KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School and KIPP Northeast Elementary were selected as 9News Cool Schools! The KIPP Walden campus schools were recognized for their multilingual learner program, the school garden, and the student-run news program. The two schools at the campus are a mix of students with diverse backgrounds and 29 different languages spoken.
Watch the full feature from photojournalist Byron Reed at 9NEWS.
A group of Compass Academy students have been visiting the CSU Spur campus regularly this school year in order to participate in the equine therapy program. The program gives struggling students a chance to make connections and build trust and confidence, providing them with learning opportunities outside the typical classroom setting.
Watch the full feature from Denver’s Fox 31.
Downtown Denver Expeditionary School was featured as January’s 9News Cool School!
The K-5th DPS public charter school opened in 2013. Founded by parents, community members and business leaders, the school of about 250 students practices the curriculum of Expeditionary Learning, where students dig deeper into projects both inside and outside of the classroom.
French American School of Denver was featured as December’s 9News Cool School!
The K-5 French immersion public charter school is part of the Denver Public Schools system that offers a bilingual curriculum in French and English. With French being the primary language in 29 countries, FASD provides a well-rounded global education to all students, tuition free.
The commentary below was written for Boardhawk by two DPS students, Sydelle Buyungo and Houlaye Sy, who were part of the vision team in the Denver Education Vision Project. The Denver Education Vision Project was created based on the belief that there is work to be done to provide an equitable education for every young person in Denver.
RootED Denver and the Open Systems Institute partnered with community members to create a vision for the future of education that would lead to more equitable outcomes through Denver’s public schools’ system. A design team of families, students and community members worked to map their experiences, name bright spots and pain points and set a shared vision for the future of education in Denver.
Read the full commentary here.