-submit a waitlist application every year. All applicants will be entered in the lottery, which is held in February. New waitlist numbers will be assigned every year. If you are interested in joining the Larchmont family, please complete a waitlist application online and sign up for one of our school tours. Enrollment information Tour Information Please direct any questions to: Grades 2-5, Hollygrove Campus Solace Pineo, Office Manager 323-836-0860 Campus hours: 7:30-6pm School hours: 8:30-3, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 2:00 dismissal on Tuesdays. Before school and after school until 3:30 child care provided without charge. K1, LCS Primary Center 1265 North Fairfax Avenue West Hollywood, CA 90046 Karin Gonzales, Office Manager 323-656-6407 Campus hours: 7:30-6pm School hours: 8:30-3, Monday, Wednesday, Friday 2:00 dismissal on Tuesdays and Thursdays Before school and after school until 3:30 child care provided To sign up for LARCHMONT YOU, our After School Program, click here: LARCHMONT YOU Hot lunch is available for purchase. Meals are $6 per day. 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 Larchmont As 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... As the half hour of before-school play ends, wind chimes held by two student helpers signal the beginning of the school day. The children line up in an orderly fashion next to the TA of the class who escorts them to the classroom. Students place their bags, which have been provided by the school and decorated by the children clearly labeled with their names, on hooks in the entrance ways. They remove homework or communication folders and proceed to class. Most classes start the day with a class meeting during which the schedule of the day is discussed and roll is taken. It is a time to review Cool Tools and discuss class issues before beginning lessons. On Fridays, students return to the yard or indoor area for community sing; some classrooms begin the day with art, music or PE. Classrooms feel more like home, with sofas and other soft furniture as part of the decor. Students are encouraged to modify their environment to create the most productive for them, whether sitting on the floor, outside the room, or using an adaptation such as a learning carrel or headphones. Students commonly work in pairs and small groups in addition to sitting attentively listening to teacher-directed lessons. Students take responsibility for their own learning, giving feedback to teachers and maintaining their materials. 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. 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 815 North El Centro Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90038 (Just North of Melrose at Vine, please see our map) Office hours are Monday - Friday, 7:30am to 3:30pm 323/836.0860 Back to Top	LARCHMONT YOU After School Korean Translation Spanish Translation Calendar Important Documents 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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