Larchmont Charter School

Our goal is to inspire lifelong healthy habits and a passion to preserve the planet in our students. Larchmont takes a whole child, diverse by design, constructivist, inquiry-based approach to education. We wish to grow our Edible Schoolyard (ESY) curriculum to increase mastery of important eco-literacy concepts, TK-12. We propose to align our ESY programs and curriculum and plant the seeds of awareness and activism to give all students the hands-on wonder and scientific understanding of nourishing a garden to grow and changing the world.

REAL (Relate, Engage, and Learn) SCHOOL for LA Kids will codify and amplify a consistent, Whole Child approach for teachers of all grade levels TK-12. By codifying the constructivist approach and building a teacher leadership training program, we can reach more students and help unite public charter schools and LAUSD. This plan builds on LA 2050’s vision of a brighter future, with every one of our youngest Angelenos seen, heard, nurtured, understood, and challenged to become a creative, analytical thinker and a socially responsible innovator.

The Larchmont Model Teacher Initiative codifies the social and emotional learning approach developed at Larchmont Charter School over its successful 14-year history. Larchmont's diverse-by-design, constructivist educational model can reach more kids by defining it first amongst Los Angeles educators and then rolling it out nation-wide. We will train teachers to provide diverse learning environments, dignity in the classroom, and equal access to college education for all students.

Larchmont Social Justice Alliance allows youth to speak up for social justice through our poetry slam competition, Larchmont Charter School,s literary magazine, and a firestorm of social media.