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Who We Are
The New Los Angeles Charter School is public middle school for grades 6-8 located in the heart of Los Angeles, California. With a total of 300 students, this small community is a safe environment to learn in. The New LA Charter School has a rigorous academic program aimed at not only developing students' academics, but also at developing the students. New LA Charter offers physical education, arts, outdoor education, health education, and community engagement.

Enrollment
Admission to The New Los Angeles Charter School is open to all residents of California. There is no discrimination based on gender, disability, ethnicity, or national origin. To attend this institution there is no interview or tuition. At the beginning of each school year if the number of student applying exceeds the spots available, enrollment will be determined by a public drawing. The lottery is open to the public and students who have completed the necessary paper work by the deadline assigned that year. However, enrollment preferences will be issued to siblings of enrolled New LA students, children of board members, founders, teachers, and staff. Because this is a random lottery it is 100% fair. Admissions letters are mailed after the lottery and wait list letters are distributed.

Mathematics
6th grade mathematics consists of a basic foundation for the succeeding mathematics courses. In this course students learn and master arithmetic operations. These concepts introduce important skills that help students apply knowledge of the subject matter to real life situations. Students learn to utilize proportions and ratios to find percentages, and are also introduced to applying universal formulas to find certain aspects of geometric shapes by making ratios to represent the unknown part of the expression. Calculating mean, median, range, and mode are also introduced in this mathematics course. These concepts will follow students into pre-algebra, algebra, and geometry.

Humanities (Language Arts, World History & Geography)
Humanities is a course combining Language Arts and Social Studies. This course helps students understand the origins of our species through studying Ancient Civilizations. A lot of emphasis is placed on the motives and goals of those Ancient Civilizations. Hands on projects are incorporated so that students can demonstrate full comprehension of the subject matter. For this history course an array of historical and fictional texts are utilized to promote full comprehension of the material; this causes students to improve in literary response and analysis, reading comprehension, and vocabulary development. Current news and events that are prominent are discussed in class and are an important part of the Humanities curriculum.

Earth Science
This course aims to capture the interest of students by providing an interactive learning environment to stimulate them. Labs, lectures, readings, exams, discussions, computer interactive assignments, and projects are tools that help students further explore and understand how the physical world is affected by the functions of the earth. Students will be instilled with curiosity about the formations of the universe and how that affects them in their everyday lives.

Mathematics
The concepts explored in 7th grade mathematics go into depth on the ideas that were introduced in the 6th grade. Students learn how to solve for an unknown variable and master the ability to manipulate numbers and fractions. They also learn about factoring and exponents in relation to numerators and denominators. Later in the course students explore basic three-dimensional figures and understand how to apply formulas to solve for volume, surface area, and numerous other calculable values. In addition, students learn valuable skills that allow them to calculate percentages and interest.

Humanities: Medieval & Early Modern (Language Arts, World History & Geography)
7th grade humanities is a very crucial year for this course. Students study in depth occurrences in Europe, Africa, and Asia in the years A.D. 500-1789. Students explore the motives of cultures, how they interacted with one another, and how they exchanged tools, beliefs, and traditions. The discovery of these exciting facts is discussed in class when students analyze how archaeologists and historians uncovered such important, pertinent information. The class will go on numerous field trips that can be anything from guest speakers to museums. This course forces students to think critically through true comprehension of the motives and traditions of past civilizations.

Life Science
Through completion of labs and class work students explore the early life forms that came to earth and how the world evolved as they did. Special attention is paid to the evolution of life forms and initial emergence of humans. At the end of this course students will go on a 3 day trip to Catalina Island.

Algebra I
Students will start to explore variables and determine how to solve for them when they are in an equation. Once skills are developed they are applied and used in a variety of situations and problems. Calculations and symbolic reasoning are vital components of this mathematics course.

Humanities: Growth & Conflict (Language Arts, US History & Geography)
Students in 8th grade humanities study the events from the formation of the Constitution to World War I. Students understand English traditions and how our culture evolved economically, politically, and in numerous other facets. Throughout the course the focus stays on American involvement and motivation. Students study the rise of industrialization and how the struggles of Americans effected the development of this country. Books, primary source documents, and other forms of literature are used to help further reading comprehension and increase vocabulary.

Physical & Environmental Science
This course helps students understand what is happening in the world around them. Students explore what is happening in the environment as a result of human presence and what they can do to sustain and conserve our natural resources. Through deepening awareness about what is happening in the environment around us students can make better choices with regards to how they handle themselves in the world and what role they play.

Arts Programs
"New Los Angeles Charter School has partnered with the Virginia Avenue Project to create a dynamic and integrated arts experience for every child during their years at New LA."

6th Grade-Visual Arts
Through an array of art forms students are able to express their individuality. Painting, molding clay, and making collages are a few examples of the art forms utilized. A special culmination event at the end of the school year allows students to showcase their artwork throughout the school.

7th Grade – Performing Arts
This course is taught by one head teachers assisted by four class mentors. Students learn basic acting skills by practicing theatre games like improvisation, miming, and various other skill developing games. These exercises are aimed at helping students become more confident and disciplined.

8th Grade – Video and Playwriting
Building on the skills developed in the 7th grade acting course, students go deeper into the components of writing a play. Observation of character development and plot progression help students develop the skills to complete their big project. A culmination piece is written and performed by the students on stage in front of family and friends and on video.

Crossfit
Crossfit is a technique used for physical education. The workouts consist of ever-changing routine that keeps students engaged and prevents them from getting bored. The great things about this form of physical education is that it benefits all students regardless if they are gifted or not in the athletic realm.

Dance
Students are introduced to various types of dance including ballet, tap, modern, jazz, and world dance. The instructor informs students in how to protect themselves from injury by warming up and cooling down properly.

Our Mission
The mission of the New Los Angeles Charter School can be summed up in three general categories: Rigor, Relevance, Relationships and Respect.

Rigor
This school aims to instill a passion for learning in every one of its students. Middle school is such a crucial point in a student’s life because it establishes the foundation for higher education. By the end of students three years at this school they will be prepared to attend a college preparatory school. The goal is not to have students memorize and regurgitate information; the goal is to help students gain mastery in their subjects and engage in productive group work to better their social and cooperative skills.

Relevance
The New Los Angeles Charter School not only aims to make students academically proficient, it aims to make them better people. Students engage in community service and other activities that apply what they learn in the classroom to real life situations. Staff strives to instill in each student that they have the power to change their surroundings; that youth are the key to the future and have the power to make profound and beneficial changes in the world. Helping students become knowledgeable, confident people is a crucial goal of this institution.

Relationships and Respect
This institution believes that for students to be able to grow and become more knowledgeable people they need a safe environment to learn in. Students are encouraged to embrace their individuality and the individuality of others. Students are pushed to be leaders in their communities and at school to apply their skills to real life situations. Projects are a big part of the curriculum at the New Los Angeles Charter School because projects enable students to express their individuality while producing an intelligent, factually based work. To encourage students to express their individuality and provide leading roles in their communities Advisory is integrated into the weekly schedule of every student. Advisory is implemented to help student’s feel a greater sense of belonging and to provide a safe environment for discussion.

Revolution Foods
At the New Los Angeles Charter School it is understood how important a healthy lunch is for students. That is why the New Los Angeles Charter School serves Revolution Foods. Revolution Foods is an organization dedicated to providing healthy lunches and food educations to schools across the United States of America. Revolution Foods provides delicious, nutritious, affordable meals for thousands of students nationwide every day. The New Los Angeles Charter School’s menu creation process takes into account the preferences of the students. Meals are made fresh daily and are not microwaved or fried. This school believes that less is more; putting a few wholesome and healthy ingredients together is better than incorporating a lot of unhealthy and unnatural food products. The New Los Angeles Charter School holds high standards for the food students are given to eat, the restrictions are the following:

"Ingredient Standards

•NO rBST or hormones in milk and dairy. •NO fried food. Our food is prepared fresh daily; we do not serve fried, unhealthily processed, or microwaved food. We do not even allow “flash-fried” products in our meals. •NO high fructose corn syrup, ever. •NO artificial trans fats, ever. •NO artificial colors, flavors or sweeteners. •All ingredients meet Whole Foods Market’s stringent quality standards.

Nutrition Standards

•Only non-flavored milk, and all our milk is 1% or nonfat. •Foods with little or no added sugar. •No more than 30% of calories from total fat and no more than 10% of calories from saturated fats in an average meal. •All baked goods (tortillas, breads) contain whole grains. •A variety of vegetables, including dark green and orange vegetables, throughout the week. •No juice with our lunches. •A variety of fresh fruits over the course of a week, and no canned fruit. •Low-fat dairy products in meals."

School Attire
The New Los Angeles Charter School requires uniforms. Students are required to wear navy polo shirts bearing the New LA Charter School logo. This shirt can be purchased long sleeved or short sleeved. For bottom wear students are permitted to wear black and blue jeans or khaki pants.

Leadership
Director of Operations > Marcelo Olmos

Assistant Principal > Kate O'Brien

Principal > Brooke Rios

Executive Director > Matt Albert, Ed.D.